Year of birth: 2000
Place of birth: Macau
Educated in: Philadelphia, New Haven
Place of residence: New Haven
(Plays in Boston)
J.S. Bach Capriccio, BWV 992 A. Skrjabin Sonata No. 3 in F# minor
Praised for his “poetic touch and commanding artistry” (South China Morning Post), “intoxicating… refined musicality” (Chopin Magazine, Japan) and “attractively transparent and uncluttered” tone (Gramophone, UK), Zach Cheong is an award-winning concert pianist and Steinway Young Artist whose performances have earned international acclaim across Asia, Europe, and North America. He is a graduate of both the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. He is currently studying at the Yale School of Music under Boris Berman. A First Prize winner of the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia, he has been invited to perform as a concerto soloist in Hong Kong, Philadelphia, Paris, Marseille, Trondheim, Hilton Head Island, Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Mexico City.
Withdrawn candidates:
Daria Podorozhnova
Qinyaoyao Ji
Jeongwoo Lee