Shangru Du

Year of birth: 1997
Place of birth: Zaozhuang
Educated in: New York
Place of residence: Rochester
(Plays in New York)

Finalist of the 65^th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition

November 2024 Preselections

Program

F. Liszt - Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: no. 2 B. Bartók - Étude op. 18, no. 1 F. Chopin - Polonaise in B flat major, op. 71 no. 2 A. Skrjabin - Fantasie, op. 28

Biography

Praised by the legendary Paul Badura-Skoda as “an extraordinary pianist brimming with musicianship,” Shangru Du has captivated audiences worldwide. His performances include Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Beijing Central Conservatory Concert Hall, Shenzhen Poly Theater, and many other venues across the world. Recently, he performed Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Eastman Philharmonia and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Boulder Symphony. Shangru received a Bachelor’s degree at Oberlin Conservatory, studying with Stanislav Ioudenitch and Matti Raekallio, and a Master’s degree at Juilliard with Matti Raekallio and Jerome Lowenthal. He is now pursuing a Doctoral degree at the Eastman School of Music with Douglas Humpherys.

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