Origin Stories: Virginia Zheng in Recital

United Church's 2025-2026 Concert Season opens with a powerful solo piano recital by Virginia Zheng. Exploring the theme of musical origins, Virginia weaves together a program that traces influences across centuries and continents—from the vivid textures of Alexina Louie’s Music for Piano to the timeless elegance of J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 3, the stirring rhythms of Adolphus Hailstork’s Piano Sonata No. 2, and the profound depths of Schubert’s late Sonata in C minor, D.958.

Between works, Virginia will share reflections on the composers' background, her own musical journey, and the connections she finds within these diverse voices.

🎶 This concert launches our “Origin Stories” series, an opportunity to go deeper with performers and composers through interwoven stories about their backgrounds, inspirations, and artistic vision.

Tickets: $30 advance / $35 at the door

All ticket sales will support the performers and the music programs at United Church in Walpole.

About Virginia Zheng:

Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, Virginia Zheng is a pianist who is devoted to sharing her music with audiences around the world. She has been enamoured with piano and performing from a young age, and that passion has driven her to perform worldwide.

Notable performances include her concerto debut in Chicago with the Northeastern Illinois University Orchestra, where she played Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. She has also performed in renowned concert venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. Virginia has won many prizes in international competitions, including First Prize with Jury’s pick in the New York Artists International Competition in 2023, and First Prize in the Young Virtuosi category of the Future Stars International Piano Competition in 2019.

She is also the recipient of multiple scholarships, including the BC Arts Council Scholarship in music. Virginia has participated in numerous festivals and masterclasses where she played for many distinguished teachers and musicians, including Alan Chow, André Laplante, Jerome Lowenthal, HaeSun Paik, and Logan Skelton. Virginia also strives to share her knowledge and love of music as an educator. She has been awarded a Keyboard Department Graduate Teaching Assistantship from Boston University since 2024, where she works with students pursuing a piano minor or in non-music majors. She also maintains her own private studio in Boston, teaching students at numerous different levels.

Virginia received a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music, in New York, studying with Alexandre Moutouzkine. She is pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Boston University, studying with Pavel Nersessian.

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