Biography
Chinese-American pianist Alexis Zhu has been hailed
for both for her captivatingly
sincere and exhilarating performances. Recognized as one of the most exciting
new pianists of her generation, she was the 1st Prize Winner in the Senior Division
William Garrison International Piano Competition and has performed in such
venues as
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as well as the La Gesse Music Festival
in
France. In 2010, she was
chosen as the soloist to perform Mozart's Piano of
Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K 453 under the distinguished conductor, Philippe
Entremont at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
She has made numerous appearances in music festivals; as a
Cliburn Young Artist,
at the Las Vegas Music Festival, Pianofest in the Hamptons, the Bowdoin
International Music Festival, and
the Mannes International Keyboard Institute
and Festival. As an active chamber musician, she collaborates and performs with
musicians
of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and
can be seen regularly as a
guest artist with the Opus Nine Ensemble in New York.
Ms. Zhu is also a noted Pedagogue known for producing successful students. She
has been invited to lecture at such venues at the 2008 World Piano Pedagogy
Conference and also teaches both in a
private studio in New York City, as well as
on the Piano Faculty of the Pre-college/Preparatory Division of
the Peabody
Conservatory in Baltimore, MD where she oversees a studio of
talented young
pianists. Her students have achieved recognition and won prizes in various
International Piano Competitions.
Ms. Zhu is currently finishing up her D.M.A. with Phillip
Kawin at the Manhattan
School of Music. M.M.- The Peabody Conservatory with Yong Hi Moon. B.M.
-the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; with Arthur Greene. Other teachers and
mentors have included Boris Slutsky, Paul Schenly, Logan Skelton, Oleg
Barsov,
Zalina Gurevich, and Boaz Sharon. She has performed in
masterclasses for artists
such as Jerome Lowenthal, Tamas Ungar, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Vladimir
Feltsman,
Jerome Rose, Alexander Korsantia, Susan Starr, and Nelita True.
Ms. Zhu is currently living and based out of New York City.
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