Tingting Yao - Resume

Academic Background

2015-2016 Advanced Postgraduate Diploma (Professional Performance), Birmingham Conservatoire.

2014-2015 Master of Music. Birmingham Conservatoire.

2010-2011 Master of Music. University of Melbourne.

2005-2009 Bachelor of Arts. Tongji University.

Main Performance Experience

2016.4 Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Music Showcase. St John's Smith Square, London.
Brahms Clarinet Sonata, No.2, Op.120. (Brahms Chamber Work Series).
Birmingham Conservatoire.

2016.2 Schubert Piano Trio in B flat major, Op.99. D.898. (Schubert Festival). Birmingham Conservatoire.

2016.2 Fundraising Concert, St Mary's, Kintbury, Berkshire. (Sold out)

2016.1 Brahms Clarinet Sonata, No.1, Op.120. (Brahms Chamber Work Series).
Birmingham Conservatoire.

2016.1 Monday Showcase (with Winifred Micklam Prize winner)
Birmingham Conservatoire.

2015.12 Piano Showcase, Symphony Hall Birmingham.

2015.4 Concerts in the Round, St Chad's, Stratford.

2015.3 Fundraising Concert, Polish Millennium House. Birmingham.

2015.2 Fundraising Concert, St Mary's, Kintbury, Berkshire. (Sold out)

2014.5 "Saturday Afternoon Tea" Concert series. Shenzhen Concert Hall. (Sold out)

2014.1 Shenzhen Singers Music Association Gala Concert. Shenzhen Concert Hall. (Sold out)

2013.9 "Golden Trumpet" Beautiful Sunday Concert Series. Shenzhen Concert Hall. (Sold out)

2012.8 "Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor" with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra for Lang Lang's "Love, Together" Charity Concert.

2010.11 Piano Recital, Camberwell Church, Melbourne.

2009.10 Hong Kong City Hall Elite Pianists Concert.

2005 - 2009 Accompanist for Tongji University Student and Teaching Staff Choir.

2005 - 2009 Tongji University Music Department Concerts, served as a soloist as well as a frequent and diverse accompanist.

2006 - 2009 Accompanist for Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Class Series. (Multiple)

2007.8 Accompanist for Shanghai University Students Singing Competition.

2007.5 Tongji University 100th Anniversary Concerts. (Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D Major)

2006.5 Tongji University 99th Anniversary Concerts.

2005.6 "Fenglin Festival" Postgraduate Variety Show.

2005 - 2009 Perform and collaboration with the Music Department of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

2005.9 Performance with Music Faculty of Universität Leipzig, Germany.

Major Competition Experience

2016.2 1st Prize: Ambache Prize for the Performance of Music by Woman Composers (accompanist)

2016.2 1st Prize: Birmingham Conservatoire Strings Prize (accompanist)

2015.10 1st Prize: Beryl Chempin Beethoven Prize for Pianists.

2015.6 1st Prize: Winifred Micklam Prize (accompanist).

2015.4 1st Prize: Andrew Downes Performance Prize (accompanist).

2015.2 2nd Prize: Delia Hall Accompanist Prize for Pianists.

2015.2 1st Prize: Renna Kellaway Piano Recital Prize

2015. Denis Matthews Memorial Trust Award (DMMT).

2009.1 2nd "Sino-Singapore International Music Competition". Singapore.
Gold Prize: Chopin Group
Silver Prize:Open Group

2008.7 Professional Youth Group Silver Award:
Guangdong Province "Struer Cup" Piano Competition. China.

2008.8 Gold Medal: Youth Pianist Competition- the "World Youth Chinese Talents Selection". China.

2008.8 Special Prize in "World Peace Prize - American International Piano Competition" (Asia Pacific Region). China.

1997. First Prize: "Haiman Cup" Piano Competition (Grade 7 division). China.

1993. First Prize: "Five Continents Cup" Shanghai Young Pianist Competition (5th group division). China.

1992. Silver Prize: Shanghai "Tianshan Cup" Piano Competition. China