ABOUT THE CONCERT
The 2026-27 Season Finale marks the return of violinist Randall Goosby for his third recital appearance with pianist Zhu Wang at Chamber Music Detroit. The program includes….
“Conjuring up emotions ranging from intense and fiery to heart-breaking...both artists intertwining in virtuosity”
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
RANDALL GOOSBY, VIOLIN
“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. Goosby was recently appointed to Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division and joins the Pre-College violin faculty beginning in Fall 2025.
Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2025/26 season include debut performances with the Atlanta Symphony, the Orchestre National de France and the San Diego Symphony, as well as return engagements with the San Francisco, Pittsburgh New Jersey Symphony Orchestras. He appears in recital across North America and Europe with pianist Zhu Wang, and joins clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Joshua Mhoon in a program presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
Goosby’s debut album for Decca, entitled ‘Roots’, is a celebration of African-American music which explores its evolution from the spiritual through to present-day compositions. In spring 2023, Goosby’s debut concerto album was released for Decca Classics together with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra performing violin concertos by Max Bruch and Florence Price. Gramophone Magazine observed: “There’s an honesty and modesty…This playing isn’t dressed to impress but to express.”
Randall Goosby began studying violin at the age of seven. At age 9, he made his solo debut with the Jacksonville Symphony, and four years later, he became the youngest First Prize winner of the Sphinx Competition, leading to debut performances with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, and New World Symphony.
ZHU WANG, PIANO
Praised by The New York Times as “especially impressive” and “a thoughtful, sensitive performer,” pianist Zhu Wang won First Prize at the 2020 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. He has earned top honors at the Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, Manhattan International Music Competition, Hilton Head Young Artist Piano Competition, and Juilliard's Gina Bachauer and Mieczyslaw Munz Competitions.
Celebrated for his “technical mastery and deep sense of lyricism” (The Durango Herald), Zhu has appeared at major venues, including Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall — named one of The New York Times’ “Best of Classical Music 2021”— The Kennedy Center, Caramoor, and The Morgan Library. As a chamber musician, he has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, La Jolla Music Society, and with musicians from the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall.
Internationally, he has appeared at the Berliner Philharmonie, Warsaw Philharmonic, and Shanghai Concert Hall, and at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall with Randall Goosby.