CU Presents - Van Cliburn Gold Medalist: Haochen Zhang, piano

Once every four years the international classical music world focuses on an event of high drama and fierce rivalry— the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. This year two gold medalists tied for the top honor: Nobuyuki Tsujii of Japan and Haochen Zhang of China. The youngest participant in the 2009 Cliburn Competition, Haochen Zhang, gave his debut recital at the Shanghai Music Hall at the age of five. He moved to the United States at fifteen to attend the Curtis Institute of Music.