Leia Zhu is a British-Chinese classical violinist.
By the age of 12, Leia had performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in more than 18 countries; at the same age, she became the youngest artist to be managed by the London based global agent HarrisonParrott
At the age of 14, Leia was appointed Artist-in-Residence with the London Mozart Players in 2021.
During pandemic, in August 2021, Leia was invited to performed Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint Saens with London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle of at BMW Classics with thousands of audience in London Trafalgar Square watched the performance live and it was spontaneously live streamed worldwide.
In December 2021, Zhu joined the Irish band Westlife in their WeChat live stream with 27 million views by performing a violin solo in ‘You Raise Me Up’.
In May 2022, at the age of 15 Leia became a Patron of The HarrisonParrott Foundation with focus on expanding interest in classical music for all generations