Zhang Zuo

Zhang Zuo was born in the Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen; she started learning the piano at the age of five. She has studied at Shenzhen Arts School and in the US, as well as in other countries. She obtained her Masters Degree at Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and continues to receive guidance from Alfred Brendel. Zhang Zuo has won First Prize at the 1st International Piano Concerto Competition in China, at the Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition in the US and at the Krainev International Piano Competition in Ukraine. Audiences are riveted by her individual, unique interpretations, and her unpretentious, natural character ensures that she is able to connect with them on a direct level. The Los Angeles Times has praised her creative maturity as “a powerful, passionate and compelling representation of pure artistry”. 2017 marked the year of her first performance at the Ruhr Piano Festival.