Deborah Zhu has been playing the violin for 10 years and is currently under the tutelage of Lya Stern. She was awarded 2nd place at the 2025 Metropolitan Live Music Festival. Deborah has been a member of the Maryland Classical Youth Orchestra for seven years, serving as Principal Violin in both the Young Artist and Symphony orchestras and as a first violinist in the Chamber Ensemble. She has also been accepted into the Philadelphia International Music Camp. Her favorite piece is “Nuvole Bianche” by Ludovico Einaudi.
Watch Deborah Zhu perform Fantasia in B-flat major (Largo & Allegro) by Georg Philipp Telemann on the violin for the 2023 World Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.
Watch Deborah Zhu perform Concerto No. 4 in D Major, First Movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the violin for the 2026 Summer Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.