Lucy Zhao

born in Beijing, received her first Pipa lessons at the age of 8. She attended the music school of the China Conservatory in 2005. In the same year she won the first prize as a Pipa soloist. In 2008, she played as a member of the Pipa Orchestra at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. As a student, she joined in the tour of China Conservatory orchestra in the US, South Korea, Hong Kong and various Chinese cities. From 2011 she was a student of the China Conservatory. As part of her studies, she joined in a project for the collection and documentation of South Chinese folk music, and played in 2013 at the final concert. In 2015 she appeared with her own solo concert. She moved to Europe in 2016. Lucy Zhao performed with the KlangForum Heidelberg in Germany and ensemble XX. jahrhundert in Vienna in 2017.