Russian-born pianist Diana Borshcheva started her career nearly 15 years ago. Ms. Borshcheva won several competitions in Russia and Europe, among them the International Piano Competition in Gorizia (Grand Prix), Moscow Virtuoso Competition (First Prize), and International Piano Competition by S. Moniuszko (First Award) before she moved to the USA. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Solo Performance from Longy School of Music of Bard College in 2016, and Master of Music Degree in both Solo and Collaborative Piano from Cleveland Institute of Music in 2019. She is a current recipient of the Bard College Conservatory of Music Collaborative Piano Fellowship.

For the China Now Music Festival Ms. Borshcheva will accompany violinist Weiqiao Wu in a performance of Beethoven’s Spring Sonata for the Dec 11 program ‘China’s Sage of Music.’

Qi Yiduo is a first-year graduate student of Piano at China’s prestigious Central Conservatory of Music. He studies with Professor Wei Danwen, and previously studied under Professor Zhang Jin and Professor Wang Chun. In recent years he has won high honors at the "Little Admiralty" Piano Competition, the Beijing International Music Festival piano competition, the 5th Shenzhen Open and the 12th Central Conservatory of Music "College Cup" Piano Concerto Competition, among others. He has performed at the National Center for the Performing Arts, Zhongshan Music Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Taipei Normal University, Beijing People's University, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Central Conservatory of Music and many others. He has also played piano concertos with conductors Chen Lin and Zhu Qiyuan.

In the 2020 China Now Music Festival, Qi will accompany ruan player Xu Miao in an adaptation of one of Beethoven’s compositions for mandolin and piano, as part of the Dec 13 program ‘Beethoven Made in China.’