Zachary Brandon, 21, USA, performing Christopher Theofanidis's Discipline and Transcendence at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Senior First-Rounds.
Zachary Brandon studies with Robert Lipsett at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. He is a prizewinner of numerous international competitions including the International Stradivarius Violin Competition, the Cooper International Competition and the International Stulberg Competition. Zachary has collaborated with lauded musicians such as pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and acclaimed oboist Ramòn Ortega. He has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras including the New World Symphony, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the Battle Creek Symphony amongst others. In 2019, Zachary was a semi-finalist at the Montreal International Violin Competition.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
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We would like to give our special thanks to Markel for making this round possible.