Patrick Cao
Intermediate Division
Etude in G sharp minor, op. 25, no. 6
Nocturne in B major, op. 62, no. 1
Scherzo in E major, Op. 54
Born in Nanaimo, BC, in 2011, Patrick Cao, 13, is in Grade 9 in secondary school in Victoria BC.
Patrick started learning piano at the age of 3 and a half years old, and passed RCM piano level 10 at the age of 9. He is currently studying with University of Victoria's piano professor Arthur Rowe. He has won many competitions, including the Canada West Performing Arts Festival, where he won 1st place in the 12 & under category in 2022, the Don Chrysler Concerto Competition, where he won 2nd place in 2022 and 1st place in 2023 and an Honourable Mention in the Junior B category of the BC Provincial Performing Arts Festival in 2023. He also won the GVPAF (Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival), where he won the Open Baroque and Concerto categories in 2023 and the Open Classical category in 2024.