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Loyola University & MASNO present Yungyung Guo Silver Medalist of the 2024 New Orleans Int’l Piano Competition in Concert Admission is FREE
Program TBD
About the Artist
“A Rising Star in the International Classical Music Scene” (BNN Breaking), the Chinese pianist Yungyung Guo has performed at renowned venues such as Sala dei Notari, Sydney Opera House, Verbrugghen Hall, National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing), Shanghai Symphony Hall, Shanghai Concert Hall, Shangyin Opera House, Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Hongtai Concert Hall, Ningbo Concert Hall and Tobin Centre for the Performing Arts. She has performed as a concerto soloist with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Wuxi Symphony Orchestra and Brunensis Virtuosi Orchestra; She has collaborated with renowned conductors including Benjamin Northey, Umberto Clerici, Scott Yoo, Daye Lin, Xiao-ou Zhao and Gaddiel Dombrowner. As a chamber musician, she has performed with the internationally celebrated cellist Li-Wei Qin.
Yungyung has won the 3rd Prize at the 13th Sydney International Piano Competition, the 1st Prize at the 14th Gurwitz International Piano Competition and the 2nd Prize at the 29th New Orleans International Piano Competition. She has also won the 1st prizes from the San Francisco International Piano Competition, the World Piano Teachers Association International Piano Competition and the G-Clef International Music Competition. She was awarded the People’s Scholarship, the Shanghai Scholarship, the Lily En-Teh New Scholarship and the Chengxian Fu Scholarship. In 2023, Yungyung was named the laureate of the “Young Talents” Concerto Competition, where she performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major with Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Xiao-ou Zhao.
Born in Hong Kong, Yungyung Guo is currently studying with Moye Chen at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Recently she made her Shanghai Symphony Hall debut and performed in the DMZ Open International Music Festival. Her upcoming engagements for the next seasons include the tours in China, USA and Australia, as well as the concerto engagements with Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Roussel Hall At Loyola University, 6363 St Charles Ave,New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
