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    KEVIN ZHU

    VIOLINIST

    LIVE FROM HOME

    Although live concerts may be canceled and halls closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, music lives on in our homes, whether permanent or temporary, as a primary source of comfort, expression, and human connection. We may be isolated physically, but our hearts always return to the core principles that brought us together in the first place: love, hope, and empathy. To all my friends, collaborators, and followers, wherever you may be in the world, I truly wish that you are safe and happy. I miss you all immensely, and I especially miss the personal bonds and little moments of happiness shared in the music-creating process - whether that be in rehearsal, on stage, or in the audience.

     

    We are incredibly lucky and fortunate to have tools and resources that allow us to share and listen to music online. Below are some of the online events that I have been taking part in - stay tuned for more updates!

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    - Kevin

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    March 26, 2020

    Concert rebroadcast

    Genoa, Italy - Teatro Carlo Felice

    Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1

    Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice

    Michael Zlabinger, conductor

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    Watch here (music starts at 10:25)

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    March 26, 2020

    Concert rebroadcast

    Genoa, Italy - Teatro Carlo Felice

    Brahms: Violin Concerto

    Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice

    Michael Zlabinger, conductor

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    Watch here (music starts at 11:45)

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    March 27 - 28, 2020

    24 hour livestream marathon

    Music Never Sleeps NYC

    Works by Paganini, Ysaÿe, and Kreisler

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    Watch a segment here

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    April 5, 2020

    Concert on demand

    Bologna, Italy - Teatro Comunale

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Orchestra del TC di Bologna

    Giedre Šlekyte, conductor

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    Watch here

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    April 8, 2020

    Recital livestream

    GIMYF

    Works by Ysaÿe, Debussy, Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, and Kreisler

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    Watch here (music starts at 29:30)

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    April 11, 2020

    Recital livestream

    The Violin Channel

    Works by Ysaÿe, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Paganini, and Kreisler

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    Watch here

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    May 16 - 17, 2020

    24 hour livestream marathon

    Music Never Sleeps NYC /

    Dresden Music Festival

    Works by Paganini and Strauss

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    Watch a segment here

     

    BIOGRAPHY

    Nineteen-year-old Kevin Zhu has amassed an outstanding record of concert performances and competition wins since he began playing violin at age three. Praised for his “awesome technical command and maturity” (The Strad) and “absolute virtuosity, almost blinding in its incredible purity” (L’ape musicale), Kevin regularly performs on the world’s largest stages, ranging from Carnegie Hall in New York to London’s Royal Festival Hall to the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing. Initially coming to international attention after winning the 2018 Paganini Competition and 2012 Yehudi Menuhin Competition, he has established himself as a leading figure among the next generation of musicians, astonishing audiences with his peerless technical mastery and inimitable artistic voice.

     

    In the 2020-21 season, Kevin will make debuts with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Polish Baltic Philharmonic, and Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and returns to the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa performing Elgar’s Violin Concerto. He also performs solo recitals in Turin, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

     

    Recent orchestral highlights include concerto appearances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi, and China Philharmonic Orchestra. A highly sought-after recitalist, he has toured across the United States and Europe with repertoire ranging from Beethoven to contemporary commissions. Kevin is also a passionate chamber musician, collaborating with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Lawrence Power, and Jan Vogler, and is set to return to the Moritzburg Festival in Germany this summer, performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and a variety of chamber music masterworks.


    In addition to his efforts on stage, Kevin serves as a Culture Ambassador of the Lin Yao Ji Music Foundation of China. He has repeatedly been featured on BBC Radio 3, NPR’s From the Top, and RAI Radio 3.

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    Kevin is a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin. Kevin performs on the c1722 "Lord Wandsworth" Antonio Stradivari violin, which is on loan from the Ryuji Ueno Foundation and Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.

     
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    CONCERTS

    [CANCELED]​

    August 2, 2020

    Copenhagen, Denmark - Kunsthal Charlottenborg | Festsal

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    Copenhagen Summer Festival

    Works by Gershwin, Beethoven, Paganini, Bartók, and Waxman

    Recital with Poul Rosenbaum, piano

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    August 4 - 16, 2020

    Dresden, Germany - Moritzburg Festival

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    August 13 - König Albert Theater, Bad Elster

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56

    with Jan Vogler, cello; Lise de la Salle, piano; Moritzburg Festival Orchestra

    Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor

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    August 15 - Kulturpalast, Dresden

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56

    with Jan Vogler, cello; Lise de la Salle, piano; Moritzburg Festival Orchestra

    Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor

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    More Dates To Be Announced

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    September 25, 2020

    Gdansk, Poland - Centrum Muzyczno-Kongresowe | Sala Koncertowa

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    Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7

    with Polska Filharmonia Baltycka

    Daniel Smith, conductor

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    October 10, 2020

    Moscow, Russia - Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

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    Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7

    with Moscow State Symphony Orchestra

    Vasily Valitov, conductor

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