Christina Nam
United States, 23
Praised for her “gleaming tone” (Gramophone), violinist Christina Nam has performed as a soloist and chamber musician worldwide, most prominently with The Cleveland Orchestra and Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra. She has worked with conductors including Louis Langrée, Robert Trevino, Cristian Macelaru and Jahja Ling. A Laureate of the 2025 Young Concert Artist Competition and Prix Reyl Award recipient at the Verbier Festival Academy 2025, she is a Greene Foundation Fellow at The Juilliard School and recipient of the Peter Mennin Prize.
Teachers:
Catherine Cho 2020 – present
Don Weilerstein 2020 – present
Amy Lee 2012 – 2020
Kurt Sassmannshaus 2010 – 2020
Jan Sloman 2017 – 2019
Preliminaries
Sonata in E minor, K. 304 — W. A. Mozart
Paganiniana Variations — N. Milstein
Albumblatt — R. Wagner (arr. A. Wilhelmj)
Sonata No. 5 in G major E. Ysaÿe
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 — L. van Beethoven
Poème, Op. 25 — E. Chausson
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18 — R. Strauss
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 — W. A. Mozart
Schön Rosmarin — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 — L. van Beethoven
