Ryan Zhu

Hastings International Piano Competition 2026
First Prize,
Orchestra Prize,
Audience Prize

Ryan Zhu has appeared on many concert stages. He was a semi-finalist in the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, winning the G. Henle Verlag prize, and a semi-finalist of the 2024 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition.  Ryan is pursuing his Master of Music degree under Boris Berman at the Yale School of Music. He has previously studied with Robert McDonald, Stephen Hough, Mira Yevtich, Michelle Mares, Kenneth Broadway, and Ralph Markham.