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'''Kevin Zhu''' (born in December 2000) is an American violinist. He was the first prize winner of the 55th edition of the [[Paganini Competition|International Paganini Competition]] in [[Genoa|Genoa, Italy]].<ref name=":1" /> He is also the first prize winner in the junior division of the 2012 [[Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists]] in [[Beijing|Beijing, China]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Channel|first=The Violin|date=2019-10-02|title=VC YOUNG ARTIST {{!}} Kevin Zhu, 18 – Paganini & Menuhin Competition 1st Prize Winner|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/violinist-vc-young-artist-kevin-zhu/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009.|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, he made his debut at [[Carnegie Hall|Carnegie Hall]] at [[Weill Recital Hall]]. <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Paganini Honors Paganini {{!}} Oct 30, 2019 at 8 PM|url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2019/10/30/Paganini-Honors-Paganini-0800PM|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.carnegiehall.org|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Kevin Zhu''' ({{lang-zh|朱凯源}}, born on November 27, 2000) is an American concert violinist. He is a recipient of the 2021 [[:Avery Fisher Career Grant]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=The Avery Fisher Career Grants {{!}} Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts|url=http://about.lincolncenter.org/programs/program-avery-fisher-artist-program/the-avery-fisher-career-grants|access-date=2021-04-22|website=about.lincolncenter.org}}</ref> and was the first prize winner of the 55th edition of the [[Paganini Competition|International Paganini Competition]] in [[Genoa|Genoa, Italy]], aged just 17.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-04-14|title=BREAKING {{!}} 17 Year Old VC Young Artist Kevin Zhu Awarded 1st Prize at Paganini Competition|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/paganini-international-violin-competition-2018-1st-prize-kevin-zhu/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.theviolinchannel.com|language=en-US}}</ref> He was also the first prize winner in the junior division of the 2012 [[Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists]] in [[Beijing|Beijing, China]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-11-09|title=VC YOUNG ARTIST {{!}} Kevin Zhu — "Absolute Virtuosity, Almost Blinding in its Incredible Purity"|url=https://www.theviolinchannel.com/violinist-vc-young-artist-kevin-zhu/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=www.theviolinchannel.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In 2019, he made his debut at [[Carnegie Hall]] at [[Weill Recital Hall]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Paganini Honors Paganini {{!}} Oct 30, 2019 at 8 PM|url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2019/10/30/Paganini-Honors-Paganini-0800PM|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.carnegiehall.org|language=en}}</ref>


==Biography ==
== 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|San Francisco Conservatory of Music.]] <ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Kevin Zhu|url=https://www.fromthetop.org/musician/kevin-zhu/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=From the Top}}</ref> As a recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, Zhu is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music and studies with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin. <ref name=":0" />
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]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Kevin Zhu|url=https://www.fromthetop.org/musician/kevin-zhu/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=From the Top}}</ref> As a recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, Zhu is studying along with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin.<ref name=":0" />


Following his success at the Menuhin Competition and Paganini competition, Zhu has been a featured soloist with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra<ref>{{Cite web|title=St Valentines Day Gala Concert - Philharmonia Orchestra|url=https://www.weekendnotes.co.uk/st-valentines-day-gala-concert-philharmonia-orchestra/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.weekendnotes.co.uk}}</ref>, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra<ref name=":3" />, the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra, the [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name=":0" />, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra<ref>{{Cite web|last=周冰|title=A celebration in strings|url=http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201912/24/WS5e01576ca310cf3e3558027d.html|access-date=2020-09-13|website=global.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>. He also performs solo recitals across the United States, Italy, Germany, England, and China. Zhu has repeatedly been featured on BBC Radio 3 and NPR’s From the Top<ref name=":4" />.
Following his success at the Menuhin Competition and Paganini competition, Zhu has been a featured soloist with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra,<ref>{{Cite web|title=St Valentines Day Gala Concert - Philharmonia Orchestra|url=https://www.weekendnotes.co.uk/st-valentines-day-gala-concert-philharmonia-orchestra/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.weekendnotes.co.uk}}</ref> the Vienna Chamber Orchestra,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-05-24|title=VC YOUNG ARTIST {{!}} Kevin Zhu, 16 – Youngest Menuhin Competition Prize Winner|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-young-artist-violinist-kevin-zhu/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.theviolinchannel.com|language=en-US}}</ref> the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra, the [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]],<ref name=":0" /> and the China Philharmonic Orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=周冰|title=A celebration in strings|url=http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201912/24/WS5e01576ca310cf3e3558027d.html|access-date=2020-09-13|website=global.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":4" /> 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.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Citation |title=VC LIVE {{!}} 2022 Montréal Chamber Music Festival Presents: Paganini – Date with the Devil |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odlyicIvYDM |language=en |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>


Zhu currently performs on the 1722 ‘Lord Wandsworth’ [[Stradivarius|Stradivarius violin]] — on long term loan to him from the [[Ryuji Ueno Foundation]] and the [[Rare Violins of New York]] "In Consortium".<ref name=":0" />
According to his website https://www.kevinzhuviolin.com/, he is currently working towards performing all 24 of Paganini’s Caprices in one concert. In 2020, we are expected to see him perform 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.


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== Awards and appearances ==
Zhu currently performs on the 1722 ‘Lord Wandsworth’ [[Stradivarius|Stradivarius violin]] loaned from the Ryuji Ueno Foundation and the Rare Violins In Consortium. <ref name=":0" /> He had performed on an old Italian violin made by [[Andrea Guarneri]] <ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Channel|first=The Violin|date=2017-05-24|title=VC YOUNG ARTIST {{!}} Kevin Zhu, 16 – Youngest Menuhin Competition Prize Winner|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-young-artist-violinist-kevin-zhu/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009.|language=en-US}}</ref> loaned from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Channel|first=The Violin|date=2018-04-14|title=BREAKING {{!}} 17 Year Old VC Young Artist Kevin Zhu Awarded 1st Prize at Paganini Competition|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/paganini-international-violin-competition-2018-1st-prize-kevin-zhu/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009.|language=en-US}}</ref>


* Recipient of Kovner Fellowship, Juilliard School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kovner Fellowship Program {{!}} The Juilliard School|url=https://www.juilliard.edu/campus-life/tuition-financial-aid/scholarships-loans-and-grants/kovner-fellowship-program|access-date=2022-01-16|website=www.juilliard.edu}}</ref>
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==Awards and appearances ==
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*2012: Junior Division First prize winner and Composer's prize winner at the [[Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists]]<ref name=":0" />
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* 2018: First prize winner, at the [[Paganini Competition|Paganini International Violin Competition.]]<ref name=":1" />
*2018: Special prizes winner for the "Best performance of a Paganini Caprice" and for "Being the Youngest Finalist", at the [[Paganini Competition|Paganini International Violin Competition.]]<ref name=":1" />
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* 2019: [[Carnegie Hall]] Debut at [[Weill Recital Hall]]<ref name=":2" />
*2021: Awarded a [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]] Avery Fisher Career Grant<ref name=":5" />
*2021: Recipient of a Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-06-17|title=Salon de Virtuosi Announces 2021 Career Grants|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/new-yorks-salon-de-virtuosi-announces-2021-career-grant-recipients/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.theviolinchannel.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
*2024: Fourth prize winner, [[Queen Elisabeth Competition]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Channel |first=The Violin |date=2024-06-01 |title=BREAKING {{!}} Dmytro Udovychenko Awarded 1st Prize at Brussel's Queen Elisabeth Competition |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/dmytro-udovychenko-1st-prize-brussels-queen-elisabeth-international-violin-competition/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=World's Leading Classical Music Platform |language=en-US}}</ref>


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== References ==
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* 2012: First prize winner and Composer's prize, Junior division, [[Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists]] <ref name=":0" />
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* 2019: First prize winner, best performance of Paganini's Caprice and the youngest finalist competitor prizes, [[Paganini Competition|International Paganini Competition]] <ref name=":1" />
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* 2019: [[Carnegie Hall|Carneige Hall]] Debut at [[Weill Recital Hall]] <ref name=":2" />

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==External links ==
== External links ==

* [https://www.kevinzhuviolin.com Official Website]
* [https://www.kevinzhuviolin.com Official Website]


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Kevin Zhu
Born (2000-11-27) November 27, 2000 (age 23)
Maryland, U.S.A.
GenresClassical
InstrumentViolin

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]

Biography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Avery Fisher Career Grants | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts". about.lincolncenter.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c "BREAKING | 17 Year Old VC Young Artist Kevin Zhu Awarded 1st Prize at Paganini Competition". www.theviolinchannel.com. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "VC YOUNG ARTIST | Kevin Zhu — "Absolute Virtuosity, Almost Blinding in its Incredible Purity"". www.theviolinchannel.com. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ^ a b "VC YOUNG ARTIST | Kevin Zhu, 16 – Youngest Menuhin Competition Prize Winner". www.theviolinchannel.com. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. ^ a b "Paganini Honors Paganini | Oct 30, 2019 at 8 PM". www.carnegiehall.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. ^ a b "Kevin Zhu". From the Top. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  7. ^ "St Valentines Day Gala Concert - Philharmonia Orchestra". www.weekendnotes.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  8. ^ 周冰. "A celebration in strings". global.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  9. ^ VC LIVE | 2022 Montréal Chamber Music Festival Presents: Paganini – Date with the Devil, retrieved 2022-10-31
  10. ^ "Kovner Fellowship Program | The Juilliard School". www.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  11. ^ "Salon de Virtuosi Announces 2021 Career Grants". www.theviolinchannel.com. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  12. ^ Channel, The Violin (2024-06-01). "BREAKING | Dmytro Udovychenko Awarded 1st Prize at Brussel's Queen Elisabeth Competition". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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