Haochen Zhang

China
Age 19

"Zhang . . . demonstrated a musical maturity almost unimaginable in one so young."
- Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News

"Zhang impressed with depth of musical understanding and subtle expressive nuance . . . at the competition's end, he was the musician I'd walk across town to hear."
- Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News

The youngest participant in the 2009 Cliburn Competition, Haochen Zhang gave his debut recital at the Shanghai Music Hall at the age of five, performing all of Bach’s two-part inventions, as well as sonatas by Haydn and Mozart. He performed with orchestra at age six, and moved to the United States at fifteen to attend the Curtis Institute of Music. First-prize winner of the 2007 China International Piano Competition, Mr. Zhang has performed with the China National Symphony Orchestra, Krakow State Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and has concertized throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States. He also excels at ping pong and enjoys writing poetry ... read full bio

PRELIMINARY RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 110
Chopin Polonaise-fantasie in A-flat major, Op. 61
Stravinsky Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka

SEMIFINAL RECITAL
Chopin Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 28
Bates White Lies for Lomax
Liszt Spanish Rhapsody

SEMIFINAL CHAMBER
Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

FINAL RECITAL
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Ravel Gaspard de la nuit

FINAL CONCERTI
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16