HIGHER LESSON

As an orchestra musician for more than 12 years in the top US orchestras, I can help students on orchestra excerpts, teach them how to prepare for an orchestra audition. I can also teach and help students on standard violin repertoire.

Artist Diploma Student, Indiana University under Mauricio Fuks and Alex Kerr
Performer Diploma, Indiana University under Mauricio Fuks and Alex Kerr
Master of Music in Applied Music, University of Houston under Emanuel Borok
Bachelor of Music in Performance, Mannes College of Music under Lucie Robert
Pre-College at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China

Mr. Shu has appeared as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Indiana University Philharmonic, Texas Music Festival Orchestra, Mannes Orchestra, and the Hunan Symphony Orchestra in China. He has also participated in the Sarasota Music Festival, Pacific Music festival, Toronto Summer Music Festival and Vietnam Connection Music Festival, and has performed regularly with Present Music in Milwaukee.

Zhan Shu joined The Cleveland Orchestra with the start of the 2018-19 season. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He was previously a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, where he served as acting associate concertmaster for the 2008-09 season. He also served as concertmaster of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and Symphony of Southeast Texas, and as guest concertmaster of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra in Iowa, Xian Symphony Orchestras in China, and Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra in Germany.