Zhang Zhang, violinist

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Quatuor Pour La Fin du TempsDecember 10th 2008Salle des Varieties. Monaco

Olivier Messiaen's master piece written during WWII while he was an inmate of a German prison camp

Marie B Barrier Bilote Clarinet
Zhang Zhang Violin
Thierry Amadi Violoncello
Valerie Barrier Piano

Playing with Marcus Miller!!Saturday November 29th. 20:30Salle Garnier. Monte Carlo

L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo acompanies Marcus Miller, Roy Hargrove, Alex Han, Poogie Bell, Federico Pena and DJ logic. Directed by Damon Gupton.

Zhang & Friends Music for the PlanetThursday 27th of November 2008. 20:30Grimaldi Forum. Monaco

Proceeds from this concert will be donated in its entirety to specific projects of Misson Enfance.
Zhang Zhang Violin
Elzbieta Ziomek-Fringant Piano
Leopoldo Giannola Guitar
Maieul Clairefond Bass
Gerald Seguin Percussion
Laurent Rigaud Percussion

Community Concerts during Fete de Prince19th of November, 2008Residence Cap Fleuri

Celebrating the National day of Monaco.
Fete de Prince by entertaining the elderly at Cap Fleuri retirement home.

Zhang Zhang violin
Leopoldo Giannola guitar

Community Concerts during Fete de Prince19th of November, 2008Monaco Prison

Concert for the Inmates of the Monaco prison, on the occasion of Monaco's National Day

Zhang Zhang violin
Leopoldo Giannola guitar

Monaco String Quartet does 'C'est pas Classique!'Sunday 2nd of November. 19:30Salle Apollon. Acropolis. Nice.

Zhang Zhang violin
Nicolas Delclaud violin
Francois Mereaux viola
Thierry Amadi cello
Playing the music of Obscure II the video game. For 2500 people in Acropolis.

Zhang & Friends Music for the PlanetThursday 2nd of October. 2008Musee National. Ave. Princesse Grace. Monaco

This concert will benefit the Musee National towards the restoration project of their historic collection.

Leopoldo Giannola Guitar
Phillippe Loli Guitar
Zhang Zhang Violin

The Monaco String Quartet24th June 2008Maison Bocuse. Tokyo, Japan

The Ravel String Quartet

Zhang Zhang Violin
Nicolas Delclaud Violin
Francois Mereaux Viola
Thierry Amadi Cello

OPMC in Japan 11 concerts from June 19 to July 1stFukuoka, Oita, Chigasaki, Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Fuji, Yokohama, Osaka, Matsumoto

Debussy, Bizet, Roderigo, Chopin and Dvorak.
Directed By Tomomi Nishimoto

Zhang & Friends Music for the PlanetThursday 5th of June 2008. 20:30Musée National. Ave. Princess Grace. Monaco

Reciept of this concert in its entirety will be donated to the joint project with Fondation Nicolas Hulot to help build a reservoir for the nomades in Djibouti struggling for survival due to the lack of water.
Leopoldo Giannola Guitar
Maieul Clairefond Bass
Patrick Mendez Drumset, Percussion
Gerald Seguin Brazilian Percussion
Leonardo Zhang Cello
Zhang Zhang Violin

Journeè du Nature with Fondation Nicolas Hulot24 and 25 May 2008Branfère, Brittany, France.

The Zhang Zhang Band

Leopoldo Giannola Guitar
Maieul Clairefond Bass
Patrick Mendez Percussion
Gerald Seguin Brazilian Percussion
Zhang Zhang Violin

Pamplona, Castellon, Madrid and Oviedo with OPMC12, 13, 14, 15 of May. 2008Spain

OPMC with Pianist Jean Yves Thibaudet. Directed by Lawrence Foster.
Works of Debussy, Franck, Saint-Seans, Roussel and Granados.

Zhang Zhang Band with Studio Cirque de Marseille6th of April. 2008Carnaval de Arles, Arles, France

The Zhang Zhang band with the Batucada of Arles. Artistic direction Maieul Clairefond. Mettre en Scene Pierrot Bidon.

Zhang Zhang Band for the Monaco Japan FestivalFriday 14th fo March 2008Auditorium Rainier III and Salle Empire

Zhang Zhang violin
Leopoldo Giannola Guitar
Maieul Clairefond Bass
Patrick Mendez Percussion

Zhang & Friends Music for the PlanetWednesday 12th of March. 20:00Musée National. Ave. Princess Grace. Monaco

Opening concert in a new series created by Zhang & Friends Music for the Planet. in association with Musée National of Monaco. Ticket sales of all performances will be donated in their entirety to Humanitarian and Ecological causes.

Zhang Zhang violin
Leopoldo Giannola guitar
The reciept of this concert have been donated to Les Petites Soeurs des Pauvres in Nice towards their retirement home for the elderly living in extreme poverty.

Ensemble ExplorationMarch 4th, 5th, 6th,7th, 8th. 2008Lovenjoel, St.Trudin, Paris, Brugges and Antwerp.

Mendelssohn Octet
Spohr Double String Quartets

Monaco String QuartetFebruary 20th 2008. 12:30Theatre des Varieties. Monaco

Ravel String Quartet
Dutilleux 'Ainsi la Nuit'
Zhang Zhang violin
Nicolas Delclaud violin
Francois Mereaux viola
Thierry Amadi violoncelle

Faust January 2nd, 3rd, 4th.Grimaldi Forum. Monaco.

Music of Franz Liszt. Choreography of Jean Christophe Maillot. OPMC conducted by Nicholas Brochot, accompanying Ballet de Monte Carlo