Jinzhu Li – winner of the 2nd Prize at the Wieniawski Competition

Jinzhu Li is a 19-year-old Chinese violinist. She is currently studying at the Kronberg Academy as part of the Bachelor of Music program in cooperation with the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main (HfMDK Frankfurt am Main), under the supervision of Professor Erik Schumann. Her studies are financed by Fidelitas Patronage.

She has numerous competition successes to her name – in 2023, she won First Prize in Group C at the 5th Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians and in 2025, she won Second Prize at the 7th International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists in Lithuania. She is also a laureate of the 9th Sendai International Violin Competition (2025). She was recently awarded the Prince of Hessen Prize, awarded by the Kronberg Academy.

As a soloist, she delights audiences with both recitals and concerts with renowned ensembles, including: Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. She has collaborated with conductors such as Christoph Poppen, Sergey Smbatyan, Yuri Tkachenko, Junichi Hirokami, Jie Hou and Yongyan Hu.