Instructors: Beatrice Long, Yuan Sheng
About Zitong:
When Zitong was just 2-1/2 years old, her grandfather introduced her to the piano. She began formal studies at the age of five. Zitong’s teachers in her native China have included Ms. Hua Chang and Mr. Yuan Sheng. In 2006, she was awarded first prize for the Xinghai piano competition and also won the Performance Award for a piece by a Chinese composer. In 2007, she won the piano competitions of both KAWAI and Steinway in China. Now 12 years old, Zitong studies at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.
Repertoire:
| Disklavier Audition |
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| Ludwig van Beethoven |
Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, First Movement |
| Frederic Chopin |
Etude Op. 25 No. 6 in G-sharp Minor |
| Sergei Prokofiev |
Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14, 2nd, 3rd and 4th movements |
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| First Round |
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| Johann Sebastian Bach |
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, WTC II, BWV 889 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven |
Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, First Movement |
| Frederic Chopin |
Etude Op. 25 No. 6 in G-sharp Minor |
| Frederic Chopin |
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 |
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| Second Round |
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| Franz Schubert |
Impromptu Op. 142 No. 3, in B-Flat Major, D935 |
| Franz Liszt |
Transcendental Etude No. 5, "Feux Follets", S. 139/5 |
| Sergei Prokofiev |
Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14 |
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| Semi-Final Round |
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| Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
Variations Serieuses Op. 54 |
| Maurice Ravel |
Jeux d'eau |
| Ping Gao |
Night Alley |
| Frederic Chopin |
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E-flat Major |
| Franz Liszt |
Tarantella, S. 162 No. 3 from Venezia e Napoli |
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| Finals |
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| Frederic Chopin |
Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, First Movement |
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