Xu Guo

Xu Guo

China

24 y.o.

Born in China on August 28th 1995, Xu Guo is currently a Master of Music student under Professor Heasun Paik and Professor Meng-Chieh Liu at New England Conservatory of Music.

Xu was admitted to the Music School Attached to the Central Conservatory of Music and studied with Professor Hua Chang from 2007 to 2014.

She won several competitions, including the 1st prize of the V Thailand International Piano Competition, along with The Best Romantic Prize, and the Audience Prize; the 1st prize of the 6th Karlovac International Piano Competition, along with Audience Award; the 4th prize of the 3rd KAWAI Asia Piano Competition; the 1st Prize of Steinway Piano competition, NEC honors competition, and others.

She was also awarded of the “Tan Family Grant” the Named Scholarship “Lackey – Eliot Fund”, “Pi Kappa-Lamda Nominee”, and she got the Bachelor degree with “Academic Honors”.

She performed in many venues in USA, Netherlands, Romania, China, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Thailand, etc.

Envisaged programme

First round

L. van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A flat Major Op. 110

F. Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

Second round

S. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82

F. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 24

Semifinal

R. Schumann: Kreisleriana Op. 16

W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457

Final

J. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15