Kevin Zhu (violinist)
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Kevin Zhu (Chinese: 朱凯源, born on November 27, 2000) is an American concert violinist. He is a recipient of the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant[1] and was the first prize winner of the 55th edition of the International Paganini Competition in Genoa, Italy, aged just 17.[2] He was also the first prize winner in the junior division of the 2012 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists in Beijing, China.[3][4] In 2019, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall at Weill Recital Hall.[5]
Kevin Zhu | |
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| Born | November 27, 2000 Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument | Violin |
Biography
Born in Maryland, USA, Kevin Zhu started playing violin at the age of 3. He attended elementary and middle schools in Cupertino, California. He was a pre-college student of Li Lin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[6] As a recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, Zhu is studying along with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin.[3]
Following his success at the Menuhin Competition and Paganini competition, Zhu has been a featured soloist with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra,[7] the Vienna Chamber Orchestra,[4] the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,[3] and the China Philharmonic Orchestra.[8] He also performs solo recitals across the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Poland, China, and Lebanon. Zhu has repeatedly been featured on BBC Radio 3 and NPR's From the Top.[6] In 2021-2022, Zhu will perform on a multi-city tour of Italy and will perform a project that involves to play all of Paganini's 24 caprices in one concert.[3][9]
Zhu currently performs on the 1722 ‘Lord Wandsworth’ Stradivarius violin — on long term loan to him from the Ryuji Ueno Foundation and the Rare Violins of New York "In Consortium".[3]
Awards and appearances
- Recipient of Kovner Fellowship, Juilliard School[10]
- 2012: Junior Division First prize winner and Composer's prize winner at the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists[3]
- 2018: First prize winner, at the Paganini International Violin Competition.[2]
- 2018: Special prizes winner for the "Best performance of a Paganini Caprice" and for "Being the Youngest Finalist", at the Paganini International Violin Competition.[2]
- 2019: Carnegie Hall Debut at Weill Recital Hall[5]
- 2021: Awarded a Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Avery Fisher Career Grant[1]
- 2021: Recipient of a Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant.[11]
- 2024: Fourth prize winner, Queen Elisabeth Competition.[12]
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