HAIOU ZHANG  Recital Program       J.S. Bach Aria - from the Goldberg Variations BWV 988 W.A. Mozart Fantasia in D minor K.397 Frederic Chopin Nocturne in C-sharp minor posth. Prelude in D-flat major "Raindrop" Nocturne in E-flat major Op.9 No. 2 Robert Schumann Symphonic Etudes Op. 13, Wo06 (Aushang 5) Davidbundlertanze Op. 6 - Nr. 14 Zart und Singen Widmung  Liebeslied (Dedication) (arr. Liszt) Haiou Zhang Romanze Morning in Beijing Ice Dream George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Haiou Zhang) BIOGRAPHY Haiou Zhang is considered as one of the finest pianists in his generation. His Mozart CD with the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Fey was selected as the official soundtrack for the Spanish Netflix series "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel) and received attention worldwide. Meanwhile, his newest Glinka & Dvorak album received the Supersonic Award by Pizzicato and nominated for ICMA International Classical Music Award and also in November 2021 for his solo album "My 2020". Two more ''Opus Klassik'' nominations for his Mozart CD with NDR Philharmonic String Players. All his 6 CD albums (label hänssler CLASSIC) have been selected by Lufthansa's onboard music program.   Haiou Zhang has a deep and unmistakable passion for piano chamber music, particularly for works in the quintet and sextet repertoire. In recent concert seasons, he has been a regular guest at subscription series and festivals by the Berliner Philharmoniker, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Hamburg, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. In the 2025/26 concert season, acclaimed pianist Haiou Zhang returns to the Weilburger Schlosskonzerte (Weilburg Festival), this time performing with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of rising Hungarian star conductor Martin Rajna. His season includes further high-profile engagements across the globe. In Bremerhaven and Emden, he will appear with the Bremerhaven Philharmonic, performing Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 under the direction of renowned Chinese conductor Renchang Fu. In the Czech Republic, Zhang takes the stage with the North Czech Philharmonic to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 conducted by Maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe. He will also perform Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue in China with him and the Wuhan Philharmonic. Another season highlight includes a performance of the "Yellow River" Piano Concerto in Canada with the Ontario Philharmonic, led by chief conductor Marco Parisotto.