Wenlan Jackson
United States, 24
Born in New York City, violinist Wenlan Jackson has a blossoming career on international stages and has soloed with the Colburn Orchestra, Burbank Philharmonic, SoCal Philharmonic, San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra Santa Monica. After earning her Bachelor of Music from Colburn Conservatory with Robert Lipsett, she received a Fulbright Award to study in Germany for 2025-2026, where she currently pursues a master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
Teachers:
Kolja Blacher 2025 – present
Robert Lipsett 2019 – 2025
Stephen Rose 2018 – 2019
Ivan Zenaty 2015 – 2019
Preliminaries
Sonata No. 6 in E major — E. Ysaÿe
Sonata in E-flat major, K. 302 — W. A. Mozart
Caprice Nos. 17 and 24, Op. 1 — N. Paganini
Albumblatt — R. Wagner (arr. A. Wilhelmj)
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 — E. Grieg
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 — L. van Beethoven
Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28 — K. Szymanowski
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 — W. A. Mozart
Tambourin chinois — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 — J. Brahms
