PINHUA ZENG

CHINA

  • date of birth: October 21, 1996
  • graduate of the Juilliard School, where he studied with Li Lin and Joel Smirnoff and is currently studying a Master’s program at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz with Silvia Marcovici;
  • participated at the Meadowmount School of Music, Heifetz Institute of Music, and the Salzburg Festival.

Prizes: 1st Prize at the 2017 New York International Virtuoso Competition, Leopold Mozart Violin Competition in 2019, Schoenfeld Competition in 2018 and the Harbin International Competition

Program:

First Round

Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in G minor for Solo Violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K. 216

Paganini Caprice No. 1

Second Round

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major Op. 24, Spring

Enescu “Ménétrier” from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28

Wieniawski Scherzo-Tarantelle Op. 16

Semifinal

Franck Violin Sonata in A major

Enescu Sonata No. 2 in F minor for Violin and Piano Op. 6

Sarasate Carmen Fantasy Op. 25

Final

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47