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Li Zhexiang, 17 years old，The BOB “Best of Best”Top-notch innovative talent of Central Conservatory of Music.He studied under Professor Xinning ZhangDirector of Teaching and Research Department of Piano of the Central Conservatory of Music，and Professor Danwen Wei, Director of the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music，in 2019, he was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School with the first place.

He has performed and held solo concerts in famous concert halls and theaters around the world，and with Famous orchestras in China and around the world, such as China Philharmonic Orchestra、 Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra、Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra、Manchester Camerata Orchestra、Pacific Symphony Orchestra、Salzburg Soloists Chamber Orchestra…

He won the first prize in the Junior Group of The 2nd Beijing International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition For Young Pianist And many international competition for young artist awards, such as GinaBachauer、Cleveland、Zhuhai Mozart、Manchester、Horowitz.

Born in St. Petersburg in 2002, Ivan Bessonov has been playing the piano since the age of six. In 2015, he made his debut as a film composer. In 2021, Ivan graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory Central Music School (Valery Pyasetsky’s class). At the moment, he is a student at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Valery Pyasetsky’s class).

In 2016, Ivan gave his first solo recital at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. He has also performed with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, the Tatarstan State Symphony Orchestra, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, the State Symphony Orchestra “Novaya Rossiya”, the St. Petersburg Chapel Symphony Orchestra and the Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra among others, cooperating with such prominent conductors as Valery Gergiev, Alexander Sladkovsky, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Vladimir Spivakov, Jan Latham-Koenig and touring the cities in Russia and abroad.

2015 – Grand prix at the International Frédéric Chopin Youth Competition (St. Petersburg)

2016 – First prize winner of the International Anton Rubinstein Competition “Piano Miniature in Russian Music” (St. Petersburg)

2016 – Prize winner and winner of the People’s Choice Award at I Grand Piano Competition (Moscow)

2017 – First prize winner of the International Competition ASTANA РIАNO PASSION-2017 (Astana)

2018 – Prize winner at II Grand Piano Competition (Moscow)

2018 – Winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians-2018 (Edinburg)

2019 – Winner of the International Professional Music Award “BraVo” (Discovery of the Year)

2020 – Grand prix of the All-Russian Competition for Young Musicians “Sozvezdie”

2021 – Winner of the Russian National Music Award “Victoria” (Discovery of the Year in Classical Music)

2022 – First prize winner of the Rachmaninoff International Competition for Pianists, Composers and Conductors (Moscow)

At the age of four, he studied the piano and was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music Affiliated Primary School under the guidance of Professor Huang Yameng; During my studies at Affiliated Primary School and Affiliated Middle School, I studied under Professor Shao Dan; I am currently a sophomore in the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, studying under Professor Wei Danwen.

Has won first place in the Steinway International Youth Piano Competition, Zhuhai Mozart International Youth Music Week Piano Competition, and Bulgaria International Youth Piano Competition; Received a special award from the audience at the Moscow International Youth Pianist Competition in Russia; Second place in the Sklyabin International Piano Competition; The Chinese Music Golden Bell Award Piano Competition won the Golden Bell Award and ranked second in the finals.

In recent years, I have been invited to participate in the Imola Summer International Piano Music Festival in Italy, the Star of Baikal International Music Festival in Russia, the Shenzhen Piano Music Festival, the Polish Concerto Music Festival, and the Hong Kong Art Festival. I have collaborated with several orchestras, including the Salzburg Soloist Chamber Orchestra, the Russian National Model Svetlanaov Symphony Orchestra, the Irkuzk Symphony Orchestra in Russia, and the Toren Symphony Orchestra in Poland Central Conservatory of Music Youth Symphony Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Henan Symphony Orchestra, collaborating conductors are Lavard Skou Larsen, Alexander Sladkovsky, llmar Lapins, Przemys ł Aw Fiugajski, Jakub Chrenowicz, Yang Yang, Fu Renchang, Chen Lin, Jing Huan, Tuo Peng, etc.