Luyao Zachary Guo
Twelve-years old Zachary Guo has been very passionate about classical music since his early childhood. Pianist Zachary has won 1st prize in 2016 Piano Teachers’ Congress of New York Piano Competition, 1st prize in 2017 American Protégé Piano Competition, and 1st prize in 2017 Rondo Young Artists Festival. In addition, he is currently the cellist of the String Quartet in Stamford Music and Arts Academy. Zachary has performed in Weill Hall of the Carnegie Hall three times and has appeared in the Stella Concert Series in NYC. In 2017 and 2018, Zachary played Mozart’s Concerto No. 23 in A major and Beethoven Concerto No.1 in C major, respectively, with the Torun Symphony Orchestra in Poland. Zachary has participated in the Mozarteum Summer Piano Academy, Paderewski Piano Academy, and Piano Texas. He has taken piano masterclasses with Arie Vardi, Veda Kaplinsky, Hung-Kuan Chen, Ebi Akiko, Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Andrea Bonatta and Daniel Pollock etc. Zachary is a student of Ms. Tema Blackstone of the Juilliard School Pre-college. He studies cello with Kevork Parsamian and takes conducting lessons with Michael Adelson of the New York Philharmonic.