Yang Yang Cai

Yang Yang Cai began piano lessons at the age of five with Noor Relijk and later studied under Professor Jan Wijn.

 

She graduated with the highest distinction from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2019. In 2023, she received her diploma from the Accademia Pianistica di Imola, studying with Enrico Pace, and completed her Master’s degree at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam under Frank van de Laar.

 

In July 2025, Yang Yang completed the prestigious Artist Diploma in Piano Performance at the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied with Norma Fisher.

Yang Yang has taken part in masterclasses with renowned teachers such as Ronald Brautigam, Boris Berman, Matti Raekallio, Jacques Rouvier, Klaus Hellwig, Alexander Gavrylyuk, and Arie Vardi.

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In 2019, she further refined her artistry through a workshop
at Maria João Pires’ Belgais Center for the Arts.

 

Her performing career began at the age of nine and has since led her to major concert halls across the Netherlands, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ. Internationally, she has performed at venues such as the
Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, where she received critical acclaim.

Yang Yang is dedicated to sincere and personal musical interpretation, seeking to communicate deeply with audiences beyond words.

Prizes

At nine, Yang Yang represented the Netherlands at the International Steinway Festival in Hamburg.

 

In 2015, she was invited to perform in Taipei by the Dutch Trade and
Investment Office. She has participated in festivals such as the Delft Chamber Music Festival, the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, and the Aspen Music School and Festival.

Her accolades include First Prizes at the Steinway Piano Competition (Netherlands) in 2008 and 2012, and winning the Junior Final of the Young Pianist Foundation Competition in 2013, where she performed Mozart’s 14th Piano Concerto with the Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra.

 

In 2019, she won the Grand Prix Youri Egorov at the Young Pianist Foundation Piano Competition, performing Chopin’s Second Piano
Concerto with the Conservatorium van Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra.

In 2023, she made her debut in the Grote Zaal of the Concertgebouw, performing Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with the Philips Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jules van Hessen.

Acknowledgement

Yang Yang is grateful for the support of numerous organizations, including the VandenEnde Foundation, Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds, Ars Donandi, NL Talentenfonds, Muziekfonds Stringendo, Fundatie van Renswoude The Hague,
VSBfonds, Dr. Hendrik Muller Fonds, and the Cultuurfonds.

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She plays on a Steinway  Sons D-274, generously provided by the Voorlinden Foundation.