Community Event!
Program:
Toccata in F sharp minor BWV910, Bach
Fantasy in C Major (“Wanderer-fantasie”) Op. 15 D760, Schubert
Reflections in the Water, Vincent Ho
Ballade No. 4, Chopin
Études-tableaux Op. 33 No. 5, Rachmaninoff
Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S514, Liszt
Ottawa-born pianist Adam Zheng is a Grade 9 student at Merivale High School, in the IB Program, whose piano journey began when he was six years old. Since 2018, Adam has been a trophy and scholarship winner at all local and provincial piano competitions, and has also been the grand winner of the Steinway Advanced Performance Class series for both 2022 and 2024. Adam has had many remarkable milestones, such as debuting as piano soloist with the Divertimento Orchestra at ten, winning the Henle International Piano Competition at twelve, winning the RCM National Diploma Gold Medal for receiving the highest ARCT piano exam mark for the 2021-22, and winning RCM Provincial Gold Medals. Adam has also had numerous public performances at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Carnegie Recital Hall, National Arts Centre, Chamberfest and at the Master Piano Recital Series.
Beyond his solo piano career, Adam regularly performs chamber music with groups of violinists and has also accompanied his older sister’s Associate Diploma Violin exam and recitals. Since May of 2023, Adam and his sister has also delivered weekly piano recitals to three different retirement homes across Ottawa, performing a variety of music styles from the Classics to jazzes to musical theatre. Having received the RCM Associate Diploma in Piano Performance, Adam continues his piano study in the RCM Licentiate Diploma Program with Dr. Chunson Park. Today, you are invited to Adam’s Licentiate Diploma Piano recital at 10K Hours Recital Studio to celebrate his next milestone in his piano journey.