Aozhe Zhang
China, 18
Aozhe Zhang is a second-level senior at the Music Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He began learning the violin at the age of three and a half, and at seventeen won First Prize at the 58th Premio Paganini International Violin Competition. He has since been invited to perform in numerous cities across China and Europe, earning widespread acclaim for his performances.
Teachers:
Xian He 2017 – present
Xinhua Liu 2011 – 2017
Preliminaries
Sonata No. 5 in G major — E. Ysaÿe
Caprice Nos. 7 and 24, Op. 1 — N. Paganini
Sonata in A major, K. 305 — W. A. Mozart
Bess, You is My Woman Now — G. Gershwin (arr. J. Heifetz)
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 — L. van Beethoven
Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a — S. Prokofiev
I Palpiti, Op. 13 — N. Paganini
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 — W. A. Mozart
Tambourin chinois — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 — J. Sibelius
