Began learning to play the violin at the age of 4 with his mother, then studied with Professor Da Su. Continued his studies at the Secondary School of the Central Conservatory of Music (class of professors Wei Xue and Jia Zhang) and was admitted to the Seiji Ozawa International Academy of Music in Switzerland. Today, Yinan Zhao is a post-graduate student at the Orchestral Instruments Department of the Central Conservatory of Music (class of Professor Ti Zhang). In 2016, he took part in a master class at the Mozarteum Summer Academy. Winner of the II Prize of the IV Chamber Music Competition of the Central Conservatory of Music, winner of the Pearl River-Caesar Scholarship Competition (2019)
1st round
J. S. Bach. Adagio and Fuga from Sonata for Violin solo No. 1 G minor, BWV 1001
N. Paganini. Caprice No. 24 A minor, Op. 1
E. Ysaye. Sonata for Violin solo No. 6 E major, Op. 27/6
2nd round
R. Strauss. Sonata for Violin and Piano E-flat major, Op.18
S.V. Rachmaninoff. Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
K. Saint-Saens - E. Ysaye. Etude en forme de valse D major Op.52 No.6
3rd round
S.V. Rachmaninoff. Trio élégiaque for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 1 G minor, TN 34
W. A. Mozart. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV 218
4th round
J. Sibelius. Violin Concerto D minor, Op. 47