Journal

What is
happening now.

Notes, videos, small images, backstage moments and updates from an evolving artistic practice.

只能在反复中形成的能力

18 August 2026 · Video · Bilibili ↗

只能在反复中形成的能力

The abilities only repetition can build

掌握音乐的叙事权

10 August 2026 · Video · Bilibili ↗

掌握音乐的叙事权

Taking ownership of music’s narrative

5 August 2026 · News / Reflection · Instagram ↗

在 isa 的十天:获奖、演出与其间的工作

Ten days at isa: prizes, performances and the work between them

Six concerts in ten days, two competition performances and daily masterclasses marked Duo Jiayi–April’s return to isa. The duo received First Prize in the Exilarte Award and Second Prize in the Preis Wiener Musik, while the intensity of performing, learning and working together became the experience most worth remembering.

Read the full reflection on Instagram ↗
和一件做不完的事共处 | 成人学琴

19 July 2026 · Video · Bilibili ↗

和一件做不完的事共处|成人学琴

Living with something that can never be finished — learning piano as an adult

A Mendelssohn performance moment by Duo Jiayi–April

28 June 2026 · Performance video · Instagram ↗

盛夏里的一小片音乐阴凉

A little musical shade for these hot days — Mendelssohn

Duo Jiayi–April returning to Brahms's First Violin Sonata

16 June 2026 · Repertoire note / Video · Instagram ↗

有些作品,仿佛会与我们一同成长

Some pieces seem to grow older with us — Brahms, Op. 78

越听 越懂 越远 | 当我们的审美已然进步

20 May 2026 · Bilibili ↗

越听 越懂 越远|当我们的审美已然进步

The More We Hear, the More We Understand, the Further We Go — When Our Sense of Taste Has Already Evolved

习琴20年,与复杂并肩

5 May 2026 · Bilibili ↗

习琴20年,与复杂并肩

Twenty Years at the Piano, Alongside Complexity

31 March 2026 · News / Award · Instagram ↗

维尔纽斯:第一名与特别奖

First Prize and special prizes in Vilnius

Duo Jiayi–April received First Prize at the X Stasys Vainiūnas International Piano and Chamber Ensembles Competition, together with the Special Prize for the best performance of a Stasys Vainiūnas composition and a concert prize from Dubingiai Music Festival.

See the full post on Instagram ↗

11 March 2026 · News / Award · Instagram ↗

芬兰:钢琴室内乐比赛第二名

Second Prize at the Ilmari Hannikainen Competition

Duo Jiayi–April received Second Prize at the Ilmari Hannikainen International Piano Chamber Music Competition in Jyväskylä. The original post also records the work leading to the result and the duo’s thoughts after returning from Finland.

See the full post on Instagram ↗
风格抑或惯性?Janine Jansen

9 February 2026 · Bilibili ↗

风格抑或惯性?Janine Jansen

Style or Habit? Janine Jansen