Zhao Yinyin
Zhao Yinyin, born on June 7, 1972 in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, is an Australian-Chinese piano player and graduated from the Juilliard School of Music.
In 1994, he won the Australian "ABC" Young Artist Award. In 1995, he won first prize in the Juilliard International Piano Concerto Competition, the International Artist Award and many other awards. In 1998, he was awarded the title of "Steinway Exclusive Pianist". He was the third Chinese to win this honor. In 1999, Zhao Yinyin held a solo concert at Carnegie Hall. In 2003, as a piano soloist, he performed with the China National Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra and Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2005, he participated in the "Beautiful Summer - World Chinese Elite Concert".
In 2007, he released his first personal classical album "Silent Romance". In 2009, the "Absolutely Leading" Music Festival was held in Shanghai. In 2012, he and Li Zongsheng organized the "East Meets West·The Fifth Audi Summer Music Week Li Zongsheng Zhao Yinyin Music Festival" in Hangzhou. In 2016, he performed the piano soundtrack for the spy movie "The Death of Romance"; in the same year, he held the "Yin Yue - Zhao Yinyin and His Friends Piano Solo and Chamber Music" concert New Year's Eve tour; in the same year, he released his personal piano performance album "Yin Yue - Zhao Yinyin and His Friends Piano Solo and Chamber Music" "Yinyue MomentJoyful". In 2017, he won the Most Powerful Cross-Border Artist Award at the NetEase Fashion Annual Cross-Border Festival and the Annual Fashion Music Pioneer Award in the "2017 Phoenix Fashion Choice". In 2018, he released his second personal piano performance album "Yin Yue II". In 2019, the third personal piano performance album "Yin Yue III" was released. On May 21, 2020, the program "Fresh Chef 100", which he participated in the recording of the growth trial of young food pioneers, was broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV.
Chinese name: Zhao Yinyin
Nationality: Australian
Ethnicity: Han
Constellation: Gemini
Birthplace : Yingkou City, Liaoning Province
Date of birth: June 7, 1972
Occupation: Pianist
Graduation school: Juilliard School< /p>
Representative works: Silent Romance, MomentJoyful, Food and Wine Take You on a Travel
Main achievements: 1994 Australian "ABC" Young Artist Award
1994 Sydney Town Hall Pianist Award
1st Prize in 1995 Juilliard International Piano Concerto Competition
1999 International Artist Award
Early Experience
p>Zhao Yinyin was born in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province. He learned piano from his mother at the age of 4. Zhao Yinyin's parents moved their family twice, from Yingkou to Changchun, and from Changchun to Guangzhou in order to enable him to develop further in piano. Zhao Yinyin began performing at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall at the age of 7. At the age of 9, she was admitted to the Secondary Music College Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and studied piano with professors Sheng Jianyi, Wang Yu and Shao Dan. Zhao Yinyin won first place in the Huacheng Music Competition when she was 10 years old, and won first place in the Pearl River Piano Competition for four consecutive years. In 1992, he entered the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and studied with Eliazabeth Powell and Phillip Shovch.
In 1994, he won the Australian "ABC" Young Artist Award; in the same year, he also won the London BBM Award, the Sydney City Piano Award and the Kawai Piano Award; in addition, he also performed at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall and the Australian Government House. , held a personal piano solo concert and concerto concert at Sydney Town Hall.
In 1995, he entered the Juilliard School of Music in New York and studied with Martin Cannin; during this period, he won first place in the Juilliard International Piano Concerto Competition, the International Artist Award, etc. Multiple awards, and performed at New York's Lincoln Center Concert Hall with Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Andre Raphel Smith; in the same year, Zhao Yinyin defeated more than 200 piano players from all over the world and became the only bachelor's degree admitted to the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Continue to study for a master's degree.
In 1996, he won first place in the Juilliard International Piano Concerto Competition. In 1997, Zhao Yinyin studied for a master's degree as a teaching assistant of Martin Kenny.
In 1998, following Kong Xiangdong and Yin Chengzong, Zhao Yinyin won the title of "Steinway Exclusive Pianist" at the age of 25. He was the third Chinese to win this honor.
Performing experience
In 1999, Zhao Yinyin held a solo concert at Carnegie Hall; in the same year, she was awarded the Steinway Award for the pianist V. Horowitz had the special honor of recording on the piano dedicated to him during his lifetime, recording the works of Beethoven, Liszt and Bartok; in addition, he also collaborated with Keisuke Kikuchi to record the soundtrack for the movie "Beautiful Shanghai".
In 2001, he participated in the "Cheers for the Olympics" special concert; on October 20, he participated in the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra Season Symphony Concert.
In 2003, as a piano soloist, he performed with the China National Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra and Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra. On August 6, 2005, he participated in the "Summer of Beauty·World Chinese Elite Concert".
On February 13, 2007, he held a solo concert at Xinghai Concert Hall; on February 14, he participated in the "Pepsi Blue Silent Romantic Night" outdoor concert in Guangzhou; with this At the same time, he also released his first personal classical album "Silent Romance"; on September 17, he held a music appreciation meeting in Luhu, Guangzhou; in December, he held a concert with the theme of "Passion, Moving for the Olympics".
On June 17, 2008, he participated in the "Lehai Cup·Zhao Yinyin & Chinese Youth Happy Growth Talent Competition" performance party and performed live piano music such as "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Joy of Love" ; In the same year, the concert "Zhao Yinyin and His Friends" was held. In 2009, he served as a judge for the Mr. Fashion Annual Ceremony; on December 30, the "Absolute Leading" Music Festival was held in Shanghai.
In May 2011, he participated in the recording of Hunan Satellite TV's high-end men's taste program "The King of Fashion"; on December 13, he attended the China Fashion Ceremony held in Beijing. On September 3, 2012, he and Li Zongsheng held "East Meets West·The Fifth Audi Summer Music Week - Li Zongsheng and Zhao Yinyin Music Festival" in Hangzhou.
In 2015, he served as a special guest host for the Vienna Sch?nbrunn Palace Summer Concert broadcast on CCTV Music Channel.
In 2016, as a regular guest, he participated in the recording of the Youku video travel and food documentary program "Food and Wine Takes You on a Travel"; subsequently, he participated in the recording of the CCTV classical music series "Classic Top"; in the same year, He performed the piano soundtrack for the spy movie "The Death of Romance"; on December 25, he held the "Yin Yue - Zhao Yinyin and His Friends Piano Solo and Chamber Music" concert New Year's Eve tour; in the same year, he also released a solo piano performance Album "MomentJoyful".
On January 13, 2017, the vinyl version of his personal piano performance album "MomentJoyful" was released; on November 6, he won the Most Powerful Cross-Border Artist Award at the NetEase Fashion Annual Cross-Border Festival; on November 9 On the same day, he won the "2017 Phoenix Fashion Choice" Annual Fashion Music Pioneer Award.
On August 7, 2018, the second personal piano performance album "Yin Yue II" was released; in the same year, he joined hands with the Dresden Symphony Orchestra's full principal chamber orchestra to hold "Yin·Yue - Zhao Yinyinhe" "His Friends" piano solo and chamber music concerts tour nationwide.
In 2019, the "Yin Yue - Zhao Yinyin and His Friends" piano solo and chamber music concert was held nationwide tour; on October 11, the third personal piano performance album "Yin Yue III" was released 》.
On May 21, 2020, the program "Fresh Chef 100", which he participated in the recording of the growth trial of young food pioneers, was broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV.
Personal life
Zhao Yinyin is half Manchu, and Wanrong, the last queen of the Qing Dynasty, was his great-aunt. Zhao Yinyin's grandfather was educated in a private school. His mother, Tan Ying, was the director of the piano department of Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music. She was Zhao Yinyin's first piano teacher. Zhao Yinyin was divorced once. He and his ex-wife Huang Zijia divorced after two years of marriage. The two had a son.
In 2007, Zhao Yinyin met Chen Shu through the introduction of director Sun Zhou, and the two began to date. On September 16, 2011, Zhao Yinyin and his girlfriend Chen Shu, who had been dating for more than four years, held a wedding in Bali.
In 2017, he enrolled in the EMBA 2017 spring class of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and received a full scholarship specially designed by the Li Ka-shing Foundation.
Main Works
Musical Works
Variety Shows
Social Activities
January 21, 2006, Participated in the "Operation Nursery-On the Road to Guangzhou" charity golf tournament. On May 8, 2008, he served as the torchbearer for the Beijing Olympics and conducted the torch relay in Shenzhen.
In October 2009, he participated in the China Finals of the "Audi Quattro Cup Golf Championship" and was awarded the title of "Audi Yingjie Pioneer". This was his fourth consecutive year to participate in this event. On July 1, 2011, he attended a charity event with the theme of "Sharing the Promise" and joined the "True Love-Dream Fund" charity plan to help more out-of-school children realize their dream of receiving education.
In June 2012, he attended the event to welcome World Oceans Day, launched a call to protect the ocean on the spot, and received the "Promoting Ocean Care Model" medal from the organizer. In 2014, he and Chen Shu received the honorary title of "Friends of Australia" awarded by the Australian government and the Australian Tourism Bureau.
In June 2016, he went to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Reims Cathedral in Champagne to receive the medal ceremony from the French Champagne Association, and was awarded the title of "College of Champagne"; in September, he was awarded the title of French Economist The Honorary President of the Greater China Region of the Philippine Chef King International Celebrity Chefs Association and the honor of Le Cordon Bleu Gourmet.
In July 2017, Zhao Yinyin and his classmates from the 30th batch of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business went to Yulin Orphanage for an on-site visit. After understanding the learning and living conditions of the children in the orphanage, he donated a piano on the spot; 9 On the 23rd, I attended the Yanran Charity Auction Night and donated a customized version of "Yin Yue" 45-year-old single malt whiskey. It was eventually auctioned off for 180,000 yuan, and all the proceeds were donated to Beijing Yanran Angel Children's Hospital. To help more children; in October, he participated in the "True Love Dream-Yangtze River Development Team Caravan" charity event initiated by him in Dayi County, Chengdu City; on November 4, he appeared in Shenzhen to attend the 2017 "True Love Unbounded, "Empowering the Future" Sharing-Love Charity Charity Photo Evening.
Award-winning record
Character evaluation
Zhao Yinyin is a personable musical talent with profound classical music training. Zhao Yinyin has very profound and unique insights into classical music, and has formed a mature set of classical music aesthetic concepts. Gould's unique playing skills became clear after Zhao Yinyin's demonstration. Even though Baroque music seems distant and mysterious at first, Zhao Yinyin's song "Canon" can subtly bring the audience closer to Baroque music. distance between. Zhao Yinyin has rich playing experience and superb playing skills, and the records he records are also of high quality. The album "Yinyue MomentJoyful" uses vinyl records as a music carrier, which also makes Zhao Yinyin's high-level performance recording more realistic and charming (reviewed by Tencent, Sina, and NetEase).
Zhao Yinyin has a pair of hands that are envied by men and admired by women. They are slender, powerful, and agile. When composing the piano score for the movie "The Death of Romance", Zhao Yinyin gave full play to his experience as a mature performer to perfectly integrate the film's images and music, which is also considered to be the magic touch of the film. In addition, whether he is a pianist or a gourmet, Zhao Yinyin can switch between different identities with ease (Guangzhou Daily, Beijing Morning Post, Sohu Commentary).