Chloe Chua
Singaporean violinist Chloe Chua (b. 2007) began playing the violin at 4 years old and captured international attention when she became joint winner of the 2018 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists.
Her stunning musicality despite her young age has captured the hearts of audiences and her performances have taken her to concert halls and orchestras across the world. Highlights in the 25-26 and 26-27 season include debuts with the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, the NHK Symphony for a regional tour in Japan, with Hana Chang at the Daejeon Festival, a New Year Gala concert with Shanghai Symphony, and Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, Auckland Philharmonic, a recital at Wigmore Hall, among others. She toured with the SSO to Australia in 2025 (Hans Graf) and will tour with them to China in Autumn 2026 (Hannu Lintu).
Singapore Symphony (SSO) appointed Chloe to be their youngest ever Artist-In-Residence for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. She performed to sold-out houses across 18 performances and recorded 4 album, which 3 has been released by award-winning Pentatone label : The Four Seasons and Locatelli’s Harmonic Labyrinth, The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto & Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 (July 2024 )and a set of complete Mozart Violin Concertos with SSO Music Director Hans Graf (July 2025).
Chloe was awarded the 1st prize at the 24th Andrea Postacchini Violin Competition, 3rd prize at the 2017 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, as well as accolades at the Thailand International Strings Competition (Junior Category Grand Prize) and the Singapore National Piano & Violin Competition (1st Prize, Junior 2017).
Chloe studied with Kolja Blacher at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin and previously studied with Mr Yin Ke at the NAFA in Singapore. In October 2026 she started her studies at Kronberg Academy with Mihaela Martin in the Professional Studies Programme funded by the Barbara Dettmer, Dr. Dorothee und Christian Storch-Patronage.
Chloe performs on a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1753, on generous loan from the Rin Collection.