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Jialin Yao

Year of birth: 1999
Place of birth: Datong
Educated in: New York
Place of residence: Dallas

Finalist of the 65th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition

Solo Semifinals

28/08/2025 20:30 CET

Program

F. Busoni: Fantasia nach J.S. Bach, BV 253 F. Chopin: Scherzo n. 4, op. 54 S. Prokof’ev: Toccata, op. 11  

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Biography

Jialin Yao has been a Prize-winner in numerous competitions such as the Friuli Venezia Giulia International Piano Competition, the Teresa Carreño Master Piano Competition, the IKOF International Piano Competition, the Singapore International Piano Competition, the Steinway National Competition, the Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition, the Santa Cecilia International Piano Competition, and many others. Jialin Yao has been invited to perform at today’s most prestigious music festivals such as Gilmore Festival, PianoFest in Hamptons, Ravinia Festival, and Verbier Festival. After finishing his Master's degree at the Juilliard School in New York, Jialin is now continuing his studies at Southern Methodist University with Sergei Babayan, pursuing an Artist Diploma.