Zhang Hai'ou

Haiou Zhang

Haiou Zhang ( Chinese 张海鸥 , Pinyin Zhāng Hǎi'ōu , born September 1, 1984 in Hohhot , capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China ) is a Chinese pianist .

Life

Haiou Zhang on concert tour in China (2020)

Zhang was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at the age of ten and graduated with distinction. He then studied with Bernd Goetzke at the Hanover University of Music and Theater .

Zhang Hai'ou performs regularly in Europe, South America, North America and Asia. He has appeared at numerous festivals such as B. Kissinger Sommer , Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival , Mozartiade Augsburg , Würzburger Bachtage , Braunschweig Classix Festival, as well as the Festival International de Musique de Besançon . Zhang works with internationally renowned orchestras and can look back on numerous television appearances, CD recordings and radio recordings.

Zhang Hai'ou gave international master classes at a young age. He was invited to courses in Canada, the USA, Germany and the People's Republic of China. In 2015 he became an honorary professor at the Inner Mongolia Art School ( Chinese 内蒙古艺术学院 ) in his native Hohhot.

International Music Festival Buxtehude

In 2010 Haiou Zhang founded his own music festival in Buxtehude near Hamburg. The philosophy of the festival is to bring classical music closer to young people and to promote young talent.

Publications reception

In 2011 Haiou Zhangs released a CD with works by Franz Liszt on the Hänssler Classic label. It received a number of positive reviews. Other CD recordings are Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21 , Fingerprints and Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 12 & 13 .

Web links

Commons : Zhang Hai'ou - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ http://music.yule.sohu.com/20150427/n411970216.shtml
^ International Music Festival Buxtehude & Altes Land
↑ http://bechstein.com/konzerte-pianisten/cds-dvds/haiou-zhang.html
↑ "With this recording Haiou Zhang, celebrates Liszt year in masterly and inclusive style. The B minor Sonata is at the heart of his program and here, in music once considered technically unplayable and musically incomprehensible, he recreates a visionary masterpiece and a landmark in the history of music with exceptional grandeur and lucidity. Haiou Zhang is a most serious artist. "Bryce Morrison, Gramophone Magazine 4/2011
^ "He gives a thoroughly noble performance without any excesses. Funerailles from Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses, given an appropriately powerful and dramatic performance. Both St Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds and those majestic Fountains at the Villa d'Este are so marvelously depicted in Liszt's music. Zhang has great musicality and the technique to back it up and bring these sound pictures to life. [...] Haiou Zhang gives a true bang-up performance that I'm sure both Liszt and Horowitz would smile at. "James Harrington, American Record Guide 7/8 2011
^ "[...] the notes fly from Zhang's fingers as sparks from flint. There is a steel-like strength in his playing that not merely surmounts every technical obstacle but makes of it an effortless lope. And yet, wherever Liszt pauses to paint musical portraits of romantic dalliances past and present, and dreams of passions yet to come Zhang's tone turns pliant, plaintive, and tender. All of this is aided and abetted by a recording of such crystalline clarity as to dispel any sense that an electronic reproduction stands between you and Zhang's piano. For Liszt lovers, Zhang's recital is indispensable. ”Jerry Dubins, Fanfare Magazine 7/8 2011
↑ “As far as technology is concerned, the Chinese Haiou Zhang is a real virtuoso, and on top of that a hundred percent musician who does not focus on show power, but rather combines emotionality with intellectuality. He's charismatic, but he doesn't impose himself, he takes us on a demanding musical journey, to which he gives a very personal touch, during which he always keeps us awake and attentive and gives us the opportunity to part with his intense playing put. His Liszt interpretations are powerful, have a huge dynamic range and a rich color palette. They consistently testify to great musical sensitivity and, seen in this way, are a welcome homage to Liszt in his anniversary year. ”Rémy Frank, Pizzicato 3/2011

personal data
SURNAME	Zhang, Hai'ou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	张海鸥 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	chinese pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 1, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hohhot , Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region , People's Republic of China

[1] ttp://music.yule.sohu.com/20150427/n411970216.shtml

[2] International Music Festival Buxtehude & Altes Land

[3] ttp://bechstein.com/konzerte-pianisten/cds-dvds/haiou-zhang.html

[4] "With this recording Haiou Zhang, celebrates Liszt year in masterly and inclusive style. The B minor Sonata is at the heart of his program and here, in music once considered technically unplayable and musically incomprehensible, he recreates a visionary masterpiece and a landmark in the history of music with exceptional grandeur and lucidity. Haiou Zhang is a most serious artist. "Bryce Morrison, Gramophone Magazine 4/2011

[5] "He gives a thoroughly noble performance without any excesses. Funerailles from Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses, given an appropriately powerful and dramatic performance. Both St Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds and those majestic Fountains at the Villa d'Este are so marvelously depicted in Liszt's music. Zhang has great musicality and the technique to back it up and bring these sound pictures to life. [...] Haiou Zhang gives a true bang-up performance that I'm sure both Liszt and Horowitz would smile at. "James Harrington, American Record Guide 7/8 2011

[6] "[...] the notes fly from Zhang's fingers as sparks from flint. There is a steel-like strength in his playing that not merely surmounts every technical obstacle but makes of it an effortless lope. And yet, wherever Liszt pauses to paint musical portraits of romantic dalliances past and present, and dreams of passions yet to come Zhang's tone turns pliant, plaintive, and tender. All of this is aided and abetted by a recording of such crystalline clarity as to dispel any sense that an electronic reproduction stands between you and Zhang's piano. For Liszt lovers, Zhang's recital is indispensable. ”Jerry Dubins, Fanfare Magazine 7/8 2011

[7] “As far as technology is concerned, the Chinese Haiou Zhang is a real virtuoso, and on top of that a hundred percent musician who does not focus on show power, but rather combines emotionality with intellectuality. He's charismatic, but he doesn't impose himself, he takes us on a demanding musical journey, to which he gives a very personal touch, during which he always keeps us awake and attentive and gives us the opportunity to part with his intense playing put. His Liszt interpretations are powerful, have a huge dynamic range and a rich color palette. They consistently testify to great musical sensitivity and, seen in this way, are a welcome homage to Liszt in his anniversary year. ”Rémy Frank, Pizzicato 3/2011