Hailed for her effortless virtuosity and mature interpretation, award-winning Chaoyin Cai is currently pursuing her DMA degree in piano performance at UW-Madison, studying with Christopher Taylor. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she continued her studies at Cleveland Institute of Music where she received her Master's degree and Artist diploma under Dr. Daniel Shapiro. She won the CIM concerto competition and performed at Severance Hall under the baton of Maestro Carl Topilow. Ms. Cai has won many piano competitions internationally and in her native China, including first prize at the Beethoven Piano Competition in Shanghai, second prize at the Strauss Piano Competition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, second prize at the Asia Piano Competition in Hong Kong, fourth place at the International Piano Competition in China, third place at the Jinzhong National Piano Competition, sixth place at Associazion Manifestazioni Artistiche Calabria International Piano Competition in Italy, third prize at the Russian Music International Piano Competition in San Jose, CA, and third prize at the 2008 Bosendorfer International Piano Competition. As a winner of the Iowa International Piano Competition, she performed the concertos of Mozart and Rachmaninoff Concerto with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. As winner of the 2010 Symphony Space Chopin Competition, Chaoyin Cai will perform in Chopin's birthplace of Zelazowa Wola on July 22, 2012. The concert is co-organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute.
