INDONESIA January 23, 2001 Indonesian/Australian pianist Calvin Abdiel completed his Bachelor of Music (Performance) with First Class Honours at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Natalia Ricci and is currently pursuing his Master of Arts with Professor Eldar Nebolsin at…
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Yangrui Cai
CHINA November 13, 2000 Born in November 2000, Chinese pianist Yangrui Cai began studying the piano at the age of 4. Since then, he has won top prizes at major national competitions in China. In recent years, he has won…
Sebastian-Daniel Cazan
ROMANIA February 23, 2000 Sebastian-Daniel Cazan was born on February 23, 2000 in the city of Buzău, where he began his piano studies under the guidance of Professor Cristiana Duguleanu at the Margareta Sterian High School of Arts in Buzău.…
Ping Wang Chen
HONG KONG December 11, 2007 Ping Wang Chen was born in 2007 in Hong Kong, China. He has been studying piano since childhood with James Brawn and Oliver Salonga. Ping Wang Chen was admitted to the Music Middle School Affiliated…
Victoria Chikalkina
RUSSIA August 27, 1998 Born in Ryazan in 1998, Victoria Chikalkina began her musical journey at the age of 5 at the Children’s Music School. Since 2013, she has continued her studies in Moscow, graduating with honours from the Tchaikovsky…
Jae Hyeong Cho
SOUTH KOREA June 23, 1994 Jae Hyeong Cho graduated from Kyung Hee University with a Bachelor’s degree. In 2018 he performed as a soloist with the Kyung Hee University Symphony Orchestra. He attended a masterclass with Aviram Reichert. In 2020…
Inya-Maria Cutova
ROMANIA December 29, 2008 15-year-old Inya-Maria Cutova is a 9th grade student at the National College of Arts Queen Mary in Constanța, Romania. In the last three consecutive years (2022-2024) she won the 1st prize at the National Olympiad of…
Timofey Dolya
RUSSIA November 24, 1993 Timofey Dolya began playing the piano at the age of 5. During his studies he was a laureate of numerous international competitions. Timofey actively Dolya performs in Russia and European countries, is an active participant in…
Tatiana Dorokhova
RUSSIA June 11, 1991 Tatiana Dorokhova was born in 1991 in Volgograd into a family of musicians. She started playing the piano at the age of six and graduated from the Children’s Music School No. 14 in Volgograd in 2006…
Alexander Doronin
RUSSIA June 7, 2002 Russian pianist Alexander Doronin is studying for his Bachelor’s degree at the Royal College of Music as an ABRSM Scholar. He is currently studying with Professor Dmitri Alexeev. From 2015 to 2021, Alexander Doronin studied at…
Sandro Gegechkori
GEORGIA September 17, 2000 Sandro Gegechkori, born in Georgia in 2000, is one of the most outstanding representatives of the young generation of Georgian pianists. International recognition and success came to him at an early age, firmly establishing him on…
Hee Jun Han
SOUTH KOREA May 7, 1990 Hee Jun Han is one of Korea’s rising pianists who has won numerous prizes in competitions around the world, including 1st prize at the Marbella International Music and Piano Competition, the Franz Liszt Center International…
Keiichiro Ikebe
JAPAN July 29, 1993 Keiichiro Ikebe is a Japanese pianist, born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1993. He has won prizes in numerous competitions, including the 4th prize at the 3rd Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition in 2019, the 2017 Steinway…
Serafym Ivanov
UKRAINE December 21, 1997 In 2018, Serafym Ivanov graduated with honours as a pianist, composer and conductor of a chamber orchestra. He went on to study at the Odessa National Music Academy with Alexey Botvinov. In 2021, he performed the…
Chan Yeon Jung
SOUTH KOREA November 16, 2001 Chan Yeon Jung began his piano studies at the age of 7 and went on to study at the Sunhwa Arts Middle School, the premier arts school in South Korea. After graduating, he continued his…
Kang Tae Kim
SOUTH KOREA January 26, 1997 Born in 1997, Kang Tae Kim began playing the piano at the age of 6. He made his debut with the Wonju Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 11 and had the Kumho Prodigy Concert…
Seunghui Kim
SOUTH KOREA July 25, 1999 Born in 1999 Seunghui Kim started to study piano at the age of 6. After a few years, she moved to Seoul to keep studying the piano with Choong-Mo Kang and Sook Ryeon Park. She…
Young Jae Kim
THE NETHERLANDS November 16, 2000 Young Jae Kim is a 23-year-old Dutch classical pianist. In his early years he studied with the renowned Dutch professor Jan Wijn, then with David Kuijken and is currently studying with Frank van de Laar…
Evgeny Konnov
RUSSIA November 19, 1992 Evgeny Konnov was born in Chirchiq (Uzbekistan) in 1992. He studied with Professors Georg Fridrich Schenk, Evgenia Rubinova, Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Albert Mamriev and Christoph Hammer. He is the winner of many international competitions, including…
Yongjie Lin
CHINA January 30, 2004 Yongjie Lin was born in 2004 and began studying the piano at the age of 5. He attended primary and middle schools affiliated with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and studied with Shao Dan.…
Roman Lopatynskyi
UKRAINE June 29, 1993 Roman Lopatynskyi was born in 1993 in Kyiv. As a laureate of over 20 international piano competitions, such as the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano, the International Competition for…
Asaka Murayama (Miyoshi)
JAPAN June 2, 1994 Asaka Murayama (Miyoshi) was born in 1994 in Japan. She is currently studying with Jacques Rouvier at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and with Leonid Margarius at the Imola International Piano Academy. She also studied with Yu…
Seokmin On
USA September 19, 1992 Born in South Korea, Seokmin On has lived in the United States since the age of 14. He received his early training in Philadelphia, studying with Charles Abramovic at Temple University Music Preparatory. At the age…
Yeondong Park
SOUTH KOREA August 25, 1998 Yeondong Park is a pianist born in South Korea in 1998. He began playing the piano at the age of 7 and later attended Seoul National University, where he studied with Professor Kyu Yeon Kim.…
Takeshi Shimozato
JAPAN July 5, 1993 Born in Okinawa, Japan, Takeshi Shimozato began studying music at the age of 10. She studied with Professor Pascal Rogé at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot and with Professor Leonid Margarius at…
Alexa Stier
ROMANIA August 29, 1997 Described as “simply phenomenal” by New Britain Herald, Alexa Stier has appeared as a soloist with orchestras such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (UK), the New Britain Symphony Orchestra (USA) and the Transylvania State Philharmonic…
Kostandin Tashko
ALBANIA December 17, 1997 Kostandin Tashko was born in 1997 in Tirana. In 2021 he was awarded the prestigious Premio Alfredo Casella at the 37th Venice Music Awards, the renowned competition reserved for the best graduates of Italian conservatories. He…
Quanlin Wang
CHINA September 5, 1999 Quanlin Wang began piano lessons at the age of 4. At the age of 11, she was admitted to the Middle School of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she studied with Professor Manchun…
Jiwon Yang
SOUTH KOREA April 1, 2002 Since her debut in Seoul in 2012, Jiwon Yang has won numerous awards, including 3rd prize at the 2019 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and 3rd prize at the 2018 Cleveland International Piano Competition for…
Wanwan Yang
CHINA September 21, 1998 A young pianist of the new generation, Wanwan Yang has been praised for her ability to achieve both delicate sentimentality and fiery passion in her playing. Her music has led her to perform at Harris Hall…
Junjie Zhang
CHINA March 20, 1994 Junjie Zhang was born in China in 1994. She learned to play the piano at the age of 4 and studied at the Nanjing University of the Arts and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music before the…
