Year 5 Knox Prep student Bowen Jin recently traveled to New York where he underwent a rigorous audition process to pursue a position at one of the most prestigiously acclaimed music schools and universities in the world: The Juilliard School.
Juilliard is renowned for only accepting the top musicians from across the world to its New York campus. Bowen said he was a “little nervous in the audition room” but a few days after his audition he was told the good news that he had been accepted. Bowen played a Caprice, a music piece from Mozart and two movements from Bruch Violin Concerto. During his visit to the US, Bowen met with many other talented young musicians and top level violinists and teachers.
Bowen has been accepted into the Pre-College of the Junior School majoring in Violin. He will start his violin study with a well-known Japanese violinist and violin teacher in September. Juilliard’s Pre-College Music Program is designed for students 8-18-years-old who exhibit the talent, potential and ambition to pursue music study at the college level.
Being accepted into Juilliard is truly a remarkable achievement as only four or five children are accepted to Pre-College in Violin all over the world each year. We wish Bowen and his family all the best in New York and look forward to following his musical journey and successes.
29 October 2025
Last Friday marked a proud milestone for the Knox Ravenswood Army Cadet Unit, as we formally inducted our 2025–26 leadership team during the annual Cadet Under Officer (CUO) Induction Parade.
27 October 2025
Earlier this term, Sophie Gee, co-host of the podcast ‘Secret Life of Books’, delivered a presentation on the psychological benefits of engaging with literature.
24 October 2025
Last weekend, we welcomed hundreds of individual and team competitors from 60 schools nationwide as they showcased their creativity and critical thinking at the National Finals of the Future Problem Solving competition.
