Zoe Kushubar has been hailed by the Mittelbadische Presse as a violinist who “plays with a fiery spirit and top nuance.” She has performed across the Eastern United States and in Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic. As a soloist, Zoe has performed with the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra, the Converse Symphony Orchestra, and the Carolina Youth Symphony, with whom she made her orchestral debut at fifteen. She has made appearances at a variety of venues including the Kennedy Center, Strathmore Music Center, Imperial Palace in Vienna, Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, and The Village at Summerville, SC.
Zoe enjoys a career as both a modern violinist and as a performer of early music. Her most recent engagements include performances with the Handel Choir of Baltimore, Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, International Pride Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and District Strings. She is also a rotating member of the Live Wire String Quartet, which gives educational performances at assisted living and retirement communities around Baltimore. She joined the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra as a member of the second violin section in the fall of 2025. In addition to performing, Zoe is an active violin teacher; she is on the faculty at the International School of Music, Opal Music Studio, and Stacey Rae Sinclair Music, LLC.
A native of South Carolina, Zoe received undergraduate degrees in Chemistry and Violin Performance from Converse University, and she received her Master of Music from Florida State University in 2022. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Maryland, where she served as a Graduate Assistant for three years. Her past and current mentors include Lyn Acosta, Jennifer John, Sarah Johnson, Courtney LeBauer, Shannon Thomas, and David Salness.