Xunyue Zhang
China, 22
Berlin-based Xunyue Zhang is the First Prize winner of the Mozart International Violin Competition Salzburg (2026), and a Prize Winner of the Michael Hill, Henri Marteau, and the Lipizer international violin competitions. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras including the Munich Chamber Orchestra and Hofer Symphoniker, appearing in venues such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Victoria Hall Geneva.
Teachers:
Stephan Picard 2021 – present
Xian He 2016 – 2021
Di Yu 2010 – 2016
Preliminaries
Sonatina in D major, Op. 137, No. 1 — F. Schubert
Sonata No. 4 in E minor — E. Ysaÿe
No. 6 from Six Polyphonic Etudes: Variations on
The Last Rose of Summer — H. W. Ernst
Romance, Op. 23 — A. Beach
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 — G. Fauré
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 — L. van Beethoven
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Caprice d’après l’Étude en forme de Valse, Op. 52 — C. Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 — W. A. Mozart
Caprice viennois, Op. 2 — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 — J. Brahms
