News - Leia Zhu

When: 7:00 PM SATURDAY 29 JANUARY 2022 Where: St Mary in the Castle Details: here

Violinist Leia Zhu will be bringing holiday cheers at the New Year’s Day concert with Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Sage Gateshead. The 15 year old Newcastle born teenager said ‘this is a true homecoming for me. First time I performed in Newcastle City Hall at the age of 4, at that time, with most of the members of Northern Sinfonia sitting behind me and watching me play a solo piece. I haven’t seen them since.' Leia added 'It is such an emotional feeling for me as my music

By performing a violin solo in ‘You Raise Me Up’. Recently the Irish band Westlife released their album Wild Dreams, they took twitter to express their joy The social media giant WeChat has over 1 billion monthly active users. Commenting on this latest collaboration, Leia said 'to be invited for this unique project is not only such a fun experience, but also I strongly feel, if my contribution to this hugely popular song, can inspire someone who has never thought about playin