Known for his “beautiful tone and control, tremendous energy and thoughtful musicality” (Violinist), violist Zhanbo Zheng was the first Chinese to win the Primrose International Viola Competition. He has also taken top prizes in other major competitions including the Irving M. Klein International String Competition and the Washington International Competition for Strings. He was also a recipient of the Emerging Artist Award from the Saint Botolph Club Foundation. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Zheng has appeared internationally in major music festivals and has toured the US several times with Marlboro Music Festival and Ravinia Steans Music Institute, performing in venues such as Carnegie Hall, and Kaufman Music Center. Mr. Zheng holds BM and MM degrees from the New England Conservatory and is currently pursuing the Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School. His teachers include Miriam Fried, Kim Kashkashian, Paul Neubauer, and Shaowu Wang.
Zhanbo Zheng, viola
