Biography
JULIA SILVANA GRAF was born in Switzerland in 2002. She is currently studying bassoon at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in the bassoon class of Prof. Matthias Rácz.
Julia completed master classes with Carlo Colombo and Stefano Canuti at the Muri Masterclasses, as well as with Marco Postinghel, Laurent Lefevre and Diego Chenna.
Her numerous awards include 1st prize with distinction in the finals of the Swiss Youth Music Competition SJMW (2018), 1st prize (2022) in the solo category and 1st prize in the chamber music category. She qualified for the Orpheus Chamber Music Competition (2023) with her trio Pathétique. Julia has already received several awards for her musical expression, including the special prize of the European Union of Music Competition for Youth EMCY.
Julia is a bassoonist in the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra SJSO and performs regularly with her trio Pathétique. She was selected as an instrumentalist in the artist residency at the Académie du festival d’Aix (2024) and as an academist at the Zermatt Music Festival Orchestra (2024).