Praised for her deeply musical soul, natural artistry, and extraordinary technique, Monica Zhang was born in Milan in 2007. She has won prizes in more than 30 piano competitions, including the Livorno International Piano Competition, Scriabin International Piano Competition Junior, Euregio Piano Award, and Prix du Piano Bern. After winning the Italian Steinway Competition, Monica represented Italy at the 19th International Steinway Festival in Hamburg.

Monica performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician at prestigious festivals and venues across Germany, Italy, the U.S., Iceland, Austria, France, Russia, Switzerland, Spain, England, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco. Her notable performance venues include Sala Verdi in Milan, Gustav Mahler Saal, Van Cliburn Concert Hall and Ed Landreth Hall in Fort Worth, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Bösendorfer Salon in the Musikverein in Vienna, and Teatro Verdi in Pisa. She has performed for the Bocelli Foundation and had the honor of playing for the President of the Italian Republic. Monica has been an artist-in-residence at La Società dei Concerti in Milan and was a guest on the 2021 RAI TV show Prodigi, where she won the contest as Best Musician.

Her orchestral collaborations include performances with the Fort Worth Symphony, Bodensee Philharmonie, Orchestra del Teatro Goldoni of Livorno, and Orchestra Antonio Vivaldi. In 2024, she stepped in at short notice for the 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim in Sala Verdi, Milan. Renowned pianist Evgeny Kissin has praised Monica’s talent. Also in 2024, her debut album was released by Da Vinci Classics.

Monica began her musical journey at age 8 and currently studies with Cristina Frosini at the Milan Conservatory. She has attended master classes and festivals including PianoTexas Festival, Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Eppan Piano Academy, Stauffer Academy in Cremona, and the Theo Lieven Foundation in Vienna.