China
Jiaao Yu was born in Guiyang, China. He completed his bachelor's degree with Prof. Eldar Nebolsin at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin (HfM Berlin) and his master's degree with Prof. Matthias Kirschnereit at the Rostock University of Music and Theater. In 2024 he passed his master class exam with Prof. Hinrich Alpers at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music Dresden. Since 2019 he has had the privilege of working with Dr. Yossi Reshef, whose guidance played a crucial role in shaping his piano playing and his further academic development.
During his academic journey in Germany, Jiaao Yu attended numerous master classes with prominent musicians such as Klaus Bäßler, Dmitri Bashkirov, Jacques Rouvier, Grigory Gruzman, Bernd Goetzke, Oxana Yablonskaya and Emanuel Krasovsky. He gave concerts with the North German Philharmonic Rostock, the Lüneburg Symphony and the Elbland Philharmonic Saxony. In addition to his work as a pianist, he gained extensive experience working with choirs. He has been accompanist of the Chinese Academic Choir Berlin since 2015 and conductor of the “musicam amantes” Berlin choir since 2019.
From January 2025, Jiaao Yu will take up a faculty position at the College of Music, Guizhou Normal University.