Yihan Zhao
Pianist
Harpsichordist
Collaborative Keyboardist
Yihan Zhao is a multi-keyboardist who is a part of the RCM Collaborative faculty on an Artist Diploma course with a full scholarship (2026).
Recent highlights includes his performance at the 70th & 71st Kathleen Ferrier Awards at Wigmore Hall in April 2025 & 2026. This summer, he was a recipient of the Emily Hoh Pianist Award at Grasmere Song Festival, a Samling Artist, and a Leeds Song Young Artist.
Additionally, he is generously supported by The Countess of Munster Musical Trustland LSO Conservatoire Scholarship.
As a harpsichordist, Yihan has succeeded in the Prix Annelie de Man, an international harpsichord competition in the Netherlands. His involvement in a concert series on Abolition Song and its Legacies at the Handel Hendrix House transmits and interprets lost voices of historical composers and writers, particularly those either Black or female.
Recent Recordings
Solo Piano // Mozart Piano Sonata No. 15
Collaborative Piano // Herbert Howells – King David
Solo Harpsichord // György Ligeti – Continuum, Hungarian Rock, Maurice Ohana – Conga