Third Prize, Young Artiste Category, Euroasia Strings Competition 2018
Malaysian violinist Zhi Hsuan Lim recently graduated with Distinction in the Master of Music in Performance at the Royal College of Music, London. At just 16, she achieved the LTCL Performance Diploma from Trinity College London with Distinction. Zhi Hsuan studied with Mathilde Milwidsky, Detlef Hahn, and Kathron Sturrock with second studies in piano.
As an orchestral musician, Zhi Hsuan has performed with the RCM Symphony Orchestra at the prestigious Aldeburgh Festival and co-led the RCM Opera Orchestra in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. Notable venues performed include the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cadogan Hall, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, St John’s Smith Square, and St James’s Picadilly.
Zhi Hsuan has worked with esteemed conductors and musicians including Vasily Petrenko, Kirill Karabits, Nicholas Collon, Michael Rosewell, and members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. She is also a member of the string quartet Sunrise Serenade, which has performed St James’s Picadilly lunchtime recital series and has been featured in the annual RCM event, Super Strings Sunday.
Her notable achievements include winning Third Prize in the Young Artiste Category of the Euroasia Strings Competition in 2018, and Second Prize at the HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition in Bangkok, Thailand, where she performed as one of the violin soloists with Arioso Sinfonia. Zhi Hsuan was also part of a major recording project of the Malaysian State Anthems, led by His Royal Highness Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, Patron of the Euroasia Association of Performing Arts.
Zhi Hsuan has shared the stage with renowned international artists such as Dante Milozzi from Italy and French cellist Valerie Aimard. She has also participated in workshops and masterclasses with prominent musicians including members of the Marmen quartet Laia Braun and Bryony Gibson-Cornish, Mats Zetterqvist, Eszter Haffner, Amanda Truelove and Saskia Lethiec. Beyond performing, Zhi Hsuan has also contributed to In-Deep Music Therapy, assisting children with special needs.
In her commitment to education, Zhi Hsuan has also tutored young musicians through SIBOFest 2024 in Kuching, Malaysia. Past outreach event venues include the School of Arts at Sunway University, the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA), Deciso, Huzza Music, and Rhys Academy.
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