Pianist Yanfeng (Tony) Bai, is an international prizewinner, recently winning the 3rd prize and audience award in the Olga Kern International Piano Competition, 1st prize at the China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, 3rd Prize of the Gotrian International piano competition in Germany and the 1st prize twice at the Concerto Competition of the Morningside Music Bridge. The Strings Magazine mentioned his performance as “gorgeous playing.” He was also awarded 1st prize in the China Central Television Piano Competition, 1st prize and Grand prize of “KADANZA CUP” national piano competition, and was a prize winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians.
Mr.Bai is also accomplished in Chamber Music, as a former member of the MOCC piano quintet, they won the 1st prize of the China Hummingbird Music Award Chamber Music Competition. Now he is a founding member of the Trio Azura and in 2024 they just won the Grand Prize, Gold Medal, Lift Every Voice Prize, and Horszowksi Trio Prize at the 51st Fischoff Competition.
He has performed with numerous orchestras, including Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also collaborated with leading conductors, including James Conlon, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Peter Bay, Lorenzo Passerini and Daye Lin among others. He has given multiple recitals in US, Italy and China.
Mr.Bai is a Guest Artist of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, and a Yangtze River Piano Artist. He is currently an Artist Diploma of Music candidate at the Colburn School, where he studies with Fabio Bidini. Previously he graduated from the Colburn school as Masters and Bachelor of music, and the middle school attached to the China Central Conservatory of Music. Previous teachers include Jin Zhang, who he studied with in China before coming to Los Angeles.
