American violinist Kevin Zhugained worldwide attention at age 11, taking 1st Prize at the 2012 Menuhin Competition, and six years later, 1st Prize at the Paganini Competition in Italy. His career has since taken him to renowned concert halls across the globe, ranging from Konzerthaus Berlin and London’s Royal Festival Hall to the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the Esplanade in Singapore, and Bozar Brussels.
A recipient of the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Kevin is praised for both “infinite delicacy” and “wild intensity” (RTBF Belgium), his playing acclaimed for “absolute virtuosity, almost blinding in its incredible purity” (L’ape musicale) and also “soul, character, an inner life, with meticulousness and a great deal of sensitivity” (Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten).
The 2024/25 season includes performances with the Prague Philharmonia, Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein, and recital appearances across the United States, Mexico, and China.
In the 2023/24 season, Kevin returned to the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid and Victoria Hall in Singapore, toured with cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Andrew Armstrong, and concluded the season with his debut with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Other recent highlights include concerts on Paganini’s famed violin “Il Cannone,” concerto appearances in Dresden and at the historic Reggia di Caserta in Italy, and recitals in Santiago de Chile and Montréal’s Salle Bourgie.
Kevin was featured on ABC Eyewitness News, BBC Radio 3, and RAI Radio 3. He is a Violin Channel Artist and serves as the Culture Ambassador of the Lin Yao Ji Music Foundation of China. He studied with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin at The Juilliard School, where he holds a bachelor’s degree.
