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Nov 10, 12-13, 2011

The Houston Symphony
Christoph Köenig, conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Charles Hausmann, director

ZHOU: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

SCHUBERT: Mass No. 3

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2

Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Nov, 2011. The Houston Symphony performed A Thousand Years of Good Prayers under Christoph Köenig. "[An] evocative tone poem" —Houston Chronicle. "Attractive...the piece feels first and foremost like an honest musical utterance, which is important in today's day and age. This is an impressive essay from a 30-year old composer, and Zhou Tian is certainly a compositional voice to watch." —ConcertoNet. Full reviews on biography page.

Oct, 2011. Innova Recordings releases Zhou's work in Odyssey: 11 American Premieres for Flute and Piano, featuring acclaimed flutist Mimi Stillman and pianist Charles Abramovic. The 2-CD collection also includes works by Richard Danielpour, Gerald Levinson, Benjamin C.S. Boyle, David Ludwig, Daniel Kellogg, Masonic, Michael Djupstrom and more. Available on iTunes and Amazon

May, 2011. Zhou has been commissioned to write a new piece for Curtis On Tour's 2011-12 season, featuring Curtis President, violist Roberto Díaz, guitar faculty Jason Vieaux and current students.

April, 2011.
Hong Kong Philharmonic performed The Palace of Nine Perfections, conducted by Rossen Milanov.

 

China's leading recording label Pacific Audio & Video Inc. releases String Poetic: Chinese Folk Music for Cello, a new commercial CD composed and produced by Zhou Tian, featuring award-winning cellist Xian Zhuo and Guangzhou Symphony. The recording was commissioned by PAV to celebrate the 2010 Asian Game in Guangzhou. Available online and in stores (China).

 

Zhou Tian wins Indianapolis Symphony's Glick Composer Award, a competition among nominated composers from major conservatories in the US. Indianapolis Symphony will perform Zhou's winning work in a subscription concert on May 6-7, 2011.

 

Beijing Premiere: Hangzhou Philharmonic performs Zhou's Grand Canal Symphonic Suite at National Centre for the Performing Arts. More

Zhou Tian received the First Prize of 2009 ASCAP and Lotte Lehmann Foundation Art Songs Competition. The result of the First Prize is to receive a commission to write a song cycle to be published by E.C. Schirmer. The commissioned song cycle will be performed in three major American cities.
 

Grammy award-winning label Cedille Records releases Zhou Tian's new work in The Billy Collins Suite, the first CD devoted to musical settings of poems by the popular U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Available on iTunes and Amazon.

Update: The Billy Collins Suite is Chicago Tribune's CD OF THE WEEK. See critic's reviews.
 

Zhou Tian's A Thousand Years of Good Prayers was premiered by The Green Bay Symphony under Christoph Campestrini. Of the piece, Green Bay Press-Gazette wrote "It is an appealing work that expresses an outlook on life in a story-like way….[Conductor] Campestrini called Zhou to the stage to collect his standing ovation..." More at New Music Box.



Zhou's Grand Canal Suite was performed during a nationally televised celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The complete work was premiered on Oct 11, 13 and 14, 2009 by Hangzhou Philharmonic. View concert photos.

 

The Grand Canal was recorded by the Guangzhou Symphony with guest soloists and released by China's top recording label Pacific Audio & Video. The 7-movement work calls for two Chinese instruments, a Chinese Opera singer, mixed chorus and full orchestra and it was commissioned by the Chinese government to celebrate the Grand Canal of China. News reports Available from Store (CD) and iTunes (Mp3)

Award-winning marimbist Pius Cheung performs Zhou’s Blowing Westward at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.

Clarinetist Eugene Pook premieres Zhou's Unheard Wishes at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

Zhou received the First Prize of 2009 Washington International Competition for Composers. Established in 1976, the composers’ competition is held every 3 years. Zhou’s winning work, Trio, was performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs Zhou Tian's First Sight for full orchestra at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA.

 

The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra led by Daniel Meyer performs Zhou Tian’s work during the orchestra’s first Asia Tour. Selected Cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Hong Kong.

 

Zhou Tian has been selected as the winner of The Symphony in C Young Composers' Competition. Zhou's winning work The Palace of Nine Perfections was performed by The Symphony in C under Rossen Milanov at Rutgers-Camden Center in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

 

Zhou Tian has been commissioned by Markow-Totevy Foundation for a Violin Sonata to be premiered during 2011 concert season of Curtis Institute of Music.

Zhou Tian has been commissioned by The Minnesota Orchestra for a new orchestral piece.

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Now playing: an excerpt from Music for Orchestra (Yumi Kendall, solo cello)
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Jan-Mar, 2012. Curtis On Tour

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs

Roberto Díaz, viola
Jason Vieaux, guitar

Current students

1/22: Longwood Garden, PA

1/25: Curtis Institute, PA
2/25: Flynn Center, Burlington, VT

2/26: Rockport Opera House, ME

2/29: Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO

3/2: Historic Asolo Thtr, Sarasota, FL

3/4: Bok Tower Gardens, FL

3/10-11: Mondavi Center, Davis, CA

3/13: Shoreline, WA

May 5-7, 2011

The Indianapolis Symphony
Christoph Eberle, conductor

ZHOU: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto (Joshua Bell)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

The Palladium (May 5), Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IN

Feb 26, 28, 2012

The Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto (Rachel Barton Pine)

ZHOU: The Palace of Nine Perfections

R STRAUSS: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, Nevada

April 1-2, 2011

Hong Kong Philharmonic
Rossen Milanov, conductor

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto (Repin)

ZHOU: The Palace of Nine Perfections

DVORÁK: Nature, Life and Love

Hong Kong Cultural Centre

June 2, 2012

The Columbia Orchestra
Jason Love, Conductor

ZHOU: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture
No. 3

MARQUEZ: Conga del Fuego

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio Espagnol

Howard County Center for the Arts. Ellicott City, MD

June 29, Aug 3, Dec 24, 2011

String Quartet No.2 "The Great Wall"

Great Wall String Quartet

June 29: Macau
Aug 3: Beijing
Dec 24: Taipei

April 8, 2010

Hangzhou Philharmonic
Conductor: Yang Yang

ZHOU: The Grand Canal Suite

TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto (Feng Ning)

RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2

National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing (国家大剧院). Subsequent performances at Peking University

Oct 2, 2011

Colgate University Orchestra
Marietta Cheng, Conductor

The Palace of Nine Perfections

Colgate University. Hamilton, NY

May 1 - Oct 31, 2010

The Grand Canal Symphonic Suite Multimedia Presentation

2010 Shanghai World Expo:
China - Zhejiang Pavilion

July 23, 2010

Piano Trio

The Grand Air Trio

Fontainebleau Music Festival, France

Oct 26, 2010

Recital of Recent Chamber Works

Musicians of USC, Juilliard, and Colburn School

Newman Recital Hall, University of Southern California

Oct 10, 2009

The Green Bay Symphony
Christoph Campestrini, conductor

ZHOU: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Alnaldo Cohen)

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3

Green Bay, WI

February 11, 2010

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

USC Thornton Symphony
Conductor: Donald Crockett

University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

April 9, 2009

Unheard Wishes (world premiere)

Eugene Pook, Clarinet

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
New York

Sep 26, Oct 11, 13-14, 2009

Symphonic Suite: The Grand Canal
(world premiere)

Hangzhou Philharmonic
Conductor: Yang Yang

Hangzhou Grand Theatre, China. View photos.

March 24, 2009

Blowing Westward

Pius Cheung, Marimba

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC.

March 3, 2009

Blowing Westward

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, NY

March 22, 2009

Piano Trio (First Prize winner of 2009 Washington International Competition for Composers)

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC