Aidan Zhou, born in Toronto in October 2012, began his music studies at 4 and has won many awards in international and local piano competitions. They include 1st place in the 25th Santa Cecilia International Competition (Porto) in his age group; 1st prize in the Canadian Music Competition; Winner (Debut) in the Vladimir Krainev Moscow International Piano Competition; 1st prize in a group of categories in the Unionville Music Competition in Canada; and Gold Prize in Music and Stars Awards. In the summer of 2024, Aidan performed with the VIMA (Vancouver Island Music Academy) Senior Orchestra under Maestro David Bui.

Being a young composer, Aidan has already completed over 20 works in various forms including Canon, Fugue, Rondo, Sonata, Variations, Trio, Quartet, and Quintet. Some of his works (i.e. Passacaglia, Promenade) have been premiered to the public. Aidan has a YouTube channel to share his performance and music with others.

Aidan’s favourite classical music is music in the Classical and the Romantic eras. He also enjoys Bach’s works in particular for the Baroque devices (e.g. imitation, inversion, etc.).

Aidan’s favourite subjects are science and history. He plays various sports including soccer, skiing, and swimming.