Tim began piano lessons with Jessica Caporizzo at Opus Ithaca at the age of four and a half. He is a first-place winner of the 2025 Crescendo International Competition and the 2025 and 2024 Little Mozarts Competitions, and earned second place in the 2021 Little Mozarts Competition.
Tim started studying violin with Kirsten Marshall at Ithaca Suzuki Music Education when he was three and a half. He currently plays as a First Violinist in the Pochino Orchestra and received “Outstanding” ratings at the NYSSMA Solo Festival for Level III in both 2025 and 2024.
Watch Tim Zihan Zhou perform Sonatina Op. 36, No.4 III Rondo by Muzio Clementi on the piano for the 2025 Summer Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.