Ye Zhao is a International French horn student from China. He got Master of Music degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts and was awarded a full scholarship at UNCG. He has studied under American horn player and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Steven Gross, and Abigail Pack, a professor of French horn at UNCG.
During his high school years, he performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall in Germany with his high school symphony orchestra. While studying at UNCG, he was invited to perform at the 55th International Horn Symposium (IHS), presenting “I Remember it Differently” composed by Alejandro Rutty, a professor of composition at the UNCG. In 2025, he was participated in the CBDNA (College Band Directors National Association) showcase and toured with the UNCG School of Music’s Wind Ensemble in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
Currently, Ye Zhao not only serves as the principal horn of the UNCG Symphony Orchestra, but also conducts the rehearsals and performances of the Horn Choir, and teaches the horn playing course for undergraduate students in music education major.
Watch Ye Zhao perform Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2 in E Flat Major, K 417 I. Allegro E Flat Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the french horn for the 2026 Classical Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.