Lin Xu-Zhang, piano

François Couperin: Selected works from Pièces de Clavecin

La Logivière (Allemande)

Le Rossignol-en-amour

Double du Rossignol

Erik Satie: Avant-dernières Pensées (Penultimate Thoughts)

Idylle, for Claude Debussy

Aubade, for Paul Dukas

Méditation, for Albert Roussel

François Couperin: Selected works from Pièces de Clavecin

Soeur Monique

La Misterieuse

Paul Dukas: Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau

The Australian-born pianist Lin Xu-Zhang has emerged as one of the most compelling young artists of his generation, acclaimed for the rare refinement of his pianism and the intellectual depth that informs his interpretations. His performances are characterised by a distinctive fusion of historically informed insight and contemporary sensibility, articulated through an expressive command of the modern piano. His artistry spans an extraordinary breadth of repertoire – from the music of the Renaissance to that of today’s leading composers – embracing figures as diverse as Couperin and Dukas, Sweelinck and Schoenberg, Mozart and Messiaen.

In the 2025-26 season, Lin undertakes an ambitious schedule of more than four dozen recitals across the United Kingdom and internationally. Notable engagements include an all-William Byrd programme at Lincoln Cathedral, where the composer once served as organist and master of the choristers over four centuries ago, and performances at the Royal Academy of Music’s Summer Piano Festival, marking the culmination of the institution’s multi-year traversal of Robert Schumann’s complete piano works. As a concerto soloist, he also recently appeared in a rare performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto at the Academy and as a committed advocate of new music, he has premiered works by leading Australian composers such as Gerard Brophy, Alex Pozniak, and Katia Beaugeais.