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Mar 22-24, 2013

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

ZHOU TIAN: Poem from a Vanished Time (World Premiere)

JENNIFER HIGDON: Concerto for Orchestra

BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5, Emperor (André Watts)

Cincinnati, OH

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra premieres Zhou Tian's Poem from a Vanished Time, a CSO commission. Cincinnati Enquirer wrote "one of the most creative – and most enjoyable – concerts heard at Music Hall this season…Zhou, 30, was present to receive the crowd’s warm applause." Full reviews on biography page.

Curtis On Tour, featuring acclaimed violinist Soovin Kim, violist Roberto Díaz, Guitarist Jason Vieaux, and cellist John-Henry Crawford, performs Zhou Tian's Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs (a Curtis commission) in the ensemble's first Latin America Tour. Selected cities: San José, Costa Rica, Morelia, Mexico, São Paulo, Brazil.
 

ArchiMusic releases Zhou Tian String Quartet No. 2 "The Great Wall" and Schubert String Quartet No. 14 "Der Tod und das Madchen" in the debut album of Great Wall String Quartet. UPDATE: nominated for the Best Classical Album, Best Album Producer, and Best Instrumental Performance at the 24th Taiwan GMA Awards - Classical Music Category

Pacific Audio releases Celestial Travelers: Seven Pieces Inspired by the Ci Poetry of The Song Dynasty, a premiere recording of Zhou's 40-minute symphonic suite commissioned by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. More

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.

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

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. UPDATE: Curtis On Tour premiered Zhou's work Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs in 10 American cities in the ensemble's North American Tour.

May, 2011.
Zhou joined the music faculty at Colgate University.

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

 

China's leading label Pacific Audio releases 弦韵中国 (Tunes from China), 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. iTunes. Store

 

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 at Curtis Institute of Music.

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

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Nov 10, 12-13, 2011

The Houston Symphony
Christoph Köenig, conductor

ZHOU TIAN: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

SCHUBERT: Mass No. 3

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2

Jones Hall, Houston, TX

January, April, 2013

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs

Curtis On Tour
Soovin Kim, violin
Roberto Díaz, viola
Jason Vieaux, guitar
John-Henry Crawford, cello
 

19 Jan: Elkins Park at Keneseth Israel,

Elkins Park, PA
 

23 Apr: Centro Nacional de la Música—

San José, Costa Rica

26 Apr: Conservatorio de Las Rosas—

Morelia, Mexico

29-30 Apr: Sala São Paulo "Mozarteum

Brasileiro" São Paulo, Brazil

May 5-7, 2011

The Indianapolis Symphony
Christoph Eberle, conductor

ZHOU TIAN: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto (Joshua Bell)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

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

Mar 30; Apr 6-7; Apr 13, 2013

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs

Vision of Sound

Works by Composers and Choreographers

30 Mar: Carrier Theater, Syracuse
6 Apr: Hochstein Hall, Rochester
7 Apr: Hamilton College, (Clinton, NY)
13 Apr: Jan Hus Presbyterian Church,

New York City

April 1-2, 2011

Hong Kong Philharmonic
Rossen Milanov, conductor

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto (Repin)

ZHOU TIAN: The Palace of Nine Perfections

DVORÁK: Nature, Life and Love

Hong Kong Cultural Centre

Feb 10, 2013

Dover String Quartet

MOZART: "Dissonance"

WEBERN: Fünf Sätze

SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No.3

ZHOU TIAN: String Quartet No. 1, No. 2

Colgate University. Hamilton, NY

April 29, Aug 11, 2012

Duet

Mimi Stillman, flute
Charles Abramovic, piano

4/29: Sunday Evenings at Stirling, Friends of Chamber Music, Reading, PA
8/11: National Flute Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV

Nov 3, 2012

Hangzhou Philharmonic
Conductor: Yang Yang

The Grand Canal Suite

Closing Ceremony Concert of 14th West Lake International Expo. Hangzhou, China.

April 22, 24, 2012

Hawaii Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, conductor

ZHOU TIAN: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

ARUTUNIAN: Trumpet Concerto (Joe Burgstaller)

MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

Honolulu, Hawaii

Oct 28, 2012

The Grand Air Trio

Works by Haydn, Mozart, Zhou Tian and Rachmaninov

Maison Erard. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Feb 26, 28, 2012

Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto (Rachel Barton Pine)

ZHOU TIAN: The Palace of Nine Perfections

R STRAUSS: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, Nevada

Oct 13-14, 16, 2012

Winston-Salem Symphony
Matthew Troy, conductor

ZHOU TIAN: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No.1 (Antonio Pompa-Baldil)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

Stevens Center. Winston-Salem, NC

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

Oct 7, 2012

Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Rossen Milanov, Conductor

STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale

RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Di Wu)

ZHOU TIAN: The Grand Canal

Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ

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

Aug 19, 2012

String Quartet No.2 "The Great Wall"

Great Wall String Quartet

National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing

April 8, 2010

Hangzhou Philharmonic
Conductor: Yang Yang

ZHOU TIAN: The Grand Canal

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

July 25, 2012

Spokane Symphony
Eckart Preu, Conductor

CHEN YI: Qi

ARVO PART: Fratres

ZHOU TIAN: Pictures

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5

Spokane, WA

July 8, 2012

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs

Jason Vieaux, guitar

Nadir Khashimov, violin

Daniel Lee, viola

Eric Han, cello

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, NY

July 23, 2010

Piano Trio

The Grand Air Trio

Fontainebleau Music Festival, France

Oct 10, 2009

The Green Bay Symphony
Christoph Campestrini, conductor

ZHOU TIAN: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Alnaldo Cohen)

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3

Green Bay, WI

June 2, 2012

The Columbia Orchestra
Jason Love, Conductor

ZHOU TIAN: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

BRUCH: Violin Concerto in G Minor

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture
No. 3

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio Espagnol

Howard County Center for the Arts. Ellicott City, MD

April 9, 2009

Unheard Wishes

Eugene Pook, Clarinet

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
New York

March 3, 2009

Blowing Westward

Pius Cheung, Marimba

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

March 24, 2009

Blowing Westward

Pius Cheung, Marimba

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC.