Haochen Zhang

Zhang began studying piano at three and a half and gave his debut recital at the Shanghai Music Hall at the age of five, performing Haydn and Mozart sonatas, in addition to all 15 of Bach’s two-part inventions.{{cite web|title=Big Spring Herald|url=http://www.bigspringherald.com/content/van-cliburn-gold-medalist-perform-symphony|website=Van Cliburn gold medalist to perform with symphony|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174257/http://www.bigspringherald.com/content/van-cliburn-gold-medalist-perform-symphony|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=dead}} By six, he gave his orchestral debut playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto K. 467 with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded first prize at the Shanghai Piano Competition at the age of seven and again at nine. At eleven, Zhang gave tours in all the major cities in China performing Beethoven and Mozart Sonatas and the complete Chopin Etudes Op. 10. At twelve, Zhang won the 4th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the competition.{{cite web|last1=Hodgins|first1=Paul|title=Chinese pianist is veteran at 26|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/concerto-741102-tchaikovsky-different.html|website=Orange County Register|access-date=14 March 2017}} In 2004, he made his debut at the 49th International Chopin Festival in Duszniki, Poland, performing the complete Chopin Etudes Op. 25.{{cite web|title=Piano recital by Zhang Haochen|url=http://www.szdaily.com/content/2015-11/30/content_12540167.htm|website=Shenzhen Daily|access-date=14 March 2017}}

In 2005, Zhang moved to the United States to attend the Curtis Institute of Music with a full-tuition scholarship as a Harold and Helene Schonberg Fellow to study under the world-renowned Gary Graffman, who also taught Lang Lang and Yuja Wang.{{cite web|title=Haochen Zhang Replaces Yuja Wang on the March 11 Alumni Recital Series|url=https://www.curtis.edu/about-curtis/press-media-room/news-archive/2010/haochen-zhang-relaces-yuja-wang-on-march-11-alumni-recital-series.html|website=Curtis Institute of Music|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174133/https://www.curtis.edu/about-curtis/press-media-room/news-archive/2010/haochen-zhang-relaces-yuja-wang-on-march-11-alumni-recital-series.html|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=dead}} The following year, he made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra performing Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto.

In October 2007, at just 17 years of age Zhang became the youngest winner of the China International Piano Competition;{{cite web|last1=Patterson|first1=David|title=Young Haochen Zhang's Boston Debut|url=http://www.classical-scene.com/2010/12/04/young/|website=The Boston Musical Intelligencer|access-date=14 March 2017}} and in 2008, at the age of 18, he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Youth Symphony performing Mozart's D minor Concerto K.466 and the world premiere of a commissioned work by Ryan Gallagher.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/arts/music/02yout.html?_r=1 | work=The New York Times | title=Young Hands in the Center of an Unforgiving Spotlight | first=Allan | last=Kozinn | date=December 2, 2008 | access-date=May 4, 2010}}

In June 2009, Zhang became the first Chinese competitor to be awarded the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.Jean-Pierre Thiollet, 88 notes pour piano solo, Neva Editions, 2015, p.72. {{ISBN|978-2-3505-5192-0}} As part of his prize package, Zhang received commission-free artist management from the Van Cliburn Foundation for three seasons following the competition. Immediately after winning the Gold Medal, Zhang embarked on an extensive three-year tour across the United States and abroad playing an incredible 200 concerts in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, including solos at distinguished festivals such as Beijing Music Festival and the Gilmore International Keyboard Music Festival.{{cite web|title=Zhang Haochen Piano Recital|url=http://www.timeoutshanghai.com/features/Performing_Arts-Classical_Music/31454/Zhang-Haochen-Piano-Recital.html|website=Time Out Shanghai|access-date=14 March 2017}}

February 10, 2017 Zhang released his first studio album on BIS Records including Schumann's Kinderszenen, Liszt's Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, Brahms's Three Intermezzi, and Janácek's Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, "From the Street."{{cite web|last1=Dobrin|first1=Peter|title=Classical picks|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20170219_Classical_picks_.html|website=Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=14 March 2017}}

He is currently managed by Kanzen Arts{{cite web|title=Haochen Zhang|url=http://www.kanzenarts.com/artist.php?id=hzhang|website=Kanzen Arts|access-date=7 November 2017}} and KAJIMOTO.{{cite web|title=Haochen Zhang Profile|url=http://www.kajimotomusic.com/en/artists/k=104/|website=KAJIMOTO|access-date=14 March 2017}}

Zhang has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Mariinsky Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and has played concerts throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States including Aspen Music Festival.{{cite web|title=Haochen Zhang - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra|url= https://www.mso.com.au/behind-the-music/guest-artists/haochen-zhang |website=Melbourne Symphony Orchestra|access-date=August 8, 2023}}{{cite web|title=The SF Symphony's 10th Anniversary Chinese New Year Concert & Celebration|url=http://www.sanfrancisco.com/the-sf-symphonys-10th-anniversary-chinese-new-year-concert-and-celebration-e803441|website=SanFrancisco.com|access-date=14 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Haochen Zhang|url=http://www.interlude.hk/front/haochen-zhang/|website=Interlude|access-date=14 March 2017}}

In April 2013, Zhang made his debut in Munich with the Munich Philharmonic and the late maestro Lorin Maazel. In 2014, he made his debut at the BBC Proms with Yu Long and the China Philharmonic playing Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1.

In October 2017, Zhang replaced Lang Lang, whose arm was injured, in China NCPA's Carnegie Hall debut led by Lü Jia.{{cite web|title=Pianist Haochen Zhang Steps in for Lang Lang as Soloist with China NCPA Orchestra on Monday, October 30|url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Article.aspx?id=4295033087|website=Carnegie Hall|access-date=7 November 2017}}

In January 2020, Zhang made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in a Lunar New Year concert with Long Yu{{cite web |last1=Sobel |first1=Jon |title=Concert Review: New York Philharmonic - Lunar New Year Celebration |url=https://blogcritics.org/concert-review-new-york-philharmonic-lunar-new-year-celebration/ |website=Blogcritics |access-date=3 October 2022}} and he returned for his New York Philharmonic subscription debut with Anna Rakitina in March 2022.{{cite web |last1=Barone |first1=Joshua |title=Review: Two Artists Arrive at the Philharmonic, Loudly |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-review.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=3 October 2022}}

Zhang is based in Philadelphia. He has interests in many other fields, including history and literature.{{cite web|last1=Pellegrini|first1=Nancy|title=Zhang Haochen: Child prodigy turned superstar pianist|url=http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Classical__Performance/147470/Zhang-Haochen-Child-prodigy-turned-superstar-pianist.html|website=Time Out Beijing|access-date=14 March 2017}}

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