A professional music lover
A striving violinist
An amateur composer
A “life game” player
An enthusiast of Romanticism
Welcome to my website!
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Mr.Quan Xin was born in 2002 in a musical family in the ancient city of Xi'an, China. He began to learn violin playing with his father at the age of five. During this period, he received careful guidance from Professor Li Qihua of Xi'an Conservatory of Music. In 2012, he started officially studying with Professor Jin Hui, a famous violinist, educator and China Conservatory of Music. He studied both in the High School Affiliated to Xi'an Conservatory of Music and the High School Affiliated to China Conservatory of Music. In 2018, he was admitted to the preparatory school of the Juilliard School in the United States with excellent results and studied with Professor Laurie Smukler. In 2020, he was admitted to the undergraduate department of Juilliard School and continued to study with Professor Laurie Smukler. In 2023, he was admitted to the "Five-year BM-MM Accelerated Program" of Juilliard School. In 2024, he was granted “Academic Honor” in the graduation ceremony of Bachelor of music. Now he is continuing his second year of Masters with both professor Laurie Smukler and professor Ronald Copes.
Violin Life
I have been studying the violin since May 26th, 2007
Recent performances
Wieniawski “Faust Fantasy”
with Jiahao Han June 2021
Bach Violin Partita in D minor
“Chaconne” July 2023
Wieniawski Caprice No.2, Op.18
with Yifei Mo February 2024
Brahms Violin Sonata No.3, Op.108 with Jingting Zhu February 2025
Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 with Shaanxi Symphony Orchestra January 2025
Beethoven Violin Concerto, Op.61 with Shaanxi Symphony Orchestra January 2025
Composition Life
Primary works:
Invention in B major, Op.1
Variation on “Happy Birthday”, Op.3
Homeward Journey, Op.4
Fugue in A minor for Piano solo, Op.8
Pipe Dream, Op.9
Bizarre Polonaise, Op.11
More works to be created!
Performances of compositions
More to come soon!
Repertoire list:
A “*” mark means it was learned more than 5 years ago
Concertos:
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Brahms Violin Concerto
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Korngold Violin Concerto
Mozart Violin Concerto No.5
Wieniawski Violin Concerto 1 *
Wieniawski Violin Concerto 2 *
Paganini Violin Concerto 1 *
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto *
Saint-Seans Violin Concerto in B minor *
Mozart Violin Concerto 3 *
Mozart Violin Concerto 4 *
Mozart Violin Concerto 1 mvt.1 *
Sonatas:
Beethoven Violin Sonata 1
Beethoven Violin Sonata 2
Beethoven Violin Sonata 3 *
Beethoven Violin Sonata 4
Beethoven Violin Sonata 5 *
Beethoven Violin Sonata 6
Beethoven Violin Sonata 7
Beethoven Violin Sonata 8
Beethoven Violin Sonata 10
Franck Violin Sonata
Strauss Violin Sonata
Ravel Violin Sonata No.2
Grieg Violin Sonata No.3
Brahms Violin Sonata No.3
Mozart Violin Sonata K.301 *
Solo Bach:
G minor Sonata *
B minor Partita Mvt 1&2 with doubles
A minor Sonata
D minor partita
C major Sonata fugue&largo
E major partita *
Etudes:
Recent 5 years are to review old caprices and refine them.
Paganini Caprice Op.1 No. 1 - 24 without 13 *
Wieniawski Caprice Op.18 No. 2
Wieniawski Caprice Op.18 No. 3, 4, 5, 6 *
Wieniawski Caprice Op.10 No.4, 7, 9 *
Short Pieces:
Ravel Tzigane *
Chausson Poeme
Ernst Last rose of the summer
Wieniawski Faust Fantasy
Paganini I palpiti *
Paganini Moses Variations *
Sarasate Zapateado *
Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella *
Wieniawski Polonaise in D *
Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantella *
Wieniawski Theme Original Varie *
Paganini Le Streghe *
Mozart Rondo in C major K.373
Ysaye Sonata No.3 *
Ysaye Sonata No.6 *
Contemporary pieces and pieces by current composes are not included here
Recent Chamber music Repertoire
Beethoven Piano Trio Op.70 No.1
Dvorak Piano Trio “Dumky”
Tchakovsky Piano Trio
Arensky Piano Trio
Beethoven String Quartet Op.59 No.1
Beethoven String Quartet Op.18 No.1
Mendelssohn String Quartet Op.80
Haydn String Quartet Op.77 No.1
Haydn String Quartet Op.76 No.4
