

Hanqi(Oscar) Zhang
Intermediate Division
Etude in F major, op. 10, no. 8
Nocturne in B major, op. 9, no. 3
Ballade in G minor, op. 23

Hanqi Zhang (Oscar)was born in October 2010 in Nanjing China and Moved to Canada Calgary when he was 11 years old. Oscar developed an interest in piano、drum set and painting at the young age of 5. When he was 9 years old he began his formal piano training due to his personal love for it. Then he studied with Dr. Zhengbo Shi and the young pianist Lin Ye who was a student of Vladimir Krainev. He studied with Polish piano professor Krzysztof Jablonski from 2022 until now. He is a high scholarship student in the Mount Royal University Conservatory for Advanced Performance Program in Akiko Tominaga group.
Throughout his musical journey, He has earned awards in various competitions. In 2022, He received award at the 18th Ettlingen International Competition in Germany、2021 China Grand International Piano Festival & Lang Lang Piano Competition、The runners up of ROTARY CALGARY CONCERTO COMPETITION 2023、
1st prize in the Children's group category at the Germany Hannover Piano Classic Competition 2021. He won the 2021 Youth Chopin Competition China Final. He was granted a high scholarship to participate in the Art of the Piano Festival in San Francisco in 2024, the Vivace Music Festival in 2024、Berkshire piano festival in 2024, the Cleveland International Piano Institute in 2023, and so on. In his pursuit of musical excellence. He has also attended numerous masterclasses and received guidance from renowned pianists such as Gerrit Zitterbart, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Kevin Kern, and Akiko Tominaga. Apart from his piano practice dedication, Oscar enjoys chess, reading, and mathematics, and has a strong passion for playing soccer.