In December 2021, Zirui Yin won the Harlan Duenow Young Artist Concerto Competition organized by the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. He will perform the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Fayetteville Symphony in an upcoming season.
Zirui started playing the piano at the age of six. He grew up in Shanghai, China, and is currently a first-year student at Duke University, potentially majoring in Computer Science and Music with a Concentration in Performance. He studies piano with Professor Ieva Jokubaviciute and actively participates in performances and masterclasses in the Duke Music Department.
