Xuanhan Xu

Cellist Xuanhan Xu is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig under Prof. Peter Bruns. Her extraordinary talent was recognized early on: at the age of thirteen, she began her studies with Prof. Gustav Rivinius. She is one of the most award-winning young cellists of her generation, having won, among other prizes, first prize at the Pablo Casals International Award for Young Cellists (2020) and the David Popper International Cello Competition (2013). Since 2024, she has been a scholarship recipient of the Instrument Fund of the German Music Foundation; in 2025, she was awarded the Germany Scholarship.