YANFENG (TONY) BAI – CHINA (26)

Pianist Yanfeng (Tony) Bai is an international prizewinner, recently winning third prize and the Audience Award in the Olga Kern International Piano Competition, first prize at the China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, third prize at the Gotrian International piano competition in Germany, and Best Performance Prize in the American Paderewski International Piano Competition. He won first prize twice at the Concerto Competition of the Morningside Music Bridge International Music Festival. Strings Magazine mentioned his performance as “gorgeous playing.” Mr. Bai is also an accomplished chamber musician. He was a member of the MOCC piano quintet when they won first prize at the China Hummingbird Music Award Chamber Music Competition. He is a founding member of Trio Azura. In 2024, Trio Azura won the Grand Prize and Gold Medal in the 51st Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Trio Azura was also awarded the Lift Every Voice Prize, and the Horszowski Trio Prize.

Mr. Bai has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Calgary Philharmonic, the China Philharmonic, the Orchestra Antonio Vivaldi, and the New Mexico Philharmonic. He has collaborated with leading conductors, including James Conlon, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Peter Bay and Daye Lin among others. He has given multiple recitals in the US, Italy, Spain and China. He is a Guest Artist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Bai is currently an Artist Diploma of Music candidate at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where he studies with Fabio Bidini. He graduated from the Colburn school with Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees. He attended the middle school attached to the China Central Conservatory of Music. Previous teachers include Jin Zhang, with whom he studied in China before coming to Los Angeles.