Born in Vienna in 1996 to a family of musicians, she was influenced by music from an early age. She initially took piano lessons before discovering the violin.
She studied in the preparatory program and later pursued violin performance with Lieke Te Winkel at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In 2017, she participated in the Erasmus program at the Royal College of Music in London under Detlef Hahn, before continuing her studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Albena Danailova, where she graduated with honors in the winter of 2021.
Her chamber music performances include appearances at the Hvide Sande Festival in Denmark, Domaine Forget in Canada, Esker Festival in Ireland, as well as at con anima Musiktage, the Styrian Chamber Music Summer, the Chamber Music Festival in Sankt Gallen, brücken für neue Musik, the Mond.Klang.Festival, and as a permanent member of Klangperipherie Wien.
She gained orchestral experience in the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra (GMJO). She has participated in international masterclasses with Ernst Kovacic, Benjamin Schmid, Tanja Becker-Bender, Ulf Wallin, and Jean-Marc Phillips.
Since November 2024, Manon Stankovski has been a permanent member of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.