Mengzhen Mu
Resume
Mengzhen Mu completed both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the mentorship of Dr Bernadette Harvey and she is casual academic staff at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. As a Solo Pianist, Mengzhen has been awarded several scholarships at the Sydney Con, including Dorothy Ryder-Phillips Award (2023) for the highest recital mark, George and Margaret Henderson Scholarship (2024) and David and Nhilla Dumbrell Scholarships (2024) and Kathleen and Allison Short Scholarship (2025). Mengzhen got first prize in Piano Category in Aurea Music Prize (2026) and first prize in the 13th International Young Pianist Competition Australia Division (2026). She was a finalist in Australian National Piano Award (2026), 13th Kumamoto International Young Pianist Competition (2026) and Open Piano Championship, Australian National Eisteddfod (2026). She was selected into the Livorno Piano Competition (2026, Italy) and selected and performed in Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition (2026). Mengzhen was a finalist in the SCM concerto competition in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, performing Liszt's Concerto No.1, Beethoven's Concerto No.5, and Bartók's Concerto No.2. As a Collaborative Pianist, Mengzhen won the SCM Sonata Duo Competition (2024) with a regional tour in Australia. She was a semi-finalist for the David Miller Award (2022, 2024) and a finalist for the Elizabeth Todd and Geoffrey Parsons Scholarships (2022). She also performed in Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra (2022). Mengzhen was awarded a scholarship to participate in the ‘Music at Chateau d’Aix’ festival in France, where she studied with Paul Roberts.
Teaching: Piano
Levels: Intermediate, Advanced
Ages: Children, Youth, Adults
Genres: Classical
Teaching Days: Mon, Tues, Wed