Violin 2019 EDITION
First Prize Laureate and Radio-Canada Audience Award
Biography 2019: Hao Zhou studied at the Colburn Music Conservatory with Martin Beaver. In 2015, he won the American String Teachers Association National Solo Competition and has distinguished himself at the Dorothy Chandler Spotlight Competition, the Downey Young Artists Concerto Competition, as well as the Edith Knox Performance Competiton. He is an active chamber orchestra musician and won Third prize at the 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition with the Viano Quartet. On his downtime, Hao likes to read and study reverse engineering to understand how things are made and how they work. His favorite book, however, is a novel: Life of Pi by Canadian author Yann Martel. “It’s a unique and captivating story; it brings perspective and provokes thought.” He will be performing on a Carl Becker violin made in 1936.
Hao Zhou is generously sponsored by Ann Birks.
VIDEOS
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Program VIOLIN 2019
First Round
Messiaen: Thème et variations
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 – Andante, Allegro
Wieniawski: Polonaise de concert in A major, Op. 21 No. 2
Semi-final
Mozart: Sonata No. 35 in A major, K. 526
Franck: Sonata in A major, FWV 8
Oesterle: sSand alone
Ravel: Tzigane
Final
Chostakovitch | Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
