Zhenyang Yu

Boca Raton, FL

Violinist Zhen-Yang Yu was born in Jing Zhou, Hubei, China and attended the middle school affiliated with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Yu began to study violin at the age of seven, studying with Professor Yao-Ji Lin and Professor Ti Zhang. In the year of 2000, he received 1 prize in the 10-11 age group of the National Violin Competition in China and 1 prize in the youth group of the 2006 National Violin Competition in China. In 2007, New York Times describes Yu is one of the brightest young stars at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, which has in recent years become part of China’s huge export machine churning out musical virtuosas. In the year of 2010, Yu performed on WXEL”s Classical Variations with Joanna Marie, performing Wieniawski’s Variations on an Original Theme. Yu is also a winner of Lynn Philharmonic Competition in 2010 and performed Shostakovich Violin Concerto in Wold Art Performing Center with Lynn Philharmonic. Yu is a Junior at Lynn University, Pursuing his bachelor of music degree studying with Elmar Oliveira.

  • Education
    • Lynn University Conservatory of Music