Romance and Fantasy:- Clarinet and Viola concert

Program

Schumann Fairy-Tale Pictures for piano and viola, Op.113

J.Brahms: Sonate in F minor, Op.120

----Intermission----

Schumann Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet & Piano Op 73

Brahms Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op.120, No.2, 1st & 2nd movement.

Max Bruch：8 pieces for clarinet, viola and piano. Op.83

Zheng Lihui - Clarinet

At the age of 12, he was admitted by the middle school affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music. He studied with professor Yuanfu Huang. During the study middle school of central conservatory, he was also studying with Keith Lipson and Professor Yehuda Gilad.

At the age of 17, Lirui Zheng admitted by the Juilliard School, studying with the principal clarinet of New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Mcgill, and he was admitted as the only clarinet undergraduate student of the year.

He won the first prize in the Italian Calino International Clarinet Competition, the first prize of the American wind International Music Competition, and the first prize of the Vienna "Grand Virtuoso" International Music Competition.

He has cooperated with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra and the Heilongjiang Symphony Orchestra.

He has played concerts in the Musikverein, the Carnegie Hall, the Beijing Zhongshan Concert Hall, the Beijing Concert Hall, the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, and the Suzhou Culture and Art Center.

He was featured as principal clarinet during Youth Symphony Orchestra of China's concert tour in 2016, including countries such as Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. In 2019, he successfully toured among the Beijing Zhongshan Concert Hall, the Tianjin Theatre, the Tangshan Theatre and the Baoding Guan Hanqing Theatre.

Viola: Haoyang Shi

Haoyang is currently a bachelor of music candidate at the New England Conservatory of Music, where she studies with Nicholas Cords. Previous teachers include Hai Cao, who she studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in China before coming to Boston. In 2010, she was invited to participate in the international viola festival of the central music conservatory fo music and was praised as the youngest violist. In 2015, she had the chance studied with Professor Wolfgang Klos of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria, and was invited to play Bach Suite in Saint Peter's Basilica. In May 2016, Haoyang had a cultural exchange tour with china Junior Symphony Orchestra of Central Conservatory of Music led by Chinese famous conductor Xincao Li, which was highly praised by musicians from many countries. At the same time, she cooperated with the famous Chinese violinist See-Ching Lyu in the famed traditional Chinese song The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto. In 2019, Haoyang was selected by NYO Chinese youth symphony orchestra to European Tour as the principal viola. She is an active participant in numerous masterclasses with Nobuko Imai, Robert Diaz, Michael Kugel.

Piano: Jia Fang

Jia Fang, born in 1999. She is the winner of numerous national and international competitions, currently studying with prof.Danwen Wei at Central Conservatory of Music(CCOM).

She was invited as organising committee appointed piano coach and official pianist in several music festivals and competitions, including 2018 Central Conservatory of Music - the 3rd International Clarinet Festival, 2019 the 1st Buffet Crampon Clarinet Competition, 2019 China Lanzhou International Clarinet & Saxophone Festival and etc.

She has performed at National Centre for the Performing Arts, CCTV(China Central Television), Beijing Concert Hall and etc. She has performed with China National Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the National Ballet of China, Tianjin Symphony Orchestra of China, Brunensis Virtuosi Orchestra.