Zhanbo Zheng, Viola
Known for his "beautiful tone and control, tremendous energy and thoughtful
musicality" (Violinist), violist Zhanbo Zheng was the first Chinese to win the
Primrose International Viola Competition. He has also taken top prizes in other
major competitions including the Irving M. Klein International String Competition
and the Washington International Competition for Strings. He was also a recipient
of the Emerging Artist Award from the Saint Botolph Club Foundation.
An avid chamber musician, Zheng has collaborated with distinguished artists, such
as Jonathan Biss, Anthony McGill, Pamela Frank, Gary Hoffman, and others. He
has been invited to perform at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society as a guest
artist, and his music festival appearances include Marlboro Music Festival,
Music@Menlo, Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Verbier Festival Academy,
Caramoor Evnin Rising Stars, and Cleveland ChamberFest. Zheng has performed
in leading venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and Kaufman Music Center.
As a soloist, Zheng has performed with orchestras such as the Santa Barbara
Chamber Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, San Jose Chamber
Orchestra, China Broadcasting Performing Arts Orchestra, and EOS Repertoire
Orchestra of CCOM. In 2014, sent by the Ministry of Culture, he was selected for
an exchange activity between China and Germany, hosted by China Education
Association for International Exchange. He has also participated in the recording
project “My Concert Hall — The Classical Music Appreciation,” which was
proposed by Li Lanqing, the former Premier of the State Council of China.
Zheng earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the New England
Conservatory where he studied with Kim Kashkashian, Miriam Fried, and
Dominique Eade. He was a recipient of NEC’s prestigious Presidential Scholarship
and graduated with top Academic Honors. Recently, he received his Artist Diploma
from the Juilliard School under the mentorship of Paul Neubauer.
musicality" (Violinist), violist Zhanbo Zheng was the first Chinese to win the
Primrose International Viola Competition. He has also taken top prizes in other
major competitions including the Irving M. Klein International String Competition
and the Washington International Competition for Strings. He was also a recipient
of the Emerging Artist Award from the Saint Botolph Club Foundation.
An avid chamber musician, Zheng has collaborated with distinguished artists, such
as Jonathan Biss, Anthony McGill, Pamela Frank, Gary Hoffman, and others. He
has been invited to perform at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society as a guest
artist, and his music festival appearances include Marlboro Music Festival,
Music@Menlo, Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Verbier Festival Academy,
Caramoor Evnin Rising Stars, and Cleveland ChamberFest. Zheng has performed
in leading venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and Kaufman Music Center.
As a soloist, Zheng has performed with orchestras such as the Santa Barbara
Chamber Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, San Jose Chamber
Orchestra, China Broadcasting Performing Arts Orchestra, and EOS Repertoire
Orchestra of CCOM. In 2014, sent by the Ministry of Culture, he was selected for
an exchange activity between China and Germany, hosted by China Education
Association for International Exchange. He has also participated in the recording
project “My Concert Hall — The Classical Music Appreciation,” which was
proposed by Li Lanqing, the former Premier of the State Council of China.
Zheng earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the New England
Conservatory where he studied with Kim Kashkashian, Miriam Fried, and
Dominique Eade. He was a recipient of NEC’s prestigious Presidential Scholarship
and graduated with top Academic Honors. Recently, he received his Artist Diploma
from the Juilliard School under the mentorship of Paul Neubauer.