Jinzhu Li

Jinzhu Li, an eighteen-year-old violinist from China, began playing the violin at the age of four. In 2023, she moved to Germany to study at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts under the tutelage of Professor Erik Schumann. Prior to this, she was selected for the prestigious “Outstanding Innovation Talents Supporting Program” at the Music School attached to the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in 2019, where she studied with Professor Dan Li and Professor Qiang Zhang until 2023. Jinzhu was also one of the participants in the “Morningside Music Bridge” festival from 2021 to 2024.

Over the years, Jinzhu has participated and received prizes in various competitions, including First Prize in Violin Group C of the 5th Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians in 2023 and Second Prize in 7th International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists in 2025 in Lithuania. Jinzhu is also a laureate of the 9th Sendai International Music Competition in 2025.

As a soloist, Jinzhu has captivated audiences through solo recitals and performances with renowned orchestras such as the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, among others. She has worked with conductors such as Christoph Poppen, Sergey Smbatyan, Yuri Tkachenko, Junichi Hirokami, Jie Hou and Yongyan Hu.

In the summer of 2023, she toured as a soloist with the Greater Bay Area Youth Orchestra, performing in Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

She began her studies at Kronberg Academy with Professor Erik Schumann in October 2025. Her studies are funded by the Fidelitas patronage.