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.
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