Year of birth: 2000
Place of birth: Baotou
Educated in: Weimar
Place of residence: Freiburg im Breisgau
(Plays in Munich)

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Qianchu Guo performance.

Program

F. Chopin - Étude op. 10, no. 9 A. Skrjabin - Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 "Sonata-Fantasia" C. Debussy - Étude no. 5, "Pour les octaves", L. 136  


Biography

Qianchu Guo received her first Piano Lesson at the age of 6. From 2017 to 2021, she studied bachelor at the State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart. From 2021 to 2023, she studied master at the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar in the class of Prof. Grigory Gruzman. She is currently studying concert exam at the Freiburg University of Music in the class of Prof. Dr. Hardy Rittner. During her studies, she has won many prizes at international piano competitions, including 2nd prize at the "César Franck International Piano Competition", 1st Prize at the "Orbetello International Piano Competition", 1st prize at the "International Music Competition MaƂopolska 2024" ,1st prize at the "XIII Amigdala international music competition"

 

Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.

 

Candidates who withdrew from the competition:

Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng