Feng Zhang
China
Age 23
Self-taught from age nine, Feng Zhang began formal piano studies at 15. He entered the Shanghai Conservatory of Music at 18, where he studied with Hong Huang. His present teacher at the Conservatory is Hung-Kuan Chen. In 2007, Zhang performed with the Shanghai Orchestra, and, the next year, with the Hunan Symphony Orchestra. He received an Encouragement Award at the 2008 Sydney International Piano Competition. Fast behind a ping-pong paddle, Zhang also enjoys keeping up with scientific discoveries.