Harvest Zhang

Eastman Community Music School student Harvest Zhang was selected as a piano finalist for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, the world's first collaborative online orchestra. 

 

The YouTube Symphony Orchestra Project has two components: the creation of a symphony performance from video submissions, and a live performance in Carnegie Hall. Finalists for the live performance were chosen by a panel of experts from such leading orchestras as the London Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, San Francisco Philharmonic, and others. The winner for the position was a pianist from Italy.

 

All of the video submissions, including Zhang's, will be put together into a video which will be premiered at the live Carnegie Hall performance  on April 15. Zhang, 16, competed in the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition in August 2008. Last year he also appeared on NPR’s From the Top, a weekly series showcasing top young classical musicians around the country. A Brighton resident, Zhang has won numerous competitions, including the MTNA Baldwin Piano Competition of New York State, the Ithaca National Piano Competition, and the Equinox Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. As winner of the 2007 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, Zhang was among those who were selected to play in Carnegie Hall.

 

Zhang's video can be seen at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r_0P_1uVCo