GERMANY December 25, 2005 Amira Abouzahra began playing the violin at the age of 4. She studied with Alexander Gawrilenko, Homoki Gábor, Eszter Haffner, and since 2019, with Professor Dora Schwarzberg at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien.…
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Jeongmin An
SOUTH KOREA July 11, 1999 A graduate of the Korea National University of Arts, violinist Jeongmin An began her musical journey at Yewon School, Seoul Arts High School and the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts. She is…
Leon Blekh
BELGIUM December 12, 1999 Born in Antwerp in 1999, Leon Blekh began playing the violin at the age of 6 under the guidance of his father, a student of David Oistrakh and Dorothy Delay. At the age of 9 he…
Jordan Brooks
SOUTH AFRICA August 27, 2003 South African violinist Jordan Brooks is currently in his second year at the Royal College of Music, studying with Radu Blidar. He graduated from the prestigious Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester after two years.…
Hiu Sing Fan
HONG KONG October 24, 1996 Winner of the New York International Artists Association Violin Competition, the Verão Clássico Festival and the Adelphi Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition, violinist Hiu Sing Fan has established himself as one of the outstanding young rising…
Kristina Georgieva
BULGARIA February 20, 2001 Kristina Georgieva was born in 2001 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She performed as a soloist with many orchestras from an early age. Recent highlights include performances with the Belgian National Orchestra and conductor Maxim Vengerov, the Ariège…
Alena Hove
USA April 05, 1999 Hailed for her “rich, smooth tone” as well as “nuance and grace” (CityArts), Alena Hove has been recognised for her musical clarity and charismatic stage presence. She made her solo debut at the age of 9…
Luka Ispir
FRANCE October 31, 1998 Supported by the Rotary Club, the Gautier Capuçon Foundation and the Safran Foundation, Luka Ispir embodies the new generation of French violinists. At the age of 14, he left his hometown for Paris, where he won…
Mayumi Kanagawa
USA August 31, 1994 Mayumi Kanagawa, a Japanese-American violinist based in Berlin, is praised for her rich, dark sound and focused, engaging musicality, and has established herself as a versatile and refined soloist and chamber musician. She has performed with…
Seung-Hyun Kang
SOUTH KOREA May 28, 1998 Born in South Korea on 28 May 1998, violinist Seung-Hyun Kang embarked on her musical journey at Yewon Arts School and continued her studies at prestigious institutions such as Seoul Arts High School and Seoul…
Yookyung Kang
SOUTH KOREA June 20, 1996 Yookyung Kang graduated from the Korea National University of Arts with a Bachelor’s degree, where she studied with Professors Bonju Koo and Younguk Kim. She is currently in her final year of the doctoral programme…
Honoka Kikukawa
JAPAN October 22, 1999 Honoka Kikukawa started playing the violin at the age of 5. She has performed as a soloist alongside world-renowned artists at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York, captivating audiences in…
Alexander Won-Ho Kim
SOUTH KOREA December 28, 1992 Alexander Won-Ho Kim studied at the Musikhochschule Münster with Helge Slaatto, at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste with Zakhar Bron, at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin with Antje Weithaas and at the Haute…
Hyun Seo Kim
SOUTH KOREA January 6, 2010 Hyun Seo Kim, born in 2010, began playing the violin at the age of 4 and quickly gained recognition in the Korean classical music scene. At the age of 9, she entered the Korea National…
Wakana Kimura
JAPAN May 3, 2001 Wakana Kimura was born on May 3, 2001 in Takarazuka, Japan. She began playing the violin at the age of 4. At the age of 16 she received further training from Professor Mauro Iurato in Italy.…
Daniel Kogan
CANADA February 17, 1993 A laureate of international competitions, Daniel Kogan was born into a family of famous musicians. Grandson of the great violinists Leonid Kogan and Elizaveta Gilels, nephew of the famous conductor Pavel Kogan, he began studying violin…
Hyeonjeong Lee
SOUTH KOREA December 11, 2010 Hyeonjeong Lee, a remarkable young violinist, was born in December 2010. She is a student of Professor Sunny Lee at the Seoul Central Conservatory. She started playing the violin at the age of 6 and…
Jiyoon Lee
SOUTH KOREA January 4, 1999 Jiyoon Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. She won the 5th prize at the Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition and was selected from the auditions for the Kumho Prodigy Concert and the Kumho Young Artist…
Youngjoo Lee
SOUTH KOREA August 30, 1999 Youngjoo Lee started playing the violin at the age of 5 and graduated from Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School before receiving her Bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University. She is currently studying for…
Sarah Ying Ma
USA December 5, 2002 Chinese-American violinist Sarah Ying Ma is hailed for “a radiant innocence at a fierce pace” (Epoch Times). She has been selected for APM’s prestigious 2024 Performance Today Young Artist Residency. She was also awarded 2nd prize…
Mira Marton
POLAND May 5, 2000 Polish violinist Mira Marton spent ten years at specialised music schools in Poland before winning a place at the Yehudi Menuhin School under the tutelage of Lutsia Ibragimova. She won a full scholarship to the Royal…
Seina Matsuoka
JAPAN December 2, 1993 After graduating from SOAI University, Seina Matsuoka moved to Europe in 2017 and is currently enrolled at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. In 2023, she won 1st prize and three special prizes at…
Masaki Morishita
JAPAN July 24, 2001 Masaki Morishita began his musical career at the Toho Gakuen Music High School in Japan under the guidance of Yumino Toyoda. He went on to explore chamber music repertoires, especially string quartets, with masters such as…
Mitsuki Nakajima
JAPAN June 2, 2004 Mitsuki Nakajima was born in Japan in 2004. She is currently studying at the Tokyo College of Music. Among the prizes she has won are 1st prize at the 69th All Japan Student Music Competition, the…
Francesco Papa
ITALY May 25, 2006 Francesco Papa attends the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome and the annual course of Silvia Marcovici at the Accademia Perosi di Biella. At a very young age, he held the role of concertmaster…
Margaryta Pochebut
UKRAINE August 31, 2010 Margaryta Pochebut was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Her musical journey began at the age of 6, when she entered a school for talented children in Kyiv in 2016. Currently, she is studying at the Kyiv Lysenko…
Darius Preuss
GERMANY April 22, 2004 Darius Preuss was born in 2004 as the third child of Persian-German parents. He began his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in the Pre-College Cologne with Professor Ute Hasenauer. Since his early childhood,…
Stoli Redio
AUSTRIA May 11, 2001 Stoli Redio began his violin studies at the age of 5 in his hometown Tirana, Albania. He studied with Professors Arlinda Hyslenaj and Roland Xhoxhi. He is the winner of numerous national and international contests such…
Alexis Roussine
FRANCE May 9, 1995 Born in 1995, Alexis Roussine is a French-Russian violinist. Coming from a family of musicians, he began studying the violin with his father, Miroslav Roussine. He went on to study with Galina Turchaninova in Moscow and…
Iris Scialom
FRANCE July 25, 2001 After obtaining her Diplôme d’artiste interpète at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the class of Stéphanie-Marie Degand, Iris Scialom was invited to perform at the Opéra de Tours, the…
Chang Sung Chi
TAIWAN January 18, 2001 Chang Sung Chi began studying the violin at the age of 4 under the guidance of Lin Tianji. In 2011, he won 3rd prize in the 9th Academy of Taiwan String Violin Competition and was invited…
Yoichiro Ueno
JAPAN October 6, 2002 Yoichiro Ueno was born into a family of musicians in Kyoto in 2002. He began playing the piano and violin at the age of 4 and continued his violin studies with Masaaki Tanokura at the Horikawa…
Cécile Vonderwahl
SWITZERLAND June 29, 1998 Cécile Vonderwahl received her first violin lessons at the age of 6 and later studied with Eiko Furusawa and Zakhar Bron. She did her junior studies at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste with Andreas Janke and…
Ruiyi Wang
CHINA July 25, 2002 Ruiyi Wang was born in 2002 and studied with Professor Huang Chenxing, a famous violinist and pedagogue. He has given solo concerts in ShenZhen Concert Hall, Zhuhai Grand Theatre, Menuhin Hall, Heluting Concert Hall, Qingdao Music…
Maya Wichert
GERMANY May 5, 2006 Maya Wichert was born in 2006 and is currently in her final year at the Gymnasium Gröbenzell. She started playing the violin at the age of 4 and has been studying at the Hochschule für Musik…
Esther Yang
SOUTH KOREA August 12, 2000 Esther Yang recently won 3rd prize at the Ysaÿe International Music Competition and was a semifinalist at the 2023 Paganini Competition. Prior to these achievements, she was awarded a special prize at both the Osaka…
Haewon Yoon
SOUTH KOREA May 12, 2005 Haewon Yoon started playing the violin at the age of 7. She began studying at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts at the age of 10 and entered the Korea National University…
Jinyoung Yoon
SOUTH KOREA October 18, 1998 Jinyoung Yoon was born in 1998 in South Korea. She started playing the violin at the age of 5 and attended Yewon Middle School of Music in Seoul. While studying with Joseph Kim and Boksu…
Rok Zaletel Černoš
SLOVENIA November 7, 1998 Rok Zaletel Černoš won 2nd prize at the Valsesia Musica International Competition in 2023. He also reached the semifinals of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He won the promotion prize at the International Fritz Kreisler…