Yang, Yankai

Germany

Participated in 2026

Group B

Born on 2007-10-27, Beijing (China).
Started to play piano at the age of 5 with Prof. Thomas Wang.

Since 2017 till 2024 has studied at the Bonn – Bad Godesberg with Prof. Dr. Mus. Grigory Shafarenko.

Since 2024 till 2025 has studied at the Shrewsbury School Music Department with Prof. Peter Bradley-Fulgoni ARCM. FISM..

Since 2025 till – has studied at the Aachen with Prof. Prof. Andreas Frölich.

Attended masterclasses of Justus Frantz.

Received Gold Medal of UK Schools Music Festival (Royal Academy of Music), 2025.

Received First Prize of Alderley Edge Music Festival, 2025.

Received First Prize of Shrewsbury School Piano Competition, 2025.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Das Wohltemperiertes Klavier I Bb minor

— Franz Liszt – Transcendental Etudes, S. 139: No. 5, “Feux Follets”, Bb major

— Joseph Haydn – Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI 37, 1st Movement

— Frederic Chopin – Preludes Op. 28: No. 24 in D minor

Second round

— Ludwig Van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C major, “Waldstein”

— Mendelssohn-Rachmaninoff – “Scherzo” from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

— Samuel Barber – Piano Sonata, Op. 26, 4th Movement: Fugue

Third round

The third orchestral round was introduced in 2020