YIMENG XU, born in Shanghai, is a fifth grader at Shanghai Experimental School International Division and a pre-college piano major at the Tianjin Juilliard School. He began piano studies in March 2022 and was under the tutelage of Dr. Yuan Zhuang.

To date, he has won top awards in numerous competitions, such as First Prize at the Xinghai Cup National Elite Competition, Gold Award at the Shanghai International Youth Piano Competition, First Prize in Group A at the American Orbifold International Music Festival, and Gold Medal at the Gulangyu Piano Competition.

He has received guidance from masters including Vladimir Viadore, Yong Hi Moon, Kong Jianing, Krzysztof Jablonski, and Ronan O’Hora. In May 2025, he was admitted to Tianjin Juilliard pre-college program, studying under Professor Andrew Tyson. In October 2025, he had a sold-out recital in Oriental Art Center in Shanghai, China.

In July 2025, he was invited by Animato Music Festival in Paris to perform a recital in Salle Cortot on February 17, 2026.