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Pianist Baichao Lan began playing the piano at the age of four. His debut album (Baichao Lan: Schumann and Prokofiev) has won him acclaim worldwide. His performances and interviews have been broadcast on Radio New Zealand. He earned a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Sir Stephen Hough and Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky, and a Bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory under Prof. Alexander Korsantia. He serves as the artistic director and judge for multiple international piano competitions, including the San Francisco International Piano Competition, the Melbourne International Piano Competition, and the Vivace International Piano Competition.

As a concert pianist, Baichao has been invited to give performances around the world. In 2017, he appeared as a soloist with the renowned National Philharmonic of Ukraine under Maestro Vitaliy Protasov. He was also invited to play concerts at the 2020 Focus Festival in New York, the 2018/2019 Animato Concert Series in Paris, the 2016 Mendelssohn International Academy in Leipzig, the 2016 Shanghai International Piano Festival, the 2015 From Easter to Ascension International Festival in Tbilisi, and the 2013 International Keyboard Festival in New York. In addition to his international festival appearances, Baichao has had the privilege of playing in some of the top concert halls in the world, including Lincoln Center in New York, Salle Cortot in Paris, Tel Aviv University in Israel, Jordan Hall in Boston, the Large Hall of the University of Music in Leipzig, the M. Lysenko Column Hall of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, the Grand Concert Hall in Tbilisi, the Grand Theater in San Marino, the Yamaha Center in Tokyo, the Shanghai Concert Hall, and the Royal Conservatory in Toronto.

He has won over 20 national and international piano competitions. Some of his accomplishments include the Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Ukraine, the Paderewski International Piano Competition in the USA, the Kerikeri International Piano Competition in New Zealand, and the Young Musician Piano Competition in New York.

As an educator, his students have won major competitions including the Chicago International Piano Competition and the U.S. Chopin International Piano Competition. Some of his students have continued their professional studies at leading conservatories and performed at prestigious concert halls around the world. He has been honored as a Steinway Top Piano Teacher. Currently, Baichao Lan is on the piano faculty of the Mannes School of Music Preparatory Division.

He gave his first public performance at the age of five and began his professional musical education at the Shanghai Conservatory with Prof. Youzhe Lou and Prof. Zhe Tang. He also studied regularly with the leading pianist Fou Ts’ong. From an early age, he has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Richard Goode, Paul Lewis, Marian Rybicki, Sergei Babayan, Jacques Rouvier, Robert McDonald, Arie Vardi, Matti Raekallio, John Perry, and Donald Weilerstein.