A young man with short dark hair playing an acoustic classical guitar, looking down at the fretboard, wearing a striped shirt over a white T-shirt, sitting indoors with a window in the background.

Yukang Cao is a classical guitarist based in Berlin, Germany.


He performs internationally, teaches with passion, and supports the guitar world also through media production, management and consulting.

About Yukang Cao

Yukang Cao (born 2002 in Xuzhou, China) is a classical guitarist, educator, and cultural manager based in Berlin. His musical path began at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music High School with Prof. He Qing. In 2020, he moved to Germany to study at the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK), first with Prof. Thomas Müller-Pering and later with Prof. Marco Tamayo, with whom he is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in classical guitar performance.

Yukang has won prizes at international competitions, including the Guangzhou Guitar Competition (1st Prize, 2017) and the Hong Kong International Guitar Competition (2nd Prize, 2018 & 2019). He has performed in China, Germany, Austria, the UK and other international stages.

Beyond performing, Yukang is active in concert organization and artistic consulting, developing projects that bring artists and audiences together and strengthen the classical guitar community. As an educator, he combines technical precision with musical inspiration, guiding students of all levels to discover their own artistic voice.

A young man playing an acoustic classical guitar while sitting on a wooden chair in an art gallery with colorful paintings on the wall.

Services

Performance:

As an award-winning guitarist, Yukang Cao is able to deliver a full 90 min. concert with various programs. Collaboration with other artists is available as well.

Education:

Yukang Cao has earned experience teaching students with different levels, from beginners to advanced conservatory students.

Media Production:

Working with passion in also media field, recording, editing and marketing are his specialities too.

Management/Consulting:

Meanwhile, organising concerts/festivals, helping people find suitable instruments and giving advices on one’s study/career are not new to him either.

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