Xunyue Zhang

Xunyue Zhang was born in China. From the age of six, she took violin lessons with Di Yu and then attended the Shanghai Conservatory under Xian He. She is currently studying at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin with Stephan Picard. Her education was complemented by masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Ana Chumachenco, Mihaela Martin, Kolja Blacher, Boris Kuschnir and Oleh Krysa.

Zhang has won numerous prizes, including the 2nd prize and the special prize for the best Mozart interpretation at the 8th Henri Marteau International Violin Competition in 2023. She previously won the 3rd prize and three special prizes at the Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition in 2022 and the 2nd prize at the Ibolyka Gyarfas Foundation Violin Competition.

As a soloist, Zhang has performed internationally with orchestras such as the Hofer Symphoniker, the Kammerakademie Potsdam and the Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. As a scholarship holder, she plays a violin by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona 1663, generously loaned by the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.