Praised for his virtuosity, maturity and profound musicality, 21-year-old American cellist Zlatomir Fung is quickly building an international reputation as one of the outstanding young string soloists of his generation, and is poised to become one of the preeminent cellists of our time. He was awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Tchaikovsky International Cello Competition, and is a former 1st prize winner at the Johansen, Stulberg, Irving Klein, Schoenfeld and Enescu International Music Competitions. In the 2020/21 season, Fung was invited to make debuts with the London Philharmonic, The Hallé, Frankfurt Opera, Turku Philharmonic, and the Hangzhou Philharmonic among others. He was also scheduled to appear throughout North America, both with orchestra and in recital. Recent highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall. Fung’s future appearances include performances in The Embassy Series in Washington, D.C., as well as in Malibu, Toronto and Baltimore, and with the Seattle, Utah, Santa Fe and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras. Of Bulgarian and Chinese heritage, he began playing cello at age three and earned fellowships at Ravinia's Steans Music Institute, Heifetz International Music Institute, MusicAlp and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Fung has been featured on NPR’s 'Performance Today' and has appeared on 'From the Top' six times. He is the recipient of the Kovner Fellowship and currently studies at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Richard Aaron and Timothy Eddy.