Irene Gao began learning piano in December 2020 with Dr. Qian Yin. Since then she has been very passionate about music. Irene has won many International awards, among which are: First Prize in Vienna Virtuoso Festival 2023, First Prize in Vienna Classical Music Competition 2023, First Prize in San Francisco Innovative Music Competition 2023, First Prize in King’s Peak International Music Competition in California 2023, First Prize in Great Composer International Music Competition 2023, First Prize in Crescendo International Competition 2023, First Prize in Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition 2023, Gold Prize in Golden Classic Music 2022, First Prize in International Mozart Competition Vienna 2023, Gold Prize in Canadian International Music Competition 2023, Gold Prize in WPTA Singapore 2022, First Prize in Chicago International Music Competition 2022, Gold Prize in Quebec International Music Competition 2022, Gold Prize in Music and Star Competition, Best Romantic Composer Award & Second Prize in WPTA Spain 2022, Second Place in Tokyo International Youth Music Competition 2022, and so on.
She has performed at the Carnegie Hall in New York, John Knowles Paine Concert Hall at Harvard University, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music In Singapore, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Meydenbauer Theater in Bellevue, and was named Gold Star performer at Seattle International Classic Viennese Festival 2022. She is invited to perform at Hochmeisterkircheltes Berlin, and Solitar Mozarteum in Salzburg 2023.
She was interviewed by the Music and Star Magazine and Quebec International Music Competition in August 2022.
You can find Irene’s 2023 Contemporary Music Competition piano performance here.