Zhou Ruixuan

Zhou Ruixuan is an emerging Chinese orchestral conductor of remarkable poise and structural insight. Since 2023, he has pursued his bachelor's degree in Orchestral Conducting at China's premier musical institution, the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing, studying under the distinguished conducting pedagogue Professor Yang Li and Professor Zhou Jin. During his studies at CCOM, he has been awarded the Undergraduate Scholarship and the "Merit Student" honor.

Deeply active at the forefront of academic and contemporary performance, Zhou serves as Collaborating Conductor of the Dangyin Modern Art Laboratory and was invited as Special Guest Conductor for the 2026 Sino-Austrian Exchange Concert jointly presented by the Central Conservatory of Music and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw). He has rehearsed and premiered over a dozen concerts of new works by the CCOM Composition Department, spearheaded interdisciplinary concerts, and conducted the 2023 Cohort Orchestra Ensemble Finale Concert for the Orchestral Department at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music. Commanded by a versatile repertoire spanning from the Classical era to the avant-garde, he possesses an extensive command of contemporary music and maintains vibrant creative collaborations with a new generation of living composers.

In the masterclass and competition arena, Zhou was selected for the 6th International Conducting Masterclass at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, participated for two consecutive sessions in Professor Yu Feng's Conducting Masterclass at the Central Conservatory of Music, and won First Prize at the "Symphony" Conducting Competition hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. In 2024, he also served as Rehearsal Conductor for the Asian Youth Orchestra prior to their appearance at Carnegie Hall, New York.