XII International Balys Dvarionas Competition for Young Pianists. B group

Huichen Zhu

Huichen Zhu (2009)

| China

Middle School Affiliated to China Conservatory of Music

Professor | Shuman Ren

I am 14 years old and I come from Beijing, China. Currently, I am studying at The Affiliated High School of China Conservatory of Music. Since a very young age, I have been devoted to music, which has been an essential part of my life. I enjoy rich, delicate and brisk tunes, which are coherent and broad. In 2020, I won the 1st prize at the VI International Music Festival of Melbourne-Beijing Region Qualification Trials. In 2023, I participated in Irvine Conservatory International Music Competition and won the 1st prize. As a result, I was invited to perform at the winners' concert and awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in 2024. In January 2024, I won the silver award at the V Ferenc Liszt International Youth Piano Competition (China Semi Finals). In the future, I hope to have more opportunities to perform, making my skills and performance more recognizable, approved and appreciated. I really admire the First Snowflakes by Balys Dvarionas, and I sincerely hope to have the chance to perform this beautiful piece on the stage in Lithuania.

I ROUND

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 13 · B flat major · KV 333
    • I. Allegro
  • Gabriel Fauré | Nocturne No. 6 · D flat major · Op. 63
  • Franz Liszt | "Grandes études de Paganini": Etude No.5 "La Chasse" ("The Hunt")· Allegretto · E major · S. 141/5
  • II ROUND

  • Balys Dvarionas | „Žiemos eskizai ( "Winter Sketches"): No. 1 "Pirmosios snaigės" ("The First Snowflakes")
  • Frederic Chopin | "12 Etudes", Op. 10: Etude No. 5 "Black Keys" · G flat major · Op. 10/5
  • Witold Lutosławski | "Two Studies for Piano"
    • I. Allegro
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport · K. 573

  • Performance time: Apr 16 14:44 - 15:00 Music Academy of Vytautas Magnus University, 101 aud. (V. Čepinskio g. 5, Kaunas)

    Winners

     

    Final

    Arijus Šereckis Apr 16 14:00 - 14:14
    Daumantas Gudaitis Apr 16 14:14 - 14:29
    Camille Valla Pesendorfer Apr 16 16:24 - 16:40
    Robert Andžejevskij Apr 16 14:29 - 14:44
    Huichen Zhu Apr 16 14:44 - 15:00
    Aurelija Vanagaitė Apr 16 15:20 - 15:38
    Xinrong Qiao Apr 16 15:38 - 16:01
    Pijus Pirogovas Apr 16 16:01 - 16:24

    I ROUND

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