Kevin Zhu

KEVIN ZHU (Аmerican violinist) first came to international attention with early successes at the Yehudi Menuhin and Paganini Competitions. His young career has since taken him to renowned concert halls across the globe, ranging from the Konzerthaus Berlin to the Esplanade in Singapore, London’s Royal Festival Hall to the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, and Bozar Brussels to The Kennedy Center. Favourite performing memories include concerts on Paganini’s famous violin ‘Il Cannone’, invitations to the Moritzburg Festival in Germany and a performance of Kreisler’s Liebesfreud for the pandemic-era Musical Storefronts series in New York City. He has earned praise in varying repertoire for both “infinite delicacy” and “wild intensity” (RTBF Belgium). His playing is acclaimed for “absolute virtuosity, almost blinding in its incredible purity” (L’ape musicale) yet also “has soul, character, an inner life, with meticulousness and a great deal of sensitivity” (Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten). Kevin studied with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin at The Juilliard School, where he holds a Bachelor’s degree. He performs on the c1700 “ex-Petri” Antonio Stradivari violin, on loan from the “Ryuji Ueno” Foundation and “Rare Violins in Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative”.