Zhiqian Lyu, 16 (China)
Artist
REPERTOIRE
Semifinals — Frédéric Chopin
Étude in C major, Op. 10, No. 1
Étude in A-flat major, Op. 10, No. 10
Nocturne in E major, Op. 62, No. 1
Ballade No. 1 in g minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Ballade No. 4 in f minor, Op. 52
Finals — Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in e minor, Op. 11
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Romanze (Larghetto)
III. Rondo (Vivace)
Zhiqian Jeremy Lyu was born in Shanghai in 2009 and is currently a first-year undergraduate student in the piano department of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP). In February 2025, at the age of 15, he distinguished himself among hundreds of applicants worldwide and was admitted to France’s most prestigious music academy with unanimous jury approval, ranking first. He also became the only undergraduate student admitted globally that year by Denis Pascal, one of the academy’s most renowned piano professors. After three rounds of intense scholarship competition, he was awarded the “International Excellence Scholarship” worth 10,000 euros by the Rhine Gold Foundation, becoming one of only two recipients.
From 2015 to August 2025, he attended the Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, studying under Associate Professor Kuanwen Wang. He received the Niu Ende Scholarship for three consecutive years. Zhiqian is the first student in the school’s history to be admitted to this top international institution at the age of 15, and one of the few Chinese students accepted into CNSMDP without any prior musical training in France.
In October 2023, he won the Gold Medal in the Young Musician II category of the 1st Nashville Chopin International Piano Competition to great accolades. In January 2024, he was invited by Apsinthion Artists, an American artist management company, and signed as one of their artists.
Major Awards
• March 2025: Selected for the preliminary round of the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition
• 2024: Gold Medal, Global Finals, 11th GOCAA International Music Competition (Piano Professional Youth B Group)
• 2023: Champion, Youth Musician Group, 1st Nashville Chopin International Piano Competition
• 2023: Gold Medal, Concerto Finals, 10th GOCAA New York International Music Competition (Youth Group)
• 2023: Champion, Open 1–3 Group, 5th United States Piano Open Competition
• 2023: Third Place, Professional Group 3, 30th “Chopin for Youth and Children” China Finals
• 2022: First Place, Special Group, “Qin Dong Gulang” International Youth Piano Open Competition Finals
• 2022: Gold Medal, Professional Junior High School Group, 3rd Warsaw International Youth Piano Competition (China Finals)