KEVIN ZHU
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
June 19 - 25, 2021
Alba, Italy - Alba Music Festival
June 19 - Castello di Grinzane Cavour
Works by Vivaldi, Mozart, and Morricone
with Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn; Zach Silberschlag, trumpet
June 20 - Chiesa della Maddalena
Works by Bloch and Ravel
with Lior Willinger, piano
June 21 - Chiesa della Maddalena
Works by Mozart, Gershwin, Paganini, Suk, and Reinecke
with Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn; Lior Willinger, piano
June 23 - Tempio San Paolo
Works by Vivaldi, Mozart, and Morricone
with Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn; Zach Silberschlag, trumpet
June 25 - Chiesa della Maddalena
Works by Mozart and Strauss
with Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn; Eloisa Cascio, piano
July 31 - August 1, 2021
Miami, FL
Mainly Mozart Festival (Miami)
Repertoire TBA
Recital with Marina Radiushina, piano
August 7, 2021
Hydra, Greece - Metropolitan Monastery
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Musicians from the Athens State Orchestra
Conductor TBA
August 12 - 21, 2021
Germany - Moritzburg Festival
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
with Jan Vogler, cello; Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano; Moritzburg Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
August 12 - König Albert Theater, Bad Elster
August 13 - Konzerthaus Berlin, Berlin
August 21 - Kulturpalast, Dresden
August 10 - 22, 2021
Moritzburg, Germany - Moritzburg Festival
August 10 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
with Artists TBA
August 14 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285
with Artists TBA
August 18 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
with Artists TBA
August 22 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
with Artists TBA
October 27, 2021
Genoa, Italy - Palazzo Tursi
Solo violin recital on Paganini’s Violin, ‘Il Cannone’
Repertoire TBA
October 28 - November 4, 2021
Italy
Works by Paganini, Chausson, Szymanowski, and Strauss
Recital tour with Elisa Tomellini, piano
October 28 - Chiesa di San Salvatore, Genoa
October 31 - Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome
I Concerti al Quirinale - Livestream available and broadcast on RAI Radio 3
November 3 - Auditorium Fondazione Marco Biagi, Modena
November 4 - Teatro Ristori, Verona
November 24 - 25, 2021
Dresden, Germany - Schloss Wackerbarth
Dresdner Musikfestspiele
Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
February 3, 2022
Turin, Italy - Centro Congressi Lingotto | Sala 500
Lingotto Giovani
Works by Gershwin, Beethoven, Paganini, Bartók, and Waxman
Recital with Federico Nicoletta, piano
March 11, 2022
Gdansk, Poland - Centrum Muzyczno-Kongresowe | Sala Koncertowa
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7
with Polska Filharmonia Baltycka
Daniel Smith, conductor
March 18, 2022
Madrid, Spain - Auditorio Nacional de Música | Sala de Cámara
Repertoire TBA
with Orchestra TBA
Kevin Zhu, director and soloist
PAST PERFORMANCES
[POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 2021]
June 7 - 8, 2021
Dresden, Germany - Schloss Wackerbarth
Dresdner Musikfestspiele
Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
June 7 - SOLD OUT
June 8 - SOLD OUT
May 12, 2021
New York, NY - The Club at Hearst Plaza
Lincoln Center | Restart Stages
Works by Suk and Vieuxtemps
Performance with Rohan De Silva, piano
April 16 - 18, 2021
Richmond, VA - Dominion Energy Center | Carpenter Theatre
Classics | Masterworks Series
Joseph Bologne: Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 5 No. 2
with Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin, conductor
April 16 - 7:00 PM
April 17 - 8:00 PM
April 18 - 3:00PM
April 8, 2021
New York, NY
Musical Storefronts
Works by Gershwin, Elgar, Kreisler, Chaminade, Tchaikovsky, Suk, Wieniawski, Debussy, and more
Three consecutive performances with Rohan De Silva, piano
[CANCELED]
February 13 - 14, 2021
Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
El Pomar Foundation Masterworks
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
October 24 - 25, 2020
Evanston, IL - Evanston Chamber Music Festival
October 24 - Charles Gates Dawes House | East Terrace
Works by Beethoven, Paganini, and Strauss
Recital with Victor Santiago Asuncion, piano
October 25 - Charles Gates Dawes House | East Terrace
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1 No. 1
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major “Archduke”, Op. 97
with Alexander Hersh, cello; Victor Santiago Asuncion, piano
October 16, 2020
Genoa, Italy - Teatro Carlo Felice
Paganini Genova Festival
Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
with Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice
Andrea Battistoni, conductor
[POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 2022]
October 14, 2020
Turin, Italy - Centro Congressi Lingotto | Sala 500
Lingotto Giovani
Works by Gershwin, Beethoven, Paganini, Bartók, and Waxman
Recital with Federico Nicoletta, piano
[POSTPONED]
October 10, 2020
Moscow, Russia - Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7
with Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Valitov, conductor
August 2 - 16, 2020
Moritzburg, Germany - Moritzburg Festival
August 2 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet, Op. 143
with Ismo Eskelinen, guitar; Baiba Skride, violin; Sindy Mohamed, viola; Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major “Fandango”, G.448
with Ismo Eskelinen, guitar; Baiba Skride, violin; Sindy Mohamed, viola; Henri Demarquette, cello; Josep Caballé-Domenech, castanets
August 5 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Cherubini: “Pater Noster” arr. for violin solo and string quintet
with Nathan Meltzer, Mira Wang, violins; Sindy Mohamed, Karolina Errera, violas; Andrei Ionita, cello
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
with Baiba Skride, violin; Karolina Errera, Sindy Mohamed, violas; Jan Vogler, Andrei Ionita, cellos
August 7 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
with Nathan Meltzer, violin; Sindy Mohamed, Karolina Errera, violas; Christian-Pierre La Marca, Henri Demarquette, cellos
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
with Nathan Meltzer, violin; Sindy Mohamed, viola; Henri Demarquette, cello; Lise de la Salle, piano
August 8 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Rossini: Sonate a quattro No. 1 in G major
with Mira Wang, violin; Andrei Ionita, cello; Janne Saksala, bass
August 11 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
with Wenzel Fuchs, clarinet; David Seidel, bassoon; Tillmann Höfs, horn; Lars Anders Tomter, viola; Jan Vogler, cello; Janne Saksala, bass
August 12 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Chausson: Concert in D major for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21
with Bomsori Kim, solo violin; Nathan Meltzer, violin; Lars Anders Tomter, viola; Henri Demarquette, cello; Lise de la Salle, piano
Mozart: Clarinet quintet in A major, K.581
with Wenzel Fuchs, clarinet; Mira Wang, violin; Ulrich Eichenauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
August 13 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
with Wenzel Fuchs, clarinet; David Seidel, bassoon; Tillmann Höfs, horn; Mira Wang, violin; Ulrich Eichenauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello; Janne Saksala, bass
August 16 - Moritzburg Castle | Nordterrasse
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
with Nathan Meltzer, Mira Wang, Kai Vogler, violins; Lars Anders Tomter, Ulrich Eichenauer, violas; Jan Vogler, Henri Demarquette, cellos
[POSTPONED]
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
[POSTPONED]
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
[CANCELED]
August 2, 2020
Copenhagen, Denmark - Kunsthal Charlottenborg | Festsal
Copenhagen Summer Festival
Works by Gershwin, Beethoven, Paganini, Bartók, and Waxman
Recital with Poul Rosenbaum, piano
[CANCELED]
June 24, 2020
Brasov, Romania
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Filarmonica Brasov
Lorenzo Tazzieri, conductor
[CANCELED]
May 3, 2020
New York, NY - Morse Recital Hall
Dvorák: String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106
with Nathan Meltzer, violin; Joshua Kail, viola; Sterling Elliott, cello
[CANCELED]
April 17 - 18, 2020
Bogotá, Colombia
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá
Mihkel Kütson, conductor
April 17 - Teatro Mayor
April 18 - Venue TBA
[CANCELED]
April 13, 2020
Moscow, Russia
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Orchestra TBA
Lorenzo Tazzieri, conductor
[POSTPONED TO MARCH 2022]
March 13, 2020
Gdansk, Poland - Centrum Muzyczno-Kongresowe | Sala Koncertowa
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7
with Polska Filharmonia Baltycka
Daniel Smith, conductor
February 28, 2020
Jelenia Góra, Poland - Sala Koncertowa im. Stefana Strahla
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7
with Filharmonia Dolnoslaska
Daniel Smith, conductor
February 1, 2020
Genoa, Italy - Palazzo Ducale
Genoa International Music Youth Festival
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Filarmonica Brasov
Lorenzo Tazzieri, conductor
December 25, 2019
Beijing, China - Forbidden City Concert Hall
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Violin and Orchestra
with Siqing Lu, Christian Li, Chloe Chua, violins; China Philharmonic Orchestra
Xiaotang Xia, conductor
November 29 - 30, 2019
Beijing, China - Paganini Academic Exchange
November 29 - China Conservatory of Music | Grand Concert Hall
Works by Beethoven and Paganini
Recital with Shaochen Meng, piano
November 30 - China Conservatory of Music | Grand Concert Hall
Wieniawski: ‘Faust’ Fantasy, Op. 20
with Orchestra Academia China
Ye Jin, conductor
November 24, 2019
St. Petersburg, Russia - Konstantinovsky Palace
St. Petersburg Palaces International Music Festival
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Gluck: ‘Melodie’ from Orfeo ed Euridice with Giuseppe Nova, flute
with Taurida State Symphony Orchestra of Leningrad Oblast
Ilya Derbilov, conductor
October 30, 2019
New York, NY - Carnegie Hall | Weill Recital Hall
Paganini Honors Paganini
All-Paganini recital
with Stefan Milenkovich, Edmond Fokker van Crayestein, Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker, Elly Suh, violins; Jochem Geene, piano
October 27 - 29, 2019
New York, NY - Omega Ensemble
Works by Debussy and Ravel
with Sebastian Stöger, cello; Yannick Rafalimanana, piano
October 27 - Christ and St. Stephen’s Church
October 29 - Kosciuszko Foundation
October 25, 2019
Washington, DC - Evermay
Evermay Concert Series
Works by Beethoven and Paganini
Recital with Ryo Yanagitani, piano
August 30, 2019
Shelter Island Heights, NY - Clark Arts Center
Perlman Music Program: Stires-Stark Alumni Recital Series
Works by Gershwin, Mozart, Schumann, and Paganini
Recital with Jun Cho, piano
August 22, 2019
Cervo, Italy - Piazza dei Corallini
Festival Internazionale di Musica da Camera di Cervo
Works by Gershwin, Mozart, Schumann, and Paganini
Recital with Valentina Messa, piano
August 6 - 18, 2019
Dresden, Germany - Moritzburg Festival
August 6 - Lutheran Church, Moritzburg
Paganini: Nel cor più non mi sento, Cantabile, Caprice No. 24, I Palpiti
with Tiffany Poon, piano
August 6 - Lutheran Church, Moritzburg
Rossini: Sonate a quattro No. 4 in B flat major
with Mira Wang, violin; Hayoung Choi, cello; Alexander Edelmann, bass
August 8 - Elbe Flugzeugwerke, Dresden
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Violin and Orchestra
with Nathan Meltzer, violin; Moritzburg Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
August 9 - König Albert Theater, Bad Elster
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Violin and Orchestra
with Nathan Meltzer, violin; Moritzburg Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
August 10 - Kulturpalast, Dresden
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Violin and Orchestra
with Kai Vogler, Mira Wang, Nathan Meltzer, violins; Moritzburg Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
August 11 - Moritzburg Castle, Moritzburg
Rimsky-Korsakov: String Sextet in A major
with Annabelle Meare, violin; Lawrence Power, Ziyu Shen, violas; Jan Vogler, Maciej Kulakowski, cellos
August 13 - Moritzburg Castle, Moritzburg
Dvorák: Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65
with Jan Vogler, cello; Boris Giltburg, piano
August 14 - Moritzburg Castle, Moritzburg
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
with Esther Hoppe, violin; Sindy Mohamed, viola; Hayoung Choi, cello; Alexander Edelmann, bass
August 16 - Proschwitz Castle, Meißen
Schubert: Quartettsatz, D. 703
Waltzes by Lanner and Strauss
with Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Ulrich Eichenauer, viola; Jan Vogler, cello; Alexander Edelmann, bass
Mozart: ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’, K. 525
with Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Ziyu Shen, viola; Christian Poltéra, cello; Alexander Edelmann, bass
August 18 - Lutheran Church, Moritzburg
Enescu: Octet in C major, Op. 7
with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Nathan Meltzer, Kai Vogler, violins; Ulrich Eichenauer, Joshua Cai, violas; Christian Poltéra, Guy Johnston, cellos
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
with Esther Hoppe, Nathan Meltzer, Kai Vogler, violins; Ulrich Eichenauer, Ziyu Shen, violas; Jan Vogler, Hayoung Choi, cellos
July 23 - August 3, 2019
Verbier, Switzerland - Verbier Festival Academy
July 23 - Cinéma
Works by Mozart and Paganini
with Tobias Koch, piano
July 30 - Cinéma
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
with Hayang Park, viola; Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, cello; Roman Borisov, piano
August 3 - Église
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
with Hayang Park, viola; Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, cello; Roman Borisov, piano
July 13, 2019
Carro, Italy - Piazza della Chiesa
Festival Paganiniano di Carro
Works by Gershwin, Mozart, Schumann, and Paganini
Recital with Valentina Messa, piano
June 5, 2019
St. Petersburg, Russia - Mikhailovsky Castle
St. Petersburg Palaces International Music Festival
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Taurida State Symphony Orchestra
Lorenzo Tazzieri, conductor
May 27, 2019
San Jose, CA - Trianon Theatre
Benefit for the USIMC
Joint recital with Elliot Wuu, piano
Works by Gershwin, Ravel, Schumann, and Paganini
with Dmitriy Cogan, piano
May 23, 2019
Alba, Italy - Auditorium Fondazione Ferrero
Alba Music Festival
Works by Gershwin, Ravel, Schumann, Saint-Saëns, and Paganini
Recital with Jeffrey Chappell, piano
April 24, 2019
New York, NY - Alice Tully Hall
Wednesdays at One
Jack Frerer: Stutter Step (world premiere)
with Philip Sheegog, cello; Tengku Irfan, piano
April 10, 2019
Bologna, Italy - Teatro Comunale
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
with Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Giedre Šlekyte, conductor
March 5, 2019
Beirut, Lebanon - Auditorium Emile Bustani
Al Bustan Festival
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 3 in E major, M.S. 50
with Serbian National Theater Orchestra of Novi Sad
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
February 18, 2019
Genoa, Italy - Palazzo Ducale
Genoa International Music Youth Festival
Solo violin recital
Works by Bach and Paganini
November 3 - 7, 2018
New York, NY - Omega Ensemble
Works by Ravel, Schumann, and Beethoven
with Gabriel Cabezas, cello; David Fung, piano
November 3 - Christ and St. Stephen’s Church
November 7 - Kosciuszko Foundation
October 24, 2018
Genoa, Italy - Palazzo Ducale
Paganini Genova Festival
Works by Gershwin, Ravel, Paganini, Prokofiev, and Wieniawski
Recital with Anna Geniushene, piano
September 25, 2018
Guangzhou, China - Xinghai Concert Hall
Works by Gershwin, Ma Sicong, Ravel, and Wieniawski
Recital with Li Yang, piano
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Xinghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Liu Ming, conductor
September 21, 2018
Chengdu, China - Deluxe Concert Hall
17th Italian Cultural Exchange: A Tribute to Paganini
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorenzo Tazzieri, conductor
August 19, 2018
San Jose, CA
Benefit for the Tahirih Justice Center
Works by Wieniawski and Paganini
July 27, 2018
Shelter Island Heights, NY
Perlman Music Program
Wieniawski: ‘Faust’ Fantasy, Op. 20
with Jun Cho, piano
May 23, 2018
Moscow, Russia - Moscow International Performing Arts Centre
Days of Genoa and Liguria in Moscow
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
with Moscow Virtuosi
Alexander Solovyev, conductor
April 14, 2018
Genoa, Italy - Teatro Carlo Felice
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
with Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice
Michael Zlabinger, conductor
April 13, 2018
Genoa, Italy - Teatro Carlo Felice
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice
Michael Zlabinger, conductor
April 9, 2018
Genoa, Italy - Teatro Carlo Felice
Works by Paganini, Brahms, Riccardo Panfili, and Saint-Saëns
Recital with Valentina Messa, piano
December 16, 2017
New York, NY - Paul Recital Hall
Works by Bach, Paganini, Brahms, and Saint-Saëns
Recital with Jun Cho, piano
October 3, 2017
Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall
RADical Days
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Franco, conductor
June 21, 2017
New York, NY
Works by Ysaÿe, Brahms, and Wieniawski
Featuring 3 old fine Italian violins
Recital with Eduard Laurel, piano
March 4, 2017
New York, NY - Morse Recital Hall
Works by Ysaÿe, Brahms, and Wieniawski
Recital with John Root, piano
January 11, 2017
New York, NY - Neue Galerie New York
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 6 in E major for Solo Violin, Op. 27
June 17, 2016
Reykjavík, Iceland - Harpa Concert Hall
Harpa International Music Academy
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
with Harpa International Music Academy
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
September 1, 2015
London, United Kingdom
Florian Leonhard Fine Violins 20th Anniversary Celebration
Works by Leclair, Gershwin, Szymanowski, Saint-Saëns, and Ravel
Recital with Gordon Back, piano
February 14, 2015
San Francisco, CA - Hume Concert Hall
NPR’s From the Top
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 and Zapateado
with Christopher O’Riley, piano
October 5 - 6, 2014
Sarasota, FL
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota
Works by Schubert, Kreisler, Gershwin, and Waxman
Recital with Joseph Holt, piano
May 11, 2014
Vienna, Austria - Wiener Konzerthaus | Mozart-Saal
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
with Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Joji Hattori, conductor
February 21, 2014
Austin, TX - Long Center for the Performing Arts
Waxman: Carmen Fantasie
with University of Texas Symphony Orchestra
Gerhardt Zimmermann, conductor
January 19, 2014
Saratoga, CA - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
with Saratoga Symphony
Jason Klein, conductor
November 3, 2013
San Francisco, CA - Nourse Theater
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
with Symphony Parnassus
Stephen Paulson, conductor
February 14, 2013
London, UK - Royal Festival Hall
Valentine’s Day Gala
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 and Navarra, Op. 33
with Philharmonia Orchestra and Jennifer Pike, violin
Joji Hattori, conductor
December 11, 2012
Sarasota, FL - Sarasota Opera House
NPR’s From the Top
Waxman: Carmen Fantasie
with Christopher O’Riley, piano
April 15, 2012
Beijing, China - National Centre for the Performing Arts
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
with China NCPA Orchestra