Studied in Central Conservatory of Music Middle School and College, Orchestral Instruments Department, and the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, Orchestral Instruments Department.
Dr. Zhang is currently a cello teacher of the Chamber Music Department in the Central Conservatory of Music; a cello teacher of University of Music and Theatre Leipzig; a distinguished Cello player in the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra, and Berlin Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra; a cello teacher in Tongji University, School of Arts and Media; special guest cellist performer of Singapore Conservatory of Music; a visiting professor of Singapore Raffles Music College; and Founder of Cello Park Junior Cello Chamber Orchestra.
Beginning to learn piano at the age of 4, she later studied cello under the tutelage of the principal of the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School, a cello professor, youth performer, and educator, Professor 娜木拉.
1995 – 2002 – Studied in the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School and College, Orchestral Instruments Department;
2002 – 2011 – Studied at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, Germany, and was awarded her Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, and Doctorate.
In 2013, Dr. Zhang has also founded the first Youth Cello Chamber Orchestra in China – Junior Cello Chamber Orchestra (Cello Park), and in 2015 as well as 2017, they won first prize in many groups and solo competitions on the Taipei Cultural Music Competition.
In November 2015, as one of the mentors of the 7 cello students of Central Conservatory of Music Middle School, they had won three gold awards and two silver awards at the 18th Moscow International Cello Youth Competition under her guidance.
In July 2016, she has led the Junior Cello Ensemble and Shanghai Lian Lian Piano Ensemble to Germany for a number of exchange performances with Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar Conservatory of Music Middle School and Musikakademie der Stadt Kassel “Louis Spohr” Music School.
In October 2017, the students whom she taught won third place in the Strings category in the Osaka International Music Festival, Japan.
In May 2018, the students under Dr. Zhang’s tutelage was awarded third and fourth place in the Youth Group Category during the International Cello Competition in Knuševsky, Russia.
In July 2018, Dr. Zhang founded a piano trio, WU-TONG Trio, in which she played the cello.
In August 2018, she led the Junior Cello Chamber Orchestra (Cello Park) to take part in Singapore’s first International Instrumental Competition, and they won all the Gold, Silver, and Bronze award in the Cello category in one fell swoop.
In January 2019, at the 13th Wichita International Cello Competition held in Prague, Czech Republic, the five students whom Dr Zhang taught won first prizes in their respective categories.
Dr. Zhang has also consecutively participated in the 2018 and 2019 Chinese New Year celebration performance held by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council of China, and her performance was highly praised by the party and state leaders.
In May 2019, she organized the 4th Singapore Raffles Cultural and Arts Festival, Beijing area’s Instrument Competition, as the artistic director.
In June 2019, she was the main judge of the Western instrument Competition held by the Western Conservatory of Singapore Music Academy.
In July 2019, she led the Junior Cello Chamber Orchestra (Cello Park), Shanghai Lian Lian Piano Ensemble, and Wuxi Sisi Piano Art Group to Germany for a number of exchange performances.
In October 2019, she went to Australia to serve as the judge of the Strings Instrument category of the first Oceania International Instruments Competition.