With the English Chamber Orchestra and Amatius Orchestra of New York, Hai Zheng performs Tschaikovsky's "Rococo" Variations Op. 33 and Alexander Tcherepnin's Mystere Op. 37. She is joined by cellist/conductor, Paul Olefsky and English Chamber Orchestra to perform three other works "Notturono" Op. 19, "Pezzo Capriccioso" Op. 62 and "Andante Cantabile" Op. 11 by Tschaikovsky. "Zheng communicates its most agitated character (in its premier recording of Tcherepnin’s Mystere) with convincing intensity of spirit and technical command.” The Strad CDs Reviews “First Rate”. “Impeccable and gracefully shaped...warmth and subtle coloration...marvelously detailed and emphatic...beautifully turned account of Tschaikovsky’s ‘Rococo’ Variations.” The New York Times, USA (After New York debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall by the New York Times Senior Music Critic-Alan Kozin) Concert cellist HAI ZHENG has recorded as soloist with the English Chamber Orchestra in London and the Amatius Orchestra in New York at Lincoln Center. She has performed as soloist with orchestras in Europe, North America, and Asia, with Paul Olefsky in England and with Aldo Parisot in China. She made her European debut at the Oxford Town Hall in England and her New York City debut at Carnegie Recital Hall. Her appearances include solo/chamber music concerts at Wigmore Hall in London, at the Bösendorfer Saal in Vienna, New York's Steinway Hall, Barge music series in NYC, and a Canadian debut at the Guelph International Music Festival. These concerts were highly acclaimed by The New York Times, Oxford Daily Mail, and Strad Magazine. As a winner of the Feuermann International Cello Competition, she participated in the 2nd International Cello Festival in Kronberg, Germany. She received the Excellent Performance Award from the Tcherepnin Society by Mme. Tcherepnin. She has recorded five CDs. Her recording of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the English Chamber Orchestra was chosen as a “top pick” by the magazine Recording Direct. She has been a guest cellist with the Enso, Miró and Shanghai Quartets. Her recent visits to China have included a special concert for the Asia Society in Hong Kong, master classes and recitals at Shanghai, Guangzhou and Macau conservatories. She just returned from performing a special homecoming recital at famous Gulangyu concert hall at the invitation of the Xiamen University. Her recent concerts also included master classes and recitals at Duke University and Chinese Culture University in Taipei, Taiwan. Ms. Zheng has been an Assistant Professor of Music and Artist in Residence at Southwestern University and is on the faculty at St. Stephen's Episcopal School. She is the Artistic Director for the Young Musicians Festival Competition at Asian American Culture Center. http://www.haizhengcellist.com/