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Mosher Guest Artist Randall Goosby

Mosher Guest Artist Randall Goosby

The 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient brings his signature blend of technical virtuosity and profound musicality to a decadent program of violin sonatas and chamber music.

Goosby is joined by fellows and two Academy alums: his brother, cellist Miles Goosby, and pianist Zhu Wang, creating musical connections that bridge family bonds, artistic lineage, and Music Academy history in one extraordinary evening.

Program

JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES Violin Sonata No. 3 in G Minor

MAURICE RAVEL Violin Sonata

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, Mvts 1 & 2

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, Mvt 1

Artists

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Randall Goosby

Mosher Guest Artist, violin

ABOUT

“For me, personally, music has been a way to inspire others” – Randall Goosby’s own words sum up perfectly his commitment to being an artist who makes a difference.

Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light.

Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2024/25 season include debut performances with the Chicago Symphony/Sir Mark Elder, the Minnesota Orchestra/Thomas Søndergård, National Arts Centre Orchestra/Alexander Shelley, Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Dalia Stasevska and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic/Michele Mariotti. He joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra on their U.S. tour led by Edward Gardner.

Goosby returns to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony and Utah Symphony. He appears in recital across North America and Europe as soloist as well as with the Renaissance Quartet.

Randall Goosby was First Prize Winner in the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 2019, he was named the inaugural Robey Artist by Young Classical Artists Trust in partnership with Music Masters in London; and in 2020 he became an Ambassador for Music Masters, a role that sees him mentoring and inspiring students in schools around the United Kingdom.

A former student of Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho, he received his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Artist Diploma degrees from the Juilliard School. He is an alumni of the Perlman Music Program and studied previously with Philippe Quint. He plays the Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona, “ex-Strauss,” 1708 on generous loan from Samsung Foundation of Culture.

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Miles Goosby

cello

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Alumni
2023

Miles Goosby, 24, is a cellist based in New York City. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Natasha Brofsky. Miles has enjoyed solo, orchestral, and chamber performances at The Perlman Music Program, Norfolk Chamber Festival, Meadowmount, and Music Academy of the West.

As a devoted chamber musician, Goosby has worked with Laurie Smukler, Areta Zhulla, Don Weilerstein, Itzhak Perlman, Takács Quartet, Juilliard Quartet Steve Tennenbaum, Sam Rhodes, and Brentano Quartet. He is a founding member of the BECA Quartet, based at the Juilliard School. They have performed nationally, at the California Festival in collaboration with Kris Bowers, and WQXR at the Greene Space.

Goosby has played in masterclasses for David Requrio, Martti Rousi, Luis Claret, Zlatomir Fung, Alan Stepanaky, and Zvi Plesser. In addition to being an avid performer, Goosby is passionate about teaching. He teaches at the Third Street School of Music, and has been involved with community engagement projects around the city such as monthly visits to Mt. Sinai Hospital performing for rehabilitation patients. In April of 2025, Miles will be collaborating with the Iris Collective alongside his brother, Randall Goosby, to work with young music students and perform in their hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

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Zhu Wang

piano

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Alumni
2017

Praised as “especially impressive” and “a thoughtful, sensitive performer” who “balanced lyrical warmth and crisp clarity”(Tommasini–The New York Times), pianist Zhu Wang was awarded First Prize in the 2020 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, Gold Medalist at 2024 New Orleans International Piano Competition. Zhu was one of the finalists in the 2019 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, and prizewinner of 2024 Cleveland International Piano Competition. The world-renowned pianist Fou Ts’ong recognized Zhu as an “excellent pianist with a natural sense of harmony and imagination,” whose sensitive and engaging performances exhibit a remarkable depth of musicianship and poise beyond his age. Zhu’s Carnegie Zankel Hall debut recital made to New York Times’s “Best of 2021” list.

Recent performances include appearing as soloist with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium, Columbus, Kansas City, Spokane, Memphis, and Richmond Symphony orchestras, and a solo recital for Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Highlights of the upcoming season include Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Brevard Philharmonic Orchestra and  Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, a solo recital for Ashmont Hill Chamber Music Series, a chamber music concert with members of Orchestra of St Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, and a concert tour in Europe and North America with violinist Randall Goosby in the spring of 2025.

An avid chamber musician, Zhu has appeared on series such as Chamber Music Detroit, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Vancouver Recital Society, La Jolla Music Society, Stanford Live, Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Howland Chamber Music Series, Chesapeake Music, Clarion Concerts, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Zhu is an alum of Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School, Caramoor’s Rising Stars, Music@Menlo International Program, , and Music Academy of the West, and he regularly appears in chamber music recitals with violinist Randall Goosby.

A native of Hunan, China, Zhu started learning piano at the age of five. He graduated from Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School and received Gina Bachauer Scholarship, Mieczyslaw Munz Scholarship, and Mehlin Prize. Zhu is pursuing his Master of Music degree at Juilliard, under the tutelage of Emanuel Ax and Robert McDonald. He gratefully acknowledges the support of the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts. Zhu currently lives in New York City with his wife Chloe and their beloved two cats, Chaz and Tùzi.

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