Zhongsan Yang was born in 1998 and is a sophomore student of The Eastman School of Music, where he studies with Natalya Antonova. Previously, he studied in The Affiliated High School of Sichuan Conservatory of Music in China, and also learned with HanguoYang, Yan Zhou, and Bing xu.

He has participated in numerous competitions, and has won many awards, including second prize at the American Music Open Competition (2007), the Excellence Award of the fifth Steinway National Juveniles Piano Competition, National Finals group Profession A (2011), first prize at the Ameri-China International Competitions (2013), third prize at the First Seiler & Samick Competition in China (2015), first prize at the V Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, CT, young artist category (2014), and second prize at the Second United States Virtuoso International Competition in Cleveland, OH. Senior level (2015).