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" Incredible technique married with captivating emotional depth.

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Lauded as one of today's probing musical voices infused with searing virtuosity, Nancy Zhou is the winner of the 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition. With a robust online presence that seeks to invigorate appreciation for the art and science of the violin, her thoughtful musicianship resonates with a global audience in such a way that brings her on stage with leading orchestras around the world.

Making her orchestral debut at the age of 13 with her hometown orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, Nancy went on to collaborate with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Munich Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony,  among others. She has collaborated with conductors such as Jaap van Zweden, Sakari Oramo, Peter Oundjian, Eun Sun Kim, Christoph Poppen, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Michael Stern, Darrell Ang, Jurjen Hempel, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, and Ken-David Masur.

Alongside projects undertaken as a soloist, Nancy holds interest in chamber music and providing guidance to young musicians. As a collaborator, she has performed at the Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Tongyeong Music Festival, Festpiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Festival de Coimbra, the Marvão Festival, and the Paganini Genova Festival. In 2017, she was invited by the Encore Chamber Music Festival to serve as guest artist and faculty member. She is a regular guest educator at summer festivals, holding masterclasses at various institutions and conducting private classes. Since the spring of 2020, Nancy devotes time to a private online studio, teaching a number of students across the globe and presenting public group classes on fundamental training and cultivating mindful awareness.

The past seasons, Nancy has endeavored to explore works outside the traditional oeuvre. In collaboration with the New Jersey Symphony and conductor Xian Zhang, she presented Zhao Jiping's first violin concerto at Alice Tully Hall, as well as gave the US premiere of Unsuk Chin's "Gran Cadenza" for two solo violins with Anne-Sophie Mutter across the US. In the forthcoming season, she will perform Chen Qigang's "La joie de la souffrance" with the Rogue Valley Symphony and embark on a collaborative project with Vivian Fung, commissioning the Canadian-born Chinese composer to write a work for solo violin and electronics so as to explore the intersection of the violinist's personal family oral history, folk minority culture, and, indeed, music. 

Born in Texas to Chinese immigrant parents, Nancy began the violin under the guidance of her father. She went on to study with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory while pursuing her interest in literature at Harvard University. Additionally, she is an Associated Artist of the Queen Elisabeth Chapel, Professor of Violin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and is Artist-in-Residence of the Santa Cruz Symphony.

2024/2025 season. Not to be altered without permission.

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  • Sun, Dec 08
    San Diego
    Dec 08, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    San Diego, 9390 Mandeville Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
    Vivian Fung - Violin Concerto no. 1
  • Fri, Jan 24
    Sol Joseph Hall
    Jan 24, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Sol Joseph Hall, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
    Johannes Brahms - Sonata no. 1, op. 78, Sonata no. 2, op. 100, Sonata no. 3, op. 108. With Evan Wong, piano.
  • Fri, Jan 31
    State Theatre New Jersey
    Jan 31, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    State Theatre New Jersey , 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
    Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
  • Sat, Feb 01
    New Jersey Performing Arts Centre
    Feb 01, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    New Jersey Performing Arts Centre, 1 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
    Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
  • Sun, Feb 02
    Mayo Performing Arts Centre
    Feb 02, 2025, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Mayo Performing Arts Centre, 100 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA
    Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
  • Sun, Feb 09
    Guadalajara
    Feb 09, 2025, 7:00 PM – Feb 14, 2025, 11:00 PM
    Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
    Recital program featuring works by Respighi, Franck, Bartók, and Pärt.
  • Mon, Feb 24
    Sol Joseph Hall
    Feb 24, 2025, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
    Sol Joseph Hall, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
    Featuring works by Respighi, Franck, Pärt, and Stravinsky. With Eric Zivian, piano.
  • Sat, Mar 01
    Jordan Hall
    Mar 01, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Featuring works by Stravinsky, Respighi, Franck, and Pärt. With Weicong Zhang, piano.
  • Sun, Apr 13
    Guadalajara
    Apr 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – Apr 16, 2025, 11:00 PM
    Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
    Recital featuring works by Stravinsky, Respighi, Franck, and Pärt.
  • Sat, Apr 19
    Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
    Apr 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, S611, Second Floor, 1 Utama E, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
    Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 26
  • Sun, Apr 20
    Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
    Apr 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, S611, Second Floor, 1 Utama E, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
    Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 26
  • Sat, May 10
    Berger Center
    May 10, 2025, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    Berger Center, Berger Center, 6633 Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95409, USA
    Featuring works by Bach, Bartók, Ysaÿe, Kreisler.
  • Fri, May 30
    Teatro Adundacion
    May 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Teatro Adundacion, Rúa Policarpo Sanz, 13, 36202 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
    P. I. Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, op. 35
  • Sat, May 31
    Lugo
    May 31, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Lugo, Lugo, Spain
    P. I. Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, op. 35
  • Fri, Jun 20
    Guiyang Grand Theater
    Jun 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Guiyang Grand Theater, China, Gui Zhou Sheng, Gui Yang Shi, Nan Ming Qu, 新华路212号 邮政编码: 550002
    Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto, op. 14
  • Sun, Jul 20
    Hangzhou Grand Theater
    Jul 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Hangzhou Grand Theater, China, Zhe Jiang Sheng, Hang Zhou Shi, Jiang Gan Qu, 新业路39号 邮政编码: 310016
    D. Shostakovich - Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 77

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A CHARISMATIC, THOUGHTFUL, AND STRONG ARTISTIC PERSONALITY COUPLED WITH MUSICAL SENSIBILITY AND IMAGINATION.

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER

A CHARISMATIC, THOUGHTFUL, AND STRONG ARTISTIC PERSONALITY COUPLED WITH MUSICAL SENSIBILITY AND IMAGINATION.

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER

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A CHARISMATIC, THOUGHTFUL, AND STRONG ARTISTIC PERSONALITY COUPLED WITH MUSICAL SENSIBILITY AND IMAGINATION.

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER

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The events of 2020 have galvanized me into keeping a practice journal as a form of refocus, renewed motivation, and contribution to the community. Almost daily, I jot down findings and insights that I gather- this helps me keep track of progress and cultivate mindfulness of methodical practice. I hope you enjoy this digital version.

 

- Nancy 

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A COMPLETE MUSICIAN WITH A SENSITIVE, RICH PERSONALITY.

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