BIOGRAPHY

​Tianyou Ma has been a single study student at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide, Australia since 2010, where he was awarded a full scholarship to study with Keith Crellin from 2010-2013. In 2014, Tianyou was awarded a full scholarship at The Yehudi Menuhin School in the U.K. and studied violin with Diana Galvydyte. He was also awarded a full scholarship covering all his living fees from the Music and Dance Scheme in the U.K. from 2016 – 2019. Tianyou started his undergraduate study with a full scholarship at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia from 2019-2023, studying with Pamela Frank and Shmuel Ashkenasi. In 2023, he was selected by the Curtis Institute of Music community to be given a commencement speech, followed by winning the Curtis 2023 Milka Violin Artist Prize. Tianyou is now pursuing his Master's degree with Catherine Cho in Juilliard as a Kovner Fellowship student. 

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Tianyou has been a top prize winner in numerous international competitions, including the Barbash Bach Competition, the Singapore International Violin Competition (also the recipient of the Bach Prize), Sendai International Music Competition, The Menuhin International Violin Competition (also the recipient of the Bach Prize) and the Postacchini Competition.

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Tianyou has performed as a soloist with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Webern Kammerphilharmonie and Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. He has spent his summers studying at the Verbier Festival Academy, Gstaad and International Summer Academy in Vienna.