Baolong Zhang

Born in Panjin, China, Mr. Zhang began piano lessons at the age of four. At the age of six he made his first concert first appearance in his hometown. In 1999 he was accepted to the Shenyang Conservatory of Music to study with Professor Lv, the head of the piano department. In 2005 Mr. Zhang was admitted to both the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). In 2011 he was awarded a full scholarship to study with Eleanor Wong and HKAPA and graduated with his master’s degree in 2013. Mr. Zhang was a prize winner in both the KAWAI Asia Piano Competition and the TOYAMA International Piano Competition. He has been a competitor in both the 2017 Shenzhen International Piano Competition and the 4th International Hong Kong Piano Competition. Mr. Zhang has collaborated with many prominent soloists including Erhu master Guotong Wong in Hong Kong and has been accompanist for the Hong Kong International Violin Competition and the Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition. In 2015 Mr. Zhang moved to the United States to study at the University of North Texas with Dr. Pamela Mia Paul. While completing his Graduate Artist Certificate, he won the College of Music concerto competition and performed as soloist with the University Symphony Orchestra. He also won first prize in the Lewisville Symphony Concerto Competition and was soloist at the orchestra’s opening concert in Fall 2017. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with a full scholarship and a Teaching Fellow Award, under the direction of Pamela Mia Paul.