Bolai Cao

Born in January 24th, 1997. He studied in primary school of the China Central Conservatory of Music and preparatory of Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts as well as study with many outstanding professors in China. He is currently a student at Curtis Institute of Music in USA from 2011. From the age of 12 he begun to study in many Europe countries during school vacation, include attending master classes and festival. He received teaching and praise from many piano masters.
He began performing at the age of 13 and has been invited to perform at several music festivals. In 2015 he studied in Salzburg Summer academy, he was awarded grand honor prize for his great talent from 870 music students and was invited to perform in the final concert of world famous Salzburger Festspiele, the concert was hold in famous großer saal in Salzburg. He has also released two CDs of Piano including Chopin’s 27 Etudes at the age of 14.
At the age of 11, he won first prize at the Professional Group and grand prize of the professional groups at the China XingHai Cup National Junior Piano Competition. At the age of 14 he won first prize at the Ukraine International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Horowitz. At the age of 15, he won second prize at the Germany Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists, second prize at the Russian International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, second prize at the American Gina Bachauer International Young Artist Piano Competition. He is a prizewinner of Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition at the age of 18. He also won first prize in both Classical group and Romantic group as well as grand prize of this competition at Italian Cantu International Piano Concerto Competition.