Leia Zhu

rdf:langString Leia Zhu

rdf:langString 朱蕾雅

rdf:langString Leia Zhu (Chinese: 朱蕾雅, born October 2006 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British-Chinese classical violinist. By the age of 12, Leia had performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in more than 18 countries; at the same age, she became the youngest artist to be managed by the London based global agent HarrisonParrott At the age of 14, Leia was appointed Artist-in-Residence with the London Mozart Players in 2021. During pandemic, in August 2021, Leia was invited to performed Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saëns with London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle of at BMW Classics with thousands of audience in London Trafalgar Square watched the performance live and it was spontaneously live streamed worldwide. In December 2021, Zhu joined the Irish band Westlife in their WeChat live stream with 27 million views by performing a violin solo in ‘You Raise Me Up’. In May 2022, at the age of 15 Leia became a Patron of The HarrisonParrott Foundation with focus on expanding interest in classical music for all generations In July 2022, aged 15, Leia was the youngest musician, after pianist Bruce Liu, 25, and conductor Klaus Mäkelä, 26, to be included on the list of 30 brilliant young musicians all under the age of 30 by Classic FM for its 30th birthday special edition.