This Saturday, we hear from 16-year-old pianist Mark Zhu of Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood, playing pieces by Bach, Debussy, Ginastera, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt. Thank you to the New Music School for letting us record in their River North location. At 16 years old, Mark Zhu is a junior at Walter Payton College Prep on Chicago’s Near North Side. He ...

Mark Zhu, 16, piano

Introductions is WFMT’s weekly Saturday morning program that features talented pre-college classical musicians in the Chicago area. Soloists and chamber ensembles perform live in WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio. Large ensembles, including orchestras, choirs, and bands, are recorded at their home venues and broadcast at later dates. The program also features youth music competition winners. While many students who appear on Introductions pursue other careers, some have gone on to study music at some of the most prestigious music schools around the world and pursue careers as professional musicians.

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Mark Zhu, 16, piano

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