Celebrate Piano and Chamber Music 2025!

The Event includes:

• Masterclass with Dr. Kyra Xuerong Zhao
• Round table discussion about piano and chamber music such as repertoire, learning, and performance
• Round table discussion with students who have graduated from MU
• Concert at 2:00 pm by Dr. Kyra Xuerong Zhao in the Biemesderfer Concert Hall

Schedule

 

Pianist (Kyra)​ ​Xuerong​ ​Zhao​ holds an Artist Diploma in Piano Performance from Yale University and a Doctorate degree, D.M.A in Piano Performance from Boston University, ​​has brought​ ​her​ ​powerful​ ​sense​ ​of​ ​music​ ​passion​ ​to​ ​audiences​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​and​ ​is being​ ​universally​ ​lauded​ ​for​ ​her​ ​exciting​ ​and​ ​poetically​ ​lyrical​ ​performances.

Despite​ ​her​ ​youth, ​Dr.​ ​Zhao​ ​has​ ​already​ ​performed​ ​in​ ​many​ ​prestigious​ ​venues and​ ​has​ ​been​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​give​ ​recitals​ ​in​ ​many​ ​of​ ​the​ ​great​ ​concert​ ​halls​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world; including: ​​ ​2010​ ​Debut Recital​ ​at​ ​Carnegie​ ​Hall​ ​in​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City,​ ​which​ ​was​ ​presented​ ​by Columbia​ ​Promotion​ ​and​ ​the​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Eastern​ ​Chamber​ ​Orchestra.​ ​​She​ ​was​ ​invited​ ​as a guest artist ​at the​ ​​Music​ ​&​ ​More​ ​Festival​​ ​in​ ​Massachusetts,​ ​the​ ​​Atlantic​ ​Music​ ​Festival,​​ ​the Mannes​ ​​Year-Long​ ​Festival​,​ ​San​ ​Juan International​ ​Piano​ ​Festival​ ​in​ ​Puerto​ ​Rico and the Lancaster International Piano Festival etc.​ She has performed as a soloist with the​ ​Claremont​ ​Chamber​ ​Symphony, Yale Symphony Orchestra. She was awarded the Young Steinway Artist by Steinway Society in Puerto Rico in 2018 and was interviewed by ​The San Juan Daily Stars ​newspaper. ​​ ​She​ ​also performed in many great halls ​including​ ​recitals in​ ​Horvitz​ ​Auditorium​ ​in​ ​Florida,​ ​Benaroya​ ​Hall​ ​in​ ​Seattle,​ ​the​ ​German​ ​Consulate​ ​in New​ ​York,​ ​the​ ​Polish​ ​Consulate​ ​in​ ​New​ ​York,​​ ​The​ ​Steinway Concert​ ​Hall​ in ​Beijing and New York,​ ​Sprague​ ​Hall​ ​at​ ​Yale​ ​University,​ ​The Algonquin​ ​Club​ ​in​ ​Boston,​ ​the​ ​Tsai​ ​Performance​ ​Center​ ​in​ ​Boston,​ ​the​ ​National Concert​ ​Hall​ ​in​ ​Beijing​ ​and​ ​Guangzhou​.​ ​​ ​Her​ ​performance​ ​was​ ​brilliant​ ​and​ ​was highly​ ​praised​ ​by​ ​the​ ​musical​ ​critics.​ ​​

Dr.​ ​Zhao​ ​has​ ​dazzled​ ​critics​ ​and​ ​judges​ ​alike​ ​at​ ​international​ ​music​ ​competitions and​ ​has​ ​been​ ​awarded​ ​top​ ​prizes​ ​at​ ​​solo​ ​competitions​ ​in​ the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​and​ ​Europe​ ​including:​ ​​ ​2^nd ​prize​ ​at​ ​the​ ​​14th​ ​International​ ​Chopin​ ​Piano​ ​Competition in​ ​Rome​;​ ​ ​2^nd prize​ ​at​ ​the​ ​​Five​ ​Towns​ ​International​ ​Piano​ ​Competition​ ​​in New​ ​York​ ​City​;​ ​Winner of the​ ​​Mannes​ ​College​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Music​ ​Concerto ​Competition​​​ ​(after​ ​which​ ​she​ ​performed​ ​the​​ ​Concerto ​No.2​ ​​in​ ​F​ ​minor​​ ​by​ ​Fryderyk​ ​Chopin);​ ​​Bronze​ ​Medal​ ​and​ ​​Special​ ​Recognition​​ ​for the​ ​“Best​ ​Performance​ ​of​ ​Chopin”​ ​at​ ​the​ ​​Third​ ​Seattle​ ​International​ ​Piano ​Competition​;​ ​and​ ​the​ ​1^st Prize​ ​Winner​ ​at ​The​ ​​Richmond​ ​International​ ​Piano​ ​Competition​ in​ ​Boston​ ​in​ ​2015.

Following​ ​her​ ​success​ ​in​ ​2003​ ​at​ ​the​​ ​International​ ​Chopin​ ​Piano​ ​Competition​ ​​in Rome,​ ​a​ ​DVD​ ​of​ ​her​ ​live​ ​recital​ ​concert​ ​was​ ​released​ ​by the​ ​Tiantian​ ​Arts​ ​Publishing​ ​House in China.​ ​As​ ​she​ ​is​ ​often​ ​the​ ​subject​ ​of​ ​many​ ​press requests,​ ​Dr.​ ​Zhao​ ​has​ ​granted​ ​interviews​ ​to​ ​newspapers​ ​in​ ​the​ ​US​ ​and​ ​China, including​ ​The​ ​​Berkshire​ ​Eagle​​; The San Juan Daily Stars​; ​Tsingtao ​Newspaper​​ Qiao​ ​Bao Newspaper. Dr. Zhao was selected to perform for legendary pianist Martha Argerich, and was highly praised by Argerich.

As an educator, Dr. Zhao is also passionate about teaching. Besides her private piano studio. Dr. Zhao has been working as a teaching assistant both at Yale University and Boston University. She has been invited to give master classes and lectures in several cities since the summer of 2016. She strongly believes in young musician’s musical development and always feel that it is essential for students no matter what ages and levels get pleasure from their musical training and that discipline has to be combined with enjoyment and motivation. Dr. Kyra Xuerong Zhao is a faculty member at the New England Conservatory Pre-College.

For more information and for any questions, contact Dr. Xun Pan:

• Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu