Soprano Wanzhe Zhang is acknowledged as one of today’s most evocative Chinese artists in the United States and China. Her performing arts background includes five years of vocal studies under world-renowned tenor Haitao Hei at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Voice and Opera Performance. Mrs. Zhang furthered her studies with American Soprano Karen Holvik at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she earned her Master of Arts degree as well as a Graduate Diploma in Vocal Performance. Mrs. Zhang is pursuing her PhD degree in Classical Singing at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade University with Serbian Soprano Katarina Jovanović.
As a classical singer, Wanzhe remains an active performer in concerts and recitals globally. She is on the “x+YZ Life-long Friendship” World Concert Tour with her husband Quan Yuan, the violinist of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, in United States, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, and China. Upcoming contracts including Asia Tour and U.S. Tour. She sung the role “Donna Anna” of Mozart’s Opera “Don Giovanni” since 2018 under the baton of Gregory Buchalter (The Metropolitan Opera) in Kombank Dvorana, UK Vuk Theater in Belgrade, and Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theater in Boston, U.S.A. Currently a member of Tanglewood Festival Chorus, she regularly performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops. Her voice has been heard in hallmark venues across the globe, including Carnegie Hall in New York; Jordan Hall, John Hancock Hall and Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston; Sala Luis Galve in Spain; Harpa Concert Hall in Iceland, Kolarac Hall, and Belgrade Philharmonic Hall in Serbia, Beijing Concert Hall, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, and Xinghai Concert Hall in China and United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Mrs. Wanzhe Zhang is the President of Boston Chinese Musicians Association. Mrs. Zhang has served as Secretary-General of Boston Chinese Musicians Association between 2012 and 2018. She has both performed as resident artist and served on the board of BCMA. In April 2016, she served as vocal coach for the BCMA chorus and performed as a soloist in “The Sounds of China: Music from the Dream of Red Chamber.” With Boston Chinese Musician Association Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Zhang has world-premiere the traditional Chinese Symphonic Opera “ Ms. Liu San Jie” in the United States in 2018.
As Secretary-General of National Classical Music Performing Arts Associates, Mrs. Zhang managed the Hawaii International Piano Festival and Hawaii International Summer Vocal Academy in Honolulu in 2014. She led the 2015 Annual Classical Singer International Vocal Competition and Masterclass Series of China and U.S. Cultural Exchange and hosted the “International Vocal Performance Forum” in Beijing. In February 2016, she coordinated the MRL International Music Festival in New York Kaufman Music Center. Ms. Zhang has also been invited to serve as executive director of the 2016 Cleveland International Music Festival in August. Since 2017, Mrs. Zhang has co-founded Global Intercultural Performing Arts Cast (GIPAC) which brings together a global network of highly accomplished performing arts trainers and institutional partners to create an international platform for high-achieving artists at hallmark performance venues around the world. GIPAC has organize twenty music events in Serbia, including recitals, concerts, and operas and competition for 2018-19 Season.
As the President of Non-profit organization – Universal Artists Foundation, Mrs. Wanzhe Zhang co-founded the First Universal Artists Festival in 2019 in collaboration with New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Columbia University Teachers College in New York, Steinway Hall, International Chamber Orchestra of America, and United Nations Symphony Orchestra. Over 100 participants, guest artists, and faculty from China, Serbia, Finland and United States joined this extraordinary festival and gained huge acclaims locally and overseas.
For the past 15 years, Mrs. Zhang has worked as a freelance voice teacher and vocal coach for numerous musical establishments. In addition to these endeavors, she continues to coach singers of all levels to develop their vocal confidence and artistry. Mrs. Zhang has prepared many students for the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, New England Conservatory of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes School of Music, Longy School of Music of Bard College, and Boyer College of Music at Temple University. She is well known for training different students to achieve their potential. She served as Music Director and Head Teacher at Focal Chinese Music from 2011 to 2015. She is currently the President of GIPAC Academy – US Division. Mrs. Zhang is also on the voice faculty of Dana Hall School of Music in Wellesley, United States.
