Zachary Brandon
United States, 27
Zachary Brandon is a laureate of the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, Cooper International Competition and the International Stradivarius Competition. He has been a Semi-Finalist at the Sibelius, Menuhin, Montreal, Sendai and Princess Astrid international violin competitions, earning recognition across North America, Europe and Asia. He has performed at Severance Hall and Carnegie Hall, and is now studying with Augustin Hadelich at the Yale School of Music.
Teachers:
Augustin Hadelich 2026 – present
Jessica Lee 2025
Steven Rose 2021 – 2025
Jaime Laredo 2021 – 2024
Jan Mark Sloman 2021 – 2023
Robert Lipsett 2017 – 2021
Roland and Almita Vamos 2017 – 2021
Preliminaries
Sonata No. 5 in G major for Solo Violin — E. Ysaÿe
Sonata in E minor, K. 304 — W. A. Mozart
Estrellita — M. Ponce (arr. J. Heifetz)
Caprice Nos. 5 and 24, Op. 1 — N. Paganini
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 — L. van Beethoven
Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75 — C. Saint-Saëns
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Carmen Fantasy (after Bizet) — F. Waxman
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 — W. A. Mozart
Liebesleid — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 — P. Tchaikovsky
