Yuqiao Chen

Yuqiao is a 14-year-old Chinese boy. He started to learn piano when he was 5 years old. He has learned piano with Ms Irina Novikova by private teaching for 5 years. He has obtained numerous international awards. Some of the awards are listed as below: : 2018, US 26th Open Music Competition (San Francisco) Final Round: Grand Prize & Scholarship, Children 10-12Y 2019, The 2nd HongKong International Competition for Young Pianists First Prize & Scholarship), Junior B (12-14Y); Fourth Prize, Open Class (Under 35Y) ; 2019, IV Geneva International Music Competition/ IV Madrid International Music Competiton First Prize and Highest Score, Category B 2020, Vladimir Klainev Online Competition 3rd Prize, Intermediate Group 2020, Quebec Music International Online Competition 1st Prize and Special Performance Prize, Junior Category 2021, Singapore International Competition, Singapore First Prize & Winner, Liszt Class (Open age) 2021, International Moscow Music Competition, Russia First Prize, Category (10-13y) 2021, North American Virtuoso International Music Competition, Canada Grand Prix Winner & Platinum Medal, Open age 2021, Kayserburg International Youth Piano Competition-Singapore & Southeast Asia Regional Silver Award Winner & Scholarship, Intermediate Category (13-16y) 2021, CMTG Young Musician Competition & Festival 2021, Thailand First Absolute Prize, Category I 2021, Aloha International Piano Festival 2021, USA Third Prize & Audience Prize Winner & Scholarship, Junior Group(12-14y) 2021, Shanghai Piano Open Competition 2021, China Second Award, Open Category 2021, Trinity International Music Competition 2021, UK Platinum Award, Youth Category (12-16y) 2021, International Clara Schumann Competition 2021, Belgium Second Prize, Category Junior A (Born in 2007/2006) 2021, Piano-Online Competition (2nd Edition), Poland Second Prize, V Category (Born in 2007/2006) 2022, Golden Piano Talents Competition 2022, North Macedonia Grand Prize, 3rd Category / Best Tchaikovsky (Born in 2007/2008) 2022, Elevato Stanza Junior Piano Competition, Russia/Poland First Prize/Best Rachmaninoff/ Jury Award, F Category (Born in 2007/2008) 2022, 1st Carl Bechstein Piano Competition for Young Pianists (Thailand 2021), Live Competition First Prize Winner, E2 Category (14y) First Prize Winner, Professional Category (Open age) Best German Composer Award (Open age) However, Yuqiao’s piano road was not always smooth. He undergoes the most wonderful cities’ life and performed in the great concert halls such as Berlin, Prague, San Francisco, HK, Moscow, Shanghai, Bangkok; Also, he went through the tough life in the most difficult countries in particular India and Nepal. With the difficulties of finding a mechanical piano, a piano tuner, or even a true piano teacher, he still maintained playing piano by self-teaching when he lived in Nepal (9 years old). Before leaving Nepal, he dedicated a wonderful solo piano recital in Kathmandu. It attracted more than 200 people (including the French Ambassador) came to the open-air “hall”. All these colorful experiences are treasure to shape his character and rich his music career.