Ciara Zhang, a 15-year-old music aficionado, demonstrates exceptional talent in piano. Under the tutelage of NAFA, Juilliard, and YST professors, she achieved high distinction in the Trinity College ATCL Diploma after having just studied piano for 5 years. Ciara’s deep connection to her repertoire and expressive performance style has earned her multiple accolades, including top honors in multiple categories at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival 2022, Singapore International Piano Competition 2023, PREMIA International Young Artist Festival 2024, Singapore International Classical Piano Competition 2024, London Youth Piano Competition 2024, and Singapore Raffles International Music Festival 2025. She is frequently invited as a guest musician, most recently as the opening performer at Beatfreaked, the year-end Gala at Victoria Hall Singapore, and at the prize-winner’s gala at Carnegie Hall.
Watch Ciara Meng Yao Zhang perform I Leap Through the Sky with Stars by Alexina Louie on the piano for the 2025 World Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.