Piano prodigy Caelum Zheng performs JS Bach’s Two-part Inventions and Mozart’s Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K.570.

Caelum Zheng is a 9-year-old pianist who was born and lives in Wellington. He began learning the piano at the age of four and is currently studying under Dr. Jian Liu and Ms. Irma.

Caelum attends Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Wellington, where he balances his academic studies with his passion for music.

Despite his young age, he has already achieved remarkable success in both international and regional piano competitions.

His accomplishments include awards from competitions in Singapore and the Canadian International Music Competition, as well as the Royal Music Festival by Feurich and the Indonesia Young Musician Award, London Young Musician, WPTA Spain, among many others.

At the age of five, Caelum was awarded "Most Promising Pianist" at the Kapi-mana Music Festival, a title he proudly received again the following year.

Continuing his impressive journey, in 2025 he was honoured with the "Most Promising Pianist" award at Youth Music Festival by IRMTNZ Wellington branch and received the Prodigy Award at Kapi-mana Music Recital. He also had received masterclasses with Harimada Kusuma and Dr. Onpanvee Nitisingkarin.

With his dedication, talent, and love for music, He looks forward to sharing his music and growing further as a young artist with great promise.

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