Ravel · Liszt Zee Zee, Philharmonia Orchestra & Paavo Järvi

• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83
• 1 Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: 1. Allegramente 08:43
• 2 Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: 2. Adagio assai 10:07
• 3 Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: 3. Presto 04:07
• Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55:
• 4 Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: 1. Ondine 06:44
• 5 Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: 2. Le Gibet 06:17
• 6 Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: 3. Scarbo 09:26
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125:
• 7 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125: 1. Adagio sostenuto assai 05:34
• 8 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125: 2. Allegro agitato assai 01:52
• 9 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125: 3. Allegro moderato 05:00
• 10 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125: 4. Allegro deciso 02:54
• 11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125: 5. Marziale un poco meno Allegro 03:46
• 12 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125: 6. Allegro animato 01:54
• Total Runtime 01:06:24

Info for Ravel · Liszt

Zee Zee began her musical training in Germany at the age of five. Upon returning to her native China, she became one of the most sought after young artists in the nation, collaborating with leading Chinese orchestras including the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Shanghai Philharmonic and Beijing Symphony Orchestra.

Zee Zee has been described as "full of enthusiasm and glamour, radiating the vigor of youth" (Chinese Gramophone). Her interpretations and communicative abilities have been praised as "taking us to another reality…bright, expressive and moving to the extreme" (Belgischer Rundfunk) while her creative maturity has been hailed as "a powerful, passionate and compelling representation of pure artistry" (Los Angeles Times).

Zee Zee, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, conductor

Zee Zee (Zuo Zhang)
has performed with leading orchestras worldwide such as the BBC Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Belgian National Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tonhalle Zurich, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Seattle Symphony and Pasadena Symphony.

Zee Zee regularly works with some of today’s leading conductors, including Marin Alsop, Charles Dutoit, Domingo Hindoyan, Michał Nesterowicz, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Paavo Järvi, Neeme Järvi, and Xian Zhang. She played at prestigious venues and festivals including Wigmore Hall, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Vancouver Recital Society, Lucerne Festival, the Gilmore Festival, Aspen Festival and Ravinia Festival.

A passionate chamber musician, Zee Zee frequently performs with the Z.E.N. Trio alongside violinist Esther Yoo and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan. The trio tours throughout the world. They had their first US tour in October 2019 and then toured in Australia in August 2022.

In October 2019, Universal released her first album, featuring Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G and Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Zee Zee’s latest solo album Journey, which features works from Wagner, Schönberg, Ravel and Liszt, was released in May 2022.

Zee Zee began her musical training in Berlin, Germany at the age of five and soon became one of the most sought-after young artists of her generation. Having completed her piano studies with Dan Zhaoyi at the Shenzhen Arts School, Zee Zee continued her artistic development under the mentorship of Nelita True at the Eastman School of Music and Yoheved Kaplinsky and Robert McDonald at The Juilliard School, where she won the coveted Petschek Piano Award. Zee Zee was awarded first prize at China's 1st International Piano Concerto Competition, the Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition, and the Krainev International Piano Competition. She was also a prizewinner at the 2013 Queen Elizabeth Competition. She has studied at the Peabody Institute with Leon Fleisher and continues to receive guidance from Alfred Brendel. She is currently based in Berlin and New York.

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