Alex Zhou, violin

Meet Alex

Alex Zhou appeared on Show 263, recorded in October 2012, at age 12.

Program bio from Show 263:

Alex Zhou (violin), 11, is from San Jose, California, where he attends Country Lane Elementary School. He studies at San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Zhao Wei. He is the Junior Division Grand Prize Winner of the 2012 Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition. Aside from violin, he plays piano and he enjoys playing badminton, ping-pong, and swimming.

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