Yuanfan Yang is an internationally acclaimed pianist, composer, and improviser celebrated for his creative and distinctive musical voice. His artistry has captivated audiences across four continents (Europe, Asia, America, and Australia), where award-winning performances, inspiring compositions, and spontaneous improvisations showcase both imagination and poetic sensitivity.
From recital halls to concerto stages, Yuanfan’s music-making is distinguished by emotional depth, narrative instinct, and a rare freedom at the keyboard. His ability to combine technical brilliance with expressive storytelling has earned him recognition as one of the most compelling young artists of his generation.
Yuanfan Yang is an international award‑winning pianist and composer, known for expressive depth and a uniquely poetic sound.
22/02/2026
14:30, Princess Alexandra Hall, Royal Overseas League, London, UK
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19:30, Sony Auditorium, Reina Sofia School of Music, Madrid, Spain
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19:30, Sony Auditorium, Reina Sofia School of Music, Madrid, Spain
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19:00, Merchant Taylor's Hall, York, UK
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14/12/2025
At the end of November 2025, Yuanfan Yang was crowned the 1st Prize winner of the James Mottram International Piano Competition 2025, after performing Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Geoffrey Paterson in the final stage.
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On 19th July 2025, Yuanfan Yang's new piece Twilight for tenor & piano received its world premiere in Armenia. Dedicated to Arpine Kalinina, the initiator of this project, the piece was written for the British and Armenian Musical Bridge project in 2024, which celebrates the cultural exchange between Britain and Armenia. Twilight was premiered by Berj Karazian (tenor) and Anahit Dilbaryan (piano) at the British and Armenian Musical Bridge – 10th Anniversary Concert Komitas Museum-Institute on 19th July 2025.
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On Friday 1st August, the newly refurbished Bradford Live will open its doors for the first time as a concert venue in over five decades — and it’s set to reopen in style.
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“...[Yuanfan’s compositions] are vividly programmatic, relating to waves, the sinking sun and a haunted bell, and ranging in mood from splashy virtuosity to a soulful poignancy impressive in one so young".
— Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian on Yuanfan Yang's Aquarelles, from his debut CD album 'Watercolour'
“...exceptionally fine for a pianist of any age...brilliantly executed, beautifully organised, breathless in its excitement and deeply affecting in its sentiments".
— International Piano Magazine, November 2016
on Yuanfan Yang's recital at the Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art in August 2016
“[Yang's] dazzling Schumann Carnaval and Liszt Vallee d'Obermann rivalled those of the young Ashkenazy.”
— International Piano Magazine, November 2016
on Yuanfan Yang's recital at the Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art in August 2016
How would I describe Yuanfan Yang’s musical style and personality? First and foremost, I am attracted to his exceptional ear for harmony and colour which is always directed to a wide-ranging audience. As the Concerto reveals, the content is always rich, adventurous and deeply sophisticated. The fusion of romantic and contemporary style is not only pleasing and skilful, but highly distinctive. Such compositional virtuosity is mirrored in Yuanfan Yang’s piano playing. As we would say in the UK, he is a ‘rare bird’!
— Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood CBE Principal of the Royal Academy of Music,
from his preface to Yuanfan's Piano Concerto No. 1 - The Wilderness
Writing music has always been a central part of his creativity, daily musical concerns and artistic motivations. This in itself is highly unusual today a young pianist of such talent and ability.
— Dr Murray McLachlan Chairman of the European Piano Teachers' Association UK (EPTA UK)，
from his preface to Sailing into a Sea of Sound
“a giant of the keyboard”
— John Amis
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