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ReviewBook review: Bows, Strings and Dreams
Lauren Wesley-Smith reviews the autobiography of 16-year-old violin wunderkind Leia Zhu
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #25: Leia Zhu on performance and outreach
’It’s very exciting to be able to bring the live experience to the community. Hopefully they have a great time and fall in love with classical music!’
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NewsLondon Mozart Players name violin prodigy Leia Zhu as artist in residence
The 14-year-old violinist will begin her residency with a performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on 9 October, as well as enjoying mentorship opportunities from members of the orchestra
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NewsViolin prodigy Leia Zhu to perform at free BMW Classics concert in Trafalgar Square
The 14-year-old will perform with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle
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VideoWhen young violinist Leia Zhu met the great Ida Haendel
In this video, made by young violinist siblings Leia and Leo Zhu during lockdown, Leia pays homage to the great violinist Ida Haendel, who died on 1 July 2020 at the age of 96. Also shared is footage of Leia’s meeting with Haendel in February 2018 (from 3.30). The video ...
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Video12-year-old violinist Leia Zhu plays Kodály with cellist Amit Peled
12-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Zoltan Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 with cellist Amit Peled. The performance was recorded live in Eilon, Israel, this month. Amit Peled has recently been appointed music director of CityMusic Cleveland. Read more here.
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VideoLeia Zhu plays Carmen Fantasie
Twelve-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasie at the Strauss Municipal Conservatory in Akko, Israel on 15 January 2019. Conductor: Barak Tal Orchestra: Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble
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FocusA blizzard of brilliance: Postcard from Novosibirsk
Now in its fifth year, the Trans-Siberian Art Festival continues to attract both acclaimed artists and exciting new talent to the snowy Russian city of Novosibirsk, from where Tom Stewart reports
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Video11-year-old Leia Zhu performs early Mendelssohn concerto
In this video, violinist Leia Zhu, born in the UK in October 2006, performs the Mendelssohn’s early D minor Violin Concerto with the Kazan Chamber Orchestra ‘La Primavera’ conducted by Rustem Abyazov. The concert took place on 14 March 2018.
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VideoPaganini La Campanella | Leia Zhu
Filmed live in Miami on 7 February 2018 this video features 11-year-old Leia Zhu playing La Campanella, the final movement of Paganini’s Violin Concerto no.2, accompanied by Rustam Rahmedov
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VideoTen-year-old Leia Zhu plays Schubert Violin Sonata no.1 in D Major
Leia Zhu was born in Newcastle (UK) in 2006 and is currently a student at the Junior Guildhall in London and privately with Itzhak Rashkovsky.
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Article10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Paganini's First Violin Concerto
10-year-old British violinist Leia Zhu performs Paganini's First Violin Concerto at the Leonidas Kavakos masterclass in Athens, Greece in April 2017. Her piano accompanist is Ai Motohashi.Zhu is currently studying with Professor Itzhak Rashkovsky and is a regular participant in Zakhar Bron’s violin masterclasses in Switzerland.Watch: 8-year-old Leia ...
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Article10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto
10-year-old Leia Zhu performs Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto with the Silk Street Sinfonia in London on 10 December 2016.Watch the young violinist performing the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Surgut Philharmonic conducted by Denis Kirpanev in April 2016.A student of Itzhak Rashkovsky, the ...
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Article9-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Sibelius Humoresque
In the video above violinist Leia Zhu, aged 9, makes her debut at London's Barbican Centre, performing Sibelius Humoresque op.87 no.2 with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Ash on 21 September 2016.Watch the young violinist performing the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto ...
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Article9-year-old Leia Zhu performs Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
9-year-old Leia Zhu performs the second and third movements of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Surgut Philharmonic conducted by Denis Kirpanev in April 2016.A student of Itzhak Rashkovsky, the young violinist won the International Russian Rotary Music Competition in Moscow in September 2015 – watch her performing Mendelssohn ...
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Article9-year-old violinist Leia Zhu performs Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois
Leia Zhu, aged nine, performs Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois in the first round of the 2015 International ‘Nutcracker’ Contest for Young Musicians in Moscow in December 2015 - which she won. Watch her performing Mendelssohn in the competition final.A student of Itzhak Rashkovsky, the young violinist won the International ...
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Article9-year-old violinist Leia Zhu gives winning Mendelssohn performance at Moscow ‘Nutcracker’ Contest
Leia Zhu, aged nine, won first prize in the stringed instrument category of the 2015 International ‘Nutcracker’ Contest for Young Musicians in Moscow on 7 December. The UK violinist is the youngest contestant to win a gold medal in the competition's 16-year history.This year the televised contest received ...
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Article8-year-old Leia Zhu gives winning Mendelssohn Violin Concerto performance
British violinist Leia Zhu has won the International Russian Rotary Music Competition in Moscow, open to children aged between 8 and 12, in string, wind, piano and harp disciplines. Zhu is the youngest prize winner in the competition's 13-year history, receiving a prize of $3000. In the ...
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ArticleLeia Zhu, aged 8, gives winning performance of Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto
British violinist Leia Zhu, aged 8, has been named the youngest ever winner of the International Competition ‘Young Virtuosos’ in Sophia, Bulgaria. The competition's 2015 edition included violin, viola, cello and percussion categories, each divided into four age groups.Zhu won her violin category (up to the age of ...