Maya Wichert

Winner of multiple national and international awards, violinist Maya Wichert was born in Munich in 2006, and started receiving violin lessons at the age of four. Since 2015, she has been studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich with Professor Sonja Korkeala and has also been coached by Professor Ana Chumachenco. She receives a scholarship from the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein and has attended masterclasses with Julia Fischer, Christoph Poppen, Ingolf Turban, Miriam Fried and Pavel Vernikov. 
Maya Wichert has been studying with Professor Krzysztof Wegrzyn at the University of Hanover since October 2024.

"Music has accompanied me throughout my entire life. Through music, I have experienced highs and lows, met wonderful people and my best friends, and discover something new every day. It has always been my dream to make playing the violin my profession. Being able to borrow and play a violin by Nicolo Gagliano from the German Music Foundation is an incredible privilege for which I am infinitely grateful. On this violin, I have been able to discover thousands of beautiful new tones. I want to continue to improve so that I can do justice to this violin. That is precisely why I am so grateful for the support of the German Music Foundation—because it encourages and empowers young musicians on their journey and, by lending them special musical instruments, offers them opportunities for development that would not be possible without this support."