Noah Zhou

UK
February 10, 2001

Based in London, British-Chinese pianist Noah Zhou began his musical journey at the age of 5. He has since completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was awarded the Sir Elton John Scholarship. He is currently studying for his Master’s degree at the same institution with the Emeritus Head of Keyboard, Christopher Elton. He is also generously supported by the Hattori Foundation.
Noah Zhou has received a number of awards, most notably 2nd prize at the YPF European Piano Competition (2022) and the Royal Philharmonic Society of Great Britain’s Duet Prize for Best Young Instrumentalist (2018). He has also won 1st prize at the Valsesia Musica International Competition (2021) and the Euregio Piano Award (2021). Noah Zhou has also won prizes at the Rio International Piano Competition (2022), the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz (2019) and the Campillos International Piano Competition (2021).

First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F sharp major BWV 858, WTC I
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in B minor Hob. XVI/32
Claude Debussy Étude L. 136 No. 11, Pour les arpèges composés
Franz Liszt Transcendental Étude in B flat minor S. 139 No. 12, Chasse-neige

Second round
Diana Rotaru Bulz for Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major Op. 10
Sergei Rachmaninoff Études-Tableaux Op. 33

Semifinal
George Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores
Franz Liszt Réminiscences de Norma S. 394

Final
Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23

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