Hana Chang

Violinist Hana Chang combines remarkable musical maturity with an exceptionally rich palette of tonal colors, shaping every note with intention and expressive depth. She is currently a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artist scheme, recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Fellowship, and was also named one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars in 2024.

 

The 2026/27 season will see Hana performing with the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Munich Chamber Orchestra, as well as with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under Marin Alsop. She will make her debut at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival with the Odense Symphony Orchestra, and give performances at leading venues including the Vienna Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall, Isarphilharmonie Munich, and Alte Oper Frankfurt.

 

In her capacity as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Hana has appeared with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, among others. She has also made debuts with orchestras such as the SWR Stuttgart, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Bremer Philharmoniker, Prague Radio Symphony and Utah Symphony. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has performed at major venues including the Boulez Saal Berlin, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Tonhalle Zürich, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Kölner Philharmonie and Wigmore Hall.

 

Hana Chang is a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the Stuttgart International Violin Competition, the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition, the Prague Spring Competition, Beethoven Hradec, the Stradivarius Competition and the Louis Spohr Competition. In 2024, she was a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition.

 

A passionate chamber musician, Hana has collaborated with artists such as Janine Jansen, Sol Gabetta, Daniel Müller-Schott, Christian Tetzlaff, Antje Weithaas, Vilde Frang, and Sir András Schiff. She regularly appears at leading festivals including the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, Solsberg Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, Spannungen Heimbach, Rheingau Musik Festival, Vevey Spring Classic Festival, and Sion Festival.

 

Hana Chang currently resides in Berlin and studies with Christian Tetzlaff and Kirill Gerstein at the Kronberg Academy, supported by the Nikolas Gruber Patronage. She previously studied with Janine Jansen at the Haute École de Musique in Sion, and with Ida Kavafian at the Curtis Institute of Music, as well as with Ivan Ženatý, Yuri Mazurkevich and Klaudia Szlachta. She plays on a 1647 Nicolo Amati violin, kindly on loan from the Rin Collection, Singapore.