Leia Zhu | Violin

Priority Booking for Friends of the Festival opens 10am 5th November. General Booking opens 10am 12th November.

  • Sunday 9 February | 11am
  • The Old Swan Hotel
  • Band A tickets £24 | Band B tickets £23 | Band C tickets £21 | Under 35 tickets £5
  • Series Subscription: book all five concerts in the same price band and receive a 10% discount. Discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

    Please note all bookings are subject to a £2.50 transaction fee.

FRIENDS PRIORITY BOOKING
J.S. Bach (arr. Fox-Lefriche) Toccata and Fugue No.2 in D minor, BWV 565
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.2 in D major, Op.94bis
Dvořák Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op.100
Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme, Op.15
Rossini (arr. Castelnuovo-Tedesco) Figaro from The Barber of Seville

Celebrated for her exceptional musical maturity, 17-year-old British violinist Leia Zhu has performed on the international stage in more than 20 countries since her debut at the age of four. In 2022 she was the youngest musician to be included on the list of 30 brilliant young musicians under 30 by Classic FM for its 30th birthday special edition and was named a rising star by BBC Magazine in 2021. Leia was Artist in Residence with the London Mozart Players aged just fourteen and has appeared as a soloist with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, and National Orchestra of Belgium.

“A poise and musical intelligence beyond her years” – The Guardian