Zlatomir Fung & Benjamin Hochman: Protégé Premiere at The Old Church Concert Hall

With his Portland premiere, Oregon-raised 22-year-old cellist Zlatomir Fung the first American in four decades and the youngest musician ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition launches our 2021/22 season. Fung, 2021/22 CMNW Protg Artist, is praised for his boundless virtuosity and exquisite sensitivity and is certainly among the greatest musical talents today. Benjamin Hochman, internationally recognized pianist and winner of Lincoln Centers Avery Fisher Career Grant, will join him for an exciting program of works by Mendelssohn, Perkinson, Bartk, and beyond. Portland audiences will hear this powerhouse duo just one week before Fungs Carnegie Hall debut!