Zhonghua Wei was born in Guangzhou, China and began his piano studies at the age of five with Chinese-American pianist Jay Pengjie Sun, Piano Department Chair at Xinghai Conservatory Middle School in Guangzhou. He has also studied with Dr. Vivian Li and Professor Qi Li.
Now just 14 years of age, Zhonghua is a carefree yet thoughtful boy who has enthusiastically studied significant titles in the piano repertoire including the 48 Preludes and Fugues of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Mozart’s complete piano sonatas and the complete études of Chopin and Liszt. He has taken numerous prizes at the national level including First Prize at the Pearl River Kayserburg National Piano Competition in 2022, First Prize at the Xinghai Cup in 2020 and Second Prize at the Steinway National Piano Competition in 2019.
In 2017, he was invited to Bad Homburg to perform two separate half recitals, and in 2018 he gave his first solo piano recital at Yamaha Hall in Guangzhou. In 2022, he was accepted to the prestigious Morningside Music Bridge program which he will also attend in 2023. In his spare time, he enjoys watching films, reading books, outdoor recreation and music improvisation.