{"id":42151,"date":"2026-02-03T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&p=42151"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:35:59","slug":"shaoheng-zhong","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/shaoheng-zhong\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaoheng Zhong"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhen I play the violin,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0like I am sharing a story with the audience.\u00a0It makes me feel very satisfied.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Shaoheng began formal violin studies at the age of five and was soon admitted to the Guangzhou Tianhe Children\u2019s Palace String Orchestra as principal violinist. \u201cMy parents always loved music and therefore sparked my interest in it.\u201d At 12, he placed first in his entrance exams to the Middle School of the Xinghai Conservatory of Music, where he is currently a 10th-grade student under String Department Chair Xin Lin. Shaoheng is also a member of Wei Lu\u2019s joint teaching studio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaoheng\u00a0first gained international recognition in\u00a02019,\u00a0when, at the age of ten, he became the youngest performer to win\u00a0Second\u00a0Prize in Category A\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians. He\u00a0went on to win\u00a0First\u00a0Prize\u00a0of his category\u00a0at the\u00a015th<\/sup> edition of the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition, as well as Second Prize and the\u00a0<\/span>Note di Talento<\/span><\/i> prize \u2014 a special award for Best performance of the commissioned work by Stefano Delle Donne \u2014 at the inaugural Citt\u00e0 di Cremona Competition, where he also was granted the opportunity to perform at the 2024 Stradivari Festival. He was then accepted into the prestigious Morningside Music Bridge program in Boston on a full scholarship (2024-2025). <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2025,\u00a0Shaoheng\u00a0won\u00a0Third\u00a0Prize\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a07<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists, as well as Second Prize at the\u00a0Hengqin International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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PROGRAMME<\/h2>\n

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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
<\/strong>Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002<\/p>\n