The 2025-26 Lancaster International Piano Festival concert series continues at The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St., with young, acclaimed pianist Miao Gao at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7.
Tickets are available at lancastertrust.com.
Pianist Miao Gao
Gao started his musical study from a very young age. In 2012, Gao was accepted by the middle school attached to the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where he began his professional piano study with Yun Guo. In 2018, he was admitted by China Conservatory of Music, studying under Professor Wei Zhang. By 2022, he was admitted to the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Professor Alexander Kobrin.
Gao has been invited to perform at many professional and academic events, including 2023 Lancaster International Piano Festival, the Second Piano Education Seminar in China and the “Steinway 165th Anniversary Celebration” at Steinway House in Beijing. The pianist has also earned top spots at numerous major competitions throughout the world, including the Ferruccio Busoni international piano competition, the Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition, the Huang Long International Music Festival Piano Competition, the Khachaturian International Piano Competition, the Steinway Youth Piano Competition and the Golden Bell Awards.
The Lancaster International Piano Festival returned to The Trust for the 2025-26 season, featuring four concerts with internationally renowned musicians. Violinist Peter Winograd and pianist Xun Pan kicked off the series on Sept. 13. To welcome spring, Trio Chimera will continue the series at 7:30 p.m. March 20. Closing the season will be pianist Dr. Eric Fung with three members of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra — Dana Allaband on violin, Ken Bell on French horn and Luis Engelke on trumpet — performing at 7:30 p.m. April 25.