Nussbaumer comes fourth in the Kreisler competition
Raphael Nussbaumer, a 16-year-old violin student at the Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich (MKZ), has reached the final of the internationally renowned Fritz Kreisler Competition and won 4th prize.
As a rule, only musicians who are studying professionally take part in the Fritz Kreisler Competition. Raphael Nussbaumer is a violin student in Philip Draganov's class and is currently studying at the MKZ Pre-College. He has already won prizes in various competitions such as the MKZ Classical Music Prize 2019, the Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition 2018 and the Swiss Youth Music Competition.
He has performed as a soloist with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Pre-College Orchestra of the ZHdK and the Zurich Academic Chamber Orchestra, among others. On this year's fall tour of the Zurich Youth Symphony Orchestra (JSOZ) in South Korea, Raphael Nussbaumer will perform the Sibelius Violin Concerto as soloist. After returning from South Korea, the JSOZ will perform at the Tonhalle Zurich.
