Artist description Max Zorin’s dazzling performances all around the world have drawn much attention and led him to rave reviews. His superb technique and engaging personality makes him one of the most exciting young musicians today.

Music Style Classical

Artist History Max Zorin started touring by the time he was eight with performances in France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. In later years the young violinist gained worldwide acclaim as he was featured during several live broadcasts on French television networks and National Radio stations. During his career, Zorin has been invited to perform in major concert halls including performances with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.at the Moscow Conservatory Hall (Russia). In the United States, Zorin appeared live on WDIY classical radio station (PA). He was also featured at the Alice Tully Hall Chamber Music Series, The Paul Hall of Lincoln Center, The Luzerne Music Festival, and the Aspen Music Festival. An avid chamber musician, Max Zorin was recently invited as a Guest Artist to perform with the Philadelphia Piano Quartet. Zorin has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards such as the Gold Medal from the Bordeaux National Conservatory, which honored his academic musical achievements with a special prize for chamber music. A First Prize for the pre-college division at the Corpus Christy International Competition, and top prize at the Five Town Music Festival of Long Island among others. Max Zorin has participated in such festival as The Aspen Music Festival (Colorado), the Music Academy of the West (California), the Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), and the Gubbio and Porto Gruare Festivals (Italy) among others. Eager to share his musical expertise, Max Zorin is on the teaching faculty of the Luzerne Chamber Music Festival and regularly gives master-classes abroad at the Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves (France). Born into a Russian family of professional musicians, Max began studying the violin at the age of five with his father who was a pupil of David Oistrakh. His musical education began early when he moved with his family from the place of his birth, Israel, to France in 1981. Eleven years later, Max came to the United States to continue his musical education with Nelli Shkolnikova at Indiana University School of Music. A few years later, Zorin transferred to New York City to complete his Bachelor's degree at The Julliard School as a student of Dorothy De Lay and Naoko Tanaka; chamber music was studied under Felix Galimir and Jonathan Feldman. Mr. Zorin also holds a Masters Degree from Yale University where he studied with Peter Oundjian and the Tokyo String Quartet.

Group Members Max Zorin (violin)Sonya Ovrutsky (piano)

Instruments Violin

Press Reviews “[Max Zorin] takes you by surprise with his virtuosity and his tasteful interpretation.” “…expressed impeccably the two Paganini caprices and was truly moving in the Concerto No1.” Sud-Ouest, Bordeaux, France “ …the young man strode authoritatively to the middle of the stage, stood tall and straight and proceeded to give the audience a bonus: the unaccompanied caprice No 24 by Paganini. What a treat. His elegant hands and powerful, but, carefully controlled bowing thrilled the audience. We heard an astonishingly mature and controlled rendition from Zorin.” Naples Daily News, FL “ Violinist Max Zorin wowed the crowd with masterful performance by memory of Ravel sonata in G. He played the virtuosic part with an air of great technical capacity, humor and style. The piece suited him. His last notes brought a great roar of approval…” The Post-Star, Glen Falls, NY “ extremely compelling” The Strad

Location New York, NY - USA

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