About Me

Zara Walker was born in Coral Springs, Florida on January 14, 2010, and  started her violin career in Paris, France at 3 years old. Coached by her  mom, Dr. Lisa Walker, Zara has blossomed to become an outstanding violinist and has performed on several international stages including Juilliard in New York.


In 2018 at age 7, Zara won concertmaster for DC Youth Orchestra - Young  Artist Orchestra in Washington DC and was later promoted to Assistant  Principal of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also invited to join  the Young Virtuosi, an elite performing group of DC Youth Orchestra that  admits members by invitation only. 

Prior to this, Zara performed in the first violin section of Florida Youth  Orchestra – Preparatory Orchestra and was the youngest in the history of  orchestra. She also served as concertmaster for the Jamaica Debut  Orchestra in Kingston, Jamaica and the Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra  - Prelude Orchestra in Frederick, Maryland.


Zara sitting in the first violin section with her mom, Dr. Lisa Walker, playing Beethoven  Symphony No. 5 entire work, Washington DC, 2018 


Zara with her sisters (Jada and Emma) and brother (Luke) at Florida Youth Orchestra Concert, 2016

By 2020 at age 10, Zara had become a seasoned violinist and received Full  Scholarship to attend Advanced Strings Classes at the San Francisco  Conservatory of Music (Pre-College), also known as the "Juilliard" of the  West Coast. 

Later, she was admitted to one of Juilliard’s Pre-College Music Programs in  New York on full scholarship and was selected for Juilliard funded European  Tour – Chineke! Junior Orchestra for summer 2022.


In 2022, Zara and her young siblings (Alex and Emma) were among 22  students admitted to the prestigious Special Music School in New York from  a batch of over 800 applicants. She was also one of 6 persons selected from  over 3,000 applicants around the world for Interlochen Arts Camp Advanced  Strings Concerto Competition Finals that she attended on full scholarship.

Zara and her siblings first day at Juilliard, New York, 2021