Dr. Hanyuan Zhao

Chinese clarinetist Hanyuan Zhao began studying clarinet with Yuhua Gu at the age of 9. In‬ 2014, he enrolled in the School of Music at Soochow University, where he studied with Dr.‬ Xiaoting Ma and received his undergraduate degree. From 2018 to 2021, he studied in the‬ United States, first enrolling on a scholarship at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at‬ Roosevelt University in Chicago. During his studies in Chicago, Hanyuan Zhao studied with‬ John Yeh, Associate Principal Clarinetist and E-flat Clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony‬ Orchestra, and received his graduate degree. From 2021 to 2023, Hanyuan Zhao studied at the‬ University of Minnesota for his doctorate and with Sangyoon Kim, the principal clarinet in the St.‬ Paul Chamber Orchestra. In addition, Hanyuan Zhao has actively participated in competitions‬ such as the Chongqing Clarinet Festival Competition and Soochow University Chou’s‬ Scholarship of Chamber Music.‬