Biography
Ziyu Shao is a Chinese pianist and winner of the 2023 Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar. He has also received top prizes at the Chopin International Competition in Poland, the Vladimir Krainev International Competition in Moscow, and the Horowitz Memorial Competition in Ukraine. In 2021, he gave a solo recital at the New MMDM Hall in Moscow, broadcast by Radio Orpheus, and was featured in the 2024 Pianissimo Winter Festival. Ziyu has appeared with orchestras such as the Moscow Virtuosi and the Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra and performed at venues including the Moscow Conservatory, Zaryadye Hall, and Carnegie Hall.