Who are Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang?

Randall Goosby is a young American violinist who is deeply passionate about inspiring and serving others through education, social engagement and outreach activities. He made his debut with the Jacksonville Symphony at the age of 9 and is a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York. Randall was the First Prize Winner of the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and recently won the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant. June 2021 marks the release of Roots, Randall’s debut album. Roots is a  celebration of African-American music which explores its evolution from the spiritual through to present-day compositions. 
 
Randall will perform with pianist Zhu Wang, another acclaimed Young Concert Artists musician. Zhu is a native of Hunan, China and began learning the piano at the age of five. He is an avid chamber musician and new music advocate. He has performed across the US and internationally, and his recent Carnegie Zankel Hall debut recital was named “Best of 2021” by Anthony Tommasini in the New York Times. We’re looking forward to welcoming these two immensely talented young musicians to the VRS stage!  

What are they playing?

LILI BOULANGER: Deux Morceaux
RAVEL: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major
WILLIAM GRANT STILL: Suite for Violin and Piano
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer”

More to Explore

Listen to Roots, Randall Goosby's 2021 album which also features Zhu Wang on the piano. Roots is an exploration of the music written by Black composers and inspired by Black American culture. The album is an homage to the pioneering musicians that paved the way for Goosby and his generation of young artists, and also looks to the future, opening with a specially-commissioned work by New Jersey-based composer Xavier Dubois Foley.

Check out Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang's performance of Florence Price's Adoration to get a feel for how these two musicians work together. 


In this video from ClassicFM, Randall Goosby talks about the lives and music of four brilliant Black composers: William Grant Still, Florence Price, Joseph Boulogne, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.