Lauren is the current holder of the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award
This concert is generously sponsored by Clugston Group Limited
Bach Toccata in C minor BWV 911
Beethoven Sonata no. 31 in A flat Major op. 110
Chopin Polonaise-fantasy op. 61
Chopin Nocturne op. 48 no. 1
Rachmaninov Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36 (revised version)
Ravel La Valse
“Lauren Zhang’s power never let up, yet what most impressed was the magical delicacy of her playing in the softer passages” BBC Young Musician final, The Times, May 2018
“A superhuman display of keyboard virtuosity” BBC Young Musician final, The Arts Desk, May 2018
“Lauren owned [Prokofiev's 2nd Piano Concerto] from the very first bars, revealing not only exceptional technically mastery but also acute musical intelligence and insight in a work of striking contrasts, substance and depth” BBC Young Musician final, The Cross-Eyed Pianist, May 2018
