Tsai, Shan-Shan

Germany

Participated in 2026

Group B

Born on 2006-06-26, Taipei (Taiwan).
Started to play piano at the age of 8 with Prof. Pei-Yin Lo.

Since 2017 till 2023 has studied at the High School of National Taiwan Normal University with Prof. Yi-Chih Lu.

Since 2024 till 2025 has studied at the University of Taipei with Prof. Steven Lin.

Since 2025 till now has studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold with Prof. Jacob Leuschner.

Attended masterclasses of Prof. Klaus Hellwig.

Attended masterclasses of Prof. Konrad Elser.

Received 1st prize of International London Classical Music Competition, 2022.

Received 1st prize of International Franz Liszt Center Piano Competition, 2023.

Received 3rd prize of International Hans von Bülow Piano Competition in Meiningen, Germany, 2023.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in d minor WK II, BWV 875

— S. Rachmaninov – Étude-tableau in e flat minor op. 39 no. 5

— W.A. Mozart – Sonata in a minor KV 310, 1st mov.

— F. Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody no. 10 in E Major

Second round

— L. van Beethoven – Sonata in e minor, op. 90

— F. Mendelssohn – Variations Sérieuses, op. 54

— L. Liebermann – Gargoyles op. 29

Third round

The third orchestral round was introduced in 2020