At the tender age of 14, violinist Leia Zhu has an impressive performance history, she has been delighting the audiances around the world in more than 18 countries and returning some of them many times.
BOZAR in Brussels, KKL Lucerne, Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, Berlin Philharmonie, the list goes on and on.
When talking about her recent post as Artist in Residence with London Mazart Players, Leia said, 'The family-like nurturing environment combined with highest standard of music making is one which can best be dreamed of, I am so privileged to be part of LMP family.'
As the longest-established chamber orchestra in the United Kingdom, London Mozart Players known for its unmistakable British roots, the orchestra has developed an outstanding reputation for adventurous, ambitious programming.
What London Mozart Players says:
'Today we can finally announce that 14-year-old violin prodigy Leia Zhu is joining us as Artist in Residence, and we couldn’t be happier. She’ll kick off the relationship with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s notoriously difficult Violin Concerto on 9 October at our Croydon base, Fairfield Halls.
Leia’s going to be joining us on all sorts of activity – solo spots with the orchestra, chamber concerts and educational and outreach projects with young players and school music departments. We’re going to be working with Leia, her family, her agent and her professor Professor Itzhak Rashkovsky (who’s also our leader Ruth’s teacher), to make sure Leia has the best environment to encourage her talent. LMP leaders Ruth Rogers and Simon Blendis will take nuturing, mentoring roles as well.
Leia Zhu first picked up a violin at the age of four, and has thrilled audiences with her virtuosity ever since. She recently took a solo spot with the London Symphony Orchestra and was hailed as a ‘soaring talent’ by Sir Simon Rattle. We’ve got a proud 72-year tradition of supporting rising stars, with the young Jacqueline du Pré, Nicola Benedetti and Michael Collins just three of many outstanding musicians who performed with us at the start of their careers. So this relationship was just meant to be!'
