COMPETITION IS OVER
February 17 - February 23 2024
@ Muziekcentrum Enschede
Enschede, The Netherlands

Zhang, Xiaolin

United Arab Emirates
Participated in 2018
Group A
Biography
Born on 2005-03-22, Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
Started to play piano at the age of 5.5 with Prof. Peter Kalmar.
Since Sep.2010 till Jun.2016 has studied at the Centre for Music Arts with Prof. Peter Kalmar.
Since Sep.2016 till now has studied at the Dubai College with Prof. Jordan Rashkov.
Attended masterclasses of  Prof. Bernd Goetzke.

Attended masterclasses of  Prof. Rudolf Buchbinder.

Competitions
Received Overall the 1st prize winner of the Young Musicians of the Gulf Competition in Bahrain, 2015.
Received 1st prize and Beethoven Grand Prix of the 4th UAE International Chopin-Debussy-Beethoven Competition, 2016.
Received The Franz Liszt Award of 5th International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists Weimar Germany, 2017.
Repertoire
FIRST ROUND
— J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in D major WK I BWV 850
— F. Liszt – from Grandes Etudes de Paganini in a minor no.6
— J. Strauss – A. Grunfeld. ‘Soiree de Vienne’ Paraphrase on Fledermaus in D flat major
Second round
— L. van Beethoven – Sonata op.10 no.2 in F Major 1st mov.
— N. Kapustin – Concert study op.40, no.1
— Liszt – Reminiscences de Norma S.394