2026/27 Season Concerts

Featured Soloist: ‍ ‍

Zhengyi Huang

Zhengyi Huang is a pianist from Guilin, China. During his ten years of study in the United States, he has received full scholarships from leading music institutions. He earned the Artist Diploma in Piano Performance from Rice University, where he studied with Professor Jon Kimura Parker, winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition. He subsequently entered the University of Michigan, studying with renowned piano pedagogue Logan Skelton, where he received dual Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance and Chamber Music and is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

From 2024-2025, Huang has won seven First Prize awards consecutively in international piano competitions, including the Rubato International Piano Competition, Mika Hasler Competition, William Byrd International Competition, Paris Concours Européen, and the 81st Naftzger Young Artist Competition. From 2022 to 2025, he also received more than thirty First Prize awards in piano competitions, including the Music Teachers National Association–Steinway Piano Competition, Chicago International Piano Competition, Texas Young Artist Competition, Eisemann International Young Artist Competition, Amadeus International Competition in Italy, Muse International Piano Competition in Greece, Grand Junction Concerto Competition, Houston Ruth Burr Piano Competition, Kuleshov International Competition, and many more.

As an active concerto and chamber musician, Huang has performed with orchestras including the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Symphony Orchestra, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, and Texas Medical Center Orchestra. In recent years, Huang has also presented chamber music concerts throughout the United States, performing major chamber works including Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata, Franck’s Violin Sonata, and Brahms’s Cello Sonata in F Major. In September 2026, he will collaborate with the Spokane String Quartet for two chamber music concerts, performing Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet and Dvořák’s Dumky Trio. Huang has received full scholarships to participate and perform in the Piano Texas International Piano Festival, Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, and Gilmore Festival. He was also invited to perform live on Classical KING FM, a renowned classical music station in Seattle, with more than 100,000 listeners during the broadcast.

Huang’s performances have taken place across Asia, Europe, and North America. He has appeared on prestigious stages including Carnegie Hall in New York, Hill Auditorium in Michigan, Van Cliburn Concert Hall, Théâtre Le Ranelagh in Paris, Shenzhen Longgang International Arts Center, Shenzhen Antuoshan Concert Hall, Zhengzhou Grand Theatre, Qinghai Grand Theatre, Jiangyin Concert Hall in Wuxi, and Chengdu Jianyang Grand Theatre. He has also been invited to present solo recitals in Sapporo, Japan; Shenzhen and Qingdao, China; Athens, Greece; Barcelona, Spain; Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; Milan, Italy; Turkey; and many cities across the United States.

Huang’s artistic achievements have received high praise from numerous internationally acclaimed pianists, including Ralph Votapek, Alexander Kobrin, and Jon Nakamatsu, Gold Medalists of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; Jon Kimura Parker, winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition; Lilia Zilberstein, winner of the Busoni International Piano Competition; as well as internationally renowned pianists Yefim Bronfman and Hung-Kuan Chen.

 In 2026, Huang plans to release three solo albums in collaboration with Parma Recordings in the United States, TVClassique in Paris, France, and Hunnia Records in Budapest, Hungary. During the summer of 2026, Huang presented a 13-city solo recital tour in China, with performances in Shenzhen, Suzhou, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Wuxi, and other major cities. The tour received enthusiastic audience responses and was featured by major media outlets including Henan Daily, Shenzhen Television, and Chengdu Television.