Beijing, China
Yongyi (Grace) Jia is a young composer who graduated from the Tianjin Juilliard Pre-College Division and the Middle School Affiliated with the China Conservatory of Music, where she studied composition with Dr. Yiwen Shen and Dr. Yue Jia. Her works have been performed at Tianjin Juilliard, the Middle School Affiliated with the China Conservatory of Music, and The Juilliard School in New York. She was a finalist in the 2025 Yinzhong Prize International Composition Competition and has participated in the Juilliard Summer Composition Program and masterclasses with distinguished composers.