Students selected for the 2026 Verbier Festival Academy and Orchestra Training programmes will be announced the week of 16 March. Students selected for the Verbier Festival 2026 masterclasses in Shenzhen are listed below.
students by masterclass
Timothy Ridout – viola
31 January 2026
Chengzhan Wu China, Age 20
Xinran Lai China, Age 20
Marc Bouchkov – violin
1 february 2026
Fiona Zhonghan Chen China, Age 22
Carine Suparman Australia, Age 14
Gautier Capuçon – cello
2 February 2026
Haozheng Niu China, Age 14
Tingyu Xie China, Age 15
Gábor Takács-Nagy – Beethoven Sonatas
4 February 2026
Julia-Xiaozhuo Wang China, Age 18 — violin
Kunba Yate Chine, Age 16 — cello
Mischa Maisky – cello
5 February 2026
Huiying Cao China, Age 22
Lu Chen China, Age 22
Janine Jansen – violin
7 February 2026
Haewon Lim South Korea, Age 22
Xiaowen Zhang China, Age 15
Minsoo Sohn – piano
8 February 2026
Qifan Jiang China, Age 19
Yeseo Nam South Korea, Age 15