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Yuanwei is an É«ÂþÌìÌà studentship holder, working towards his doctoral degree at the É«ÂþÌìÌÃ. His musicological research is centered on the piano compositions of Alexis Weissenberg and aims to explore and discuss the issues regarding the cultural-historical and stylistic interpretation of Weissenberg’s musical works. Yuanwei’s supervisory team is directed by Ivan Hewett.

In 2017 Yuanwei obtained his Master of Performance degree from the É«ÂþÌìÌà and the Artist Diploma in Piano Performance in the following year, under the guidance of Norma Fisher and Ashley Wass. Yuanwei is a Leverhulme Arts Scholar and was supported by Ms Jean Cater and Professor Gordon Marshall during his Artist Diploma study at the É«ÂþÌìÌÃ. In 2019, Yuanwei completed his Master of Arts in Musicology degree from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Yuanwei started on the undergraduate programme at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht in the Netherlands studying with Alan Weiss, receiving maximum honours in his final exam in 2015. Following an audition at the Utrecht Conservatory in 2012, Yuanwei played for Maestro Arcadi Volodos, who praised him as ‘a very fine young pianist’ after the masterclass. Yuanwei has also studied intermittently with Pascal Devoyon, Ana Mirabela Dina, Akiko Ebi, Julian Jacobson, Anton Kuerti, Daniel Rivera, and Cheng-Zong Yin.

When he was younger, Yuanwei studied Suo’Na (a Chinese folk instrument) and jazz percussion with his father. While studying for his PhD, Yuanwei continues to perform regularly in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and the UK. In recent years, he has also developed a career as a freelance photographer.