Friday, November 22nd, 2024, 7:30 pm
Piano on Park Live presents:
Zhu Wang - piano
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House Concert
Zhu Wang - piano
Program:
Debussy - Petite Suite for Piano Four-Hands (ft. Chloe Chuyue Zhang)
Sibelius - Five Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op.81 (ft. Karisa Chiu)
Faure - Sonata No.1 in A major for Violin and Piano, Op.13 (ft. Karisa Chiu)
INTERMISSION
Brahms - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24
About the performer:
Praised as “especially impressive” and “a thoughtful, sensitive performer” who "balanced lyrical warmth and crisp clarity”(Tommasini–The New York Times), pianist Zhu Wang was awarded First Prize in the 2020 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, Gold Medalist at 2024 New Orleans International Piano Competition. Zhu was finalist in the 2019 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, and prizewinner of 2024 Cleveland International Piano Competition. He has been a featured soloist on WQXR’s Young Artist Showcase and WFMT’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts. The world-renowned pianist Fou Ts’ong recognized Zhu as an “excellent pianist with a natural sense of harmony and imagination,” whose sensitive and engaging performances exhibit a remarkable depth of musicianship and poise beyond his age. His Carnegie Hall debut made The New York Times "Best of Classical Music 2021” list.
Recent performances include appearing as soloist with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium, Columbus, Kansas City, Spokane, Memphis, and Richmond Symphony Orchestras, and solo recital for Hilton Head International Piano Competition. And highlights of the upcoming season include Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Brevard Philharmonic Orchestra, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3 with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Solo recital for Ashmont Hill Chamber Music Series, chamber music concert with members of Orchestra of St Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, and concert tour in Europe and North America with violinist Randall Goosby in the spring of 2025.
Zhu started learning piano at the age of five. He is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music and of The Juilliard School. Zhu is currently pursuing his Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Emanuel Ax and Robert McDonald. He gratefully acknowledges the support of the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts.