58th International Violin Competition

"Premio Paganini"

Genoa, 14 - 26 October 2025

Mengla Huang

Mengla Huang was born in January, 1980, in Shanghai, China.

At the age of four, he started playing the violin and attended the primary and secondary schools of Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Currently, he is completing a master’s degree at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Prof. Lina Yu.
Mengla Huang has received awards from numerous national and international violin competitions: 2nd Prize at the Chinese National Violin Competition (China, 1998), 3rd Prize at the Yampolsky International Violin Competition (Russia, 1999), 2nd Prize at the Lipinsky and Wieniawsky International Violin Competition (Poland, 2000) and first classified at the Sendai International Music Competition, violin section (Japan, 2001).
Mengla Huang has performed as a soloist worldwide.

Nationally and internationally, Mengla Huang has already achieved considerable success.
He performs from a very broad repertoire, always displaying dazzling technique, thoughtful music ideas and great passion.

Huang Mengla

Nationality

PRC

Edition

  • Edition 2002 1st Prize
  • Edition 2002 Renato De Barbieri Award
  • Edition 2002 Mario Ruminelli Award

I am very proud of having won the "Paganini Competition" and I think, this Competition will mean a lot for my career. I mean, it will bring many changes for me, because I will have to show my worth on stage. I had the possibility to play the "Cannone"; it was the most incredible experience in my whole life and the violin is totally fantastic!
I also performed in front of a children's audience in a school in Arenzano; I had a great time there with them, they are so powerful and full of energy!
I have wonderful memories of Genoa and I would like to thank some of the people who helped me during the Competition: the Carlo Felice Orchestra's concertmaster Stefano Pagliani, who gave me his E-string because my string almost broke! I would also like to thank my pianist during the Competition, Giovanni Casella, it was very nice to play with him! And of course the audience of Genoa!