Edna Unseld comes from a Swiss-German musical home where both her parents are professional violinists. She began playing the violin at 4 years old, and due to her special talent, she was soon given Anne-Sophie Mutter’s children’s violin.
In 2021, many doors opened for Edna. Maxim Vengerov invited her to his online masterclass; she won 3rd prize at the Leonid Kogan International Competition in Brussels; she played with the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gilbert Varga, in concerts for Tibor Varga in Pécs in Hungary, and in the Liszt Academy in Budapest.
In 2022, she won the international violin competition Il Piccolo Violino Magico in Italy, and the prize for special achievements at the International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists in Germany.
Edna studies at the Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich. She also plays in the youth orchestra Stringendo Zürich for talented young musicians. She plays on an old Italian violin by Camillo Camilli on loan from a private collection. In her free time, she dances ballet, reads a lot, and listens to recordings of her favorite violinists: Itzhak Perlman, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Maxim Vengerov.
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