Zhulinzi Wen, China (music faculty of the San Jacinto College in Houston, Texas)
Concerto: Mozart Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 (I. Allegro)
As a passionate music educator and pianist. She received her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University and studied with Professor Michael Lewin and Professor Gila Goldstein.
Her teaching philosophy as a music educator is to provide students with resources to take ownership over their musical development, both during their time in college and continuing into their professional careers, so they can ultimately become their own teachers.
As a concert pianist, Dr. Wen has won various competitions including the First prize winner of the Paris Grand Prize Virtuoso international music competition in 2022, the Winner of the PianoTexas Concerto Competition in 2022, the third prize winner of the Concert Artist International Virtuoso Competition in 2017, the First place winner of the American Protege International Concerto Competition in 2016, etc.