Yitong Guo

Yitong Guo was born in Lanzhou (China) and grew up in Beijing. He studied at the Juilliard School in New York, the Manhattan School of Music, the Berlin University of Arts as well as at the Mozarteum Salzburg. He is currently continuing his Konzertexamen at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. At the same time, he is a teaching assistant for viola at HfMT Hamburg. His teachers and mentors include Thomas Riebl, Pinchas Zukerman, Hartmut Rohde, Anna Kreetta, Patinka Kopec, and Samuel Rhodes. Yitong Guo received the 1st prize at the International Clara Schumann Competition, the 2nd prize at the Hudson Valley String Competition, the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Centre in Canada, and 5th place at the International Max Rostal Competition. As a musician, he has participated in various festivals and masterclasses, such as the Ravinia Festival, the Yellow Barn Festival, the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, and the Seiji Ozawa International Academy. Since 2020, Yitong Guo has been a violist in the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg.