- Neville Cardus
- Alexander Arutiunian
- Joachim Tielke
- Andrew Downes
- Thomas Adès
- Radamés Gnattali
- University of Olomouc
- Javier Camarena
Zhou Guangren
Chinese pianist, teacher and musical activist Zhou Guangren was born in Hannover, Germany on 17 December 1928, and grew up and studied in Germany.
Returing to China after the end of World War II in 1945, she taught at Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music for over fifty years, becoming known as 'the soul of Chinese piano education'. She initiated and organised China's first international piano competition.
Zhou Guangren died at her home in Beijing on 7 March 2022, aged ninety-three.