Chinese-born Finnish pianist Ziteng Fan is a versatile musician whose career spans solo performance, chamber music, and collaborative piano. Active on the international stage, she performs regularly in recital and chamber music concerts across Europe and China, with festival appearances including the Buxton International Festival (UK), Musica Nova Helsinki (Finland), the Bartók Salon Concerts (Amsterdam), and the Romsey Chamber Music Festival (UK). As a concerto soloist, she has performed with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Helsinki Camerata. She currently serves as Artist in Residence at the Piano Art Development & Promotion Association in Changchun, China.
An accomplished prize winner, Ziteng has received awards at competitions such as the Helmi Vesa Piano Competition in Helsinki and the Sterndale Bennett Piano Competition at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She is a recipient of the Royal Academy of Music Else Cross Prize and has been generously supported by Help Musicians, the Finnish Wihuri Foundation, and the Martin Wegelius Foundation. She has also been named “Young Artist of the Year” by both Zonta International and the Finnish Rotary Club.
Ziteng is a founding member of the Mila Piano Trio, with which she performs widely across the UK. Recent successes include debut appearances at St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. John’s Smith Square, and First Prize at VERÃO CLÁSSICO in Portugal. The trio has also received awards at the Isaacs and Pirani Piano Trio Competition and the Historical Women Composers Competition at the Royal Academy of Music.
Ziteng graduated with Distinction from both the Royal Academy of Music and the Sibelius Academy, earning MA and MMus degrees. Her teachers included Hamish Milne, Hui-Ying Liu-Tawaststjerna and Juhani Lagerspetz. She is currently pursuing an Advanced Diploma in Ensemble Piano at the Royal Academy of Music, studying with James Baillieu and James Cheung.