
Background
Prizes
Making his solo debut at the age of eleven, Ziang Xu studied at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in Liaoning province, China. He pursued his undergraduate studies in the United States at the Mannes School of Music in New York as a student of Vladimir Feltsman and Victor Rosenbaum, with whom he continued to study for his Master of Music degree at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
Ziang has distinguished himself in several international competitions and has performed widely including at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, The Ukrainian Institute of America, Hunter College in New York and at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall.
Ziang is currently studying with Bruce Brubaker as a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the New England Conservatory in Boston, USA.
Upcoming Competition Repertoire
Preliminaries
Preliminary Round 1: 20-Minute Recital
No.1 in C minor
I. Allemande
II. Courante
III. Sarabande
IV. Menuet I
V. Menuet II
VI. Gigue
I. Rockhampton Rag
Preliminary Round 2: 30-Minute Recital
Semi-Finals
Semi Finals Round 1: 65-Minute Recital
I. Allegro
II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
III. Adagio sostenuto
IV. Introduzione. Largo – Fuga: Allegro risoluto
No.2 in D♭ Major
No.2 in E Major
I. Opening
Semi Final Round 2: Chamber Music
I. Vivace, ma non troppo
II. Adagio
III. Allegro molto moderato
I. Allegro vivace
II. Adagio affettuoso
III. Allegro passionate
IV. Allegro molto
I. Spinning Song
Finals
Final Round 1: Concerto with String Orchestra
I. Maestoso
II. Larghetto
III. Allegro vivace
Final Round 2: Concerto with Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro appassionato
III. Andante
IV. Allegretto grazioso