Haochen helped bring the California Symphony's season to a terrific close last week with Brahms's second piano concerto.
Referring to Haochen as a "fiery piano virtuoso," San Francisco Chronicle proclaims, "He has keyboard technique for days, and he’s not hesitant about unleashing pyrotechnics when the music requires it. The furious passagework in the concerto’s first movement emerged in all its densely packed glory, and the scherzo-like second movement wanted nothing in the way of heavyweight fervor."
Read more of the review here. Also read San Francisco Classical Voice's review here.
Michael Miller of New York Arts highly praises Haochen as a "musician of extraordinary technical mastery and perception" in his review of Haochen's Carnegie Hall solo debut concert. Miller also adds Haochen's "Liszt proved both musical and highly virtuosic. The grand fortissimi were powerful and the more introverted moments properly subdued. Even at the loudest bars, he maintained a warm, pleasing tone."
Read more from the review here.
New York Classical Review praises Haochen's Carnegie Hall performance with the China NCPA Orchestra last weekend at Carnegie Hall saying "Zhang’s technique was exemplary, and he showed keen musical sense and a gorgeous touch." Haochen stepped in for Lang Lang to perform the Chinese iconic work, the Yellow River Concerto.
Read the full review here.
Haochen returns to Carnegie Hall for his solo recital debut on November 18. Buy tickets here.
Haochen is honored to fill in for Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall next month on October 30. He will be playing the Chinese classic, Yellow River Concerto, with the China NCPA Orchestra led by Lü Jia.
Read more here.
Haochen returns to the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival this early August for four performances within four short days. His final performance with the festival culminates with Bach's 5th Keyboard Concerto on August 5.
Just a few days later, Haochen continues chamber concerts across the country in Maine at the Bay Chamber Concerts August 10 and 11, joining violinist Benjamin Beilman.
Haochen will soon be heading to Colorado for his debut at the popular Bravo! Vail Music Festival on July 9. He will play the more rarely-heard Rachmaninoff concerto No. 4 with Philadelphia Orchestra led by Stéphane Denève
Read more about the festival here.
