
" Incredible technique married with captivating emotional depth.
KC STUDIO
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. She is additionally an Associated Artist of the Queen Elisabeth Chapel, where she studied with Augustin Dumay.
2022/23 season. Not to be altered without permission.
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VIRTUOSITY MATCHED BY TONAL FLEXIBILITY AND A STRENGTH AND BEAUTY THAT CREATES CHILLS.
BROADWAY WORLD
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UPCOMING
- Sun, Oct 01The SandBox in Sand CityOct 01, 4:00 PM – Oct 02, 6:00 PMThe SandBox in Sand City, 440 Ortiz Ave, Sand City, CA 93955, USAW. A. Mozart - Violin Sonata no. 23 in D, K306 R. Schumann - Piano Trio no. 1 in d minor, Op. 63. With Michelle Djokic, cello, and Julio Elizalde, piano.
- Wed, Nov 01Livorno, ItalyNov 01, 7:00 PM – Nov 02, 7:00 PMLivorno, Italy, Livorno, Province of Livorno, ItalyAlexey Shor - Violin Concerto, "Phantasms"
- Sun, Nov 05New Braunfels, TXNov 05, 4:00 PM – Nov 06, 4:00 PMNew Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels, TX, USAW. A. Mozart - Violin Concerto no. 5, "Turkish"
- Sun, Nov 26Chieti, ItalyNov 26, 7:00 PM – Nov 27, 7:00 PMChieti, Italy, 66100 Chieti, Province of Chieti, ItalyFeaturing works by Robert Schumann, L.v. Beethoven, Sergei Prokofiev, and Alexey Shor.
- Fri, Dec 29Shenzhen Concert HallDec 29, 7:00 PM – Dec 30, 7:00 PMShenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, ChinaP.I. Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, op. 35
- Mon, Jan 01Zhongshan, ChinaJan 01, 2024, 7:00 PM – Jan 02, 2024, 7:00 PMZhongshan, China, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, ChinaP.I. Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, op. 35
- Fri, Feb 23GuangzhouFeb 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – Feb 24, 2024, 7:00 PMGuangzhou , 33 Qing Bo Lu, 二沙岛 Yue Xiu Qu, Guang Zhou Shi, Guang Dong Sheng, China, 510105Alexander Glazunov - Violin Concerto, op. 82
- Thu, Feb 29Shanghai Symphony HallFeb 29, 2024, 7:00 PM – Mar 01, 2024, 7:00 PMShanghai Symphony Hall, China, Shang Hai Shi, Xu Hui Qu, Fu Xing Zhong Lu, 1380号-3 邮政编码: 200031Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto, op. 77
- Sun, Mar 03BeijingMar 03, 2024, 7:00 PM – Mar 04, 2024, 7:00 PMBeijing, China, Bei Jing Shi, Dong Cheng Qu, Dongsi Subdistrict, Beijing, 东直门南大街14号 邮政编码: 100010Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto, op. 77
- Fri, Mar 08Inner Mongolia, ChinaMar 08, 2024, 7:00 PM – Mar 09, 2024, 7:00 PMInner Mongolia, ChinaMax Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 26
- Fri, Mar 15KunmingMar 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – Mar 16, 2024, 7:00 PMKunming, Kunming, Yunnan, ChinaJohannes Brahms - Violin Concerto, 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
F E E D
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
