Xunyu Zhou (17)

Xunyu Zhou is 17, she studied at the Affiliated Middle School of Shanghai Conservatory of Music with professor Liu Nian from 2017 to 2024. She began her Bachelor degree with professor Tabea Zimmermann at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main from 2024.

In January 2025, she won the first prize of the Cecil Aronowitz international viola competition.

In March 2025, she won the second prize of the 10th Johansen International String Competition held in Washington, USA.

She also was the laureate of 5th Oskar Nedbal Viola competition.

In 2024, she entered the semi-final of the Primrose Viola competition.

In September 2020, she won the Grand Prize of the 21st Italian "Montelosa Cavai Award" Valcecia International Youth Music Competition. In 2021, she performed with conductor Tang Muhai and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the Shanghai Philharmonic Hall. Since 2022, she has been admitted to the Morning Music Bridge for four consecutive years. In 2022, she won the Grand Prize of the 11th Italian "Giuseppe Raciti" International String Competition (C Group).