Louis Zhu - Piano & Violin Tutor - Manchester - Wilmslow
We’re delighted to welcome Louis Zhu to the Phillips Music Tuition team. Louis is a prizewinning classical pianist studying at the Royal Northern College of Music, and he’s now taking on new piano students in Wilmslow and Manchester.
Louis studies with Simon Callaghan and has previously worked with Felicia Ping Feng and Roger Carrington. He holds an ARSM Diploma in Piano Performance, a performance diploma awarded above Grade 8, and has also reached Grade 8 on violin and saxophone. Before the RNCM he took A Levels in Music, Physics and Mathematics.
His playing has been recognised in competition too. Louis won first place at the Grantham Music Festival in both 2024 and 2025, and at the Leicester MusicFest in 2026 after taking second place in 2025. He has also been a semi-finalist in Nottingham Young Musician and a finalist in both the Young Virtuoso Competition and the London Music Festival. He has performed at Southwell Minster and the Djanogly Recital Hall in Nottingham.
All of that experience goes into his teaching. Louis has been teaching for five years, with students from age 4 to adults, and has helped many of them to high ABRSM exam results. He is experienced with both the ABRSM and Trinity syllabuses, from the initial grades to beyond Grade 8, so he suits beginners, young students building a solid foundation, and more advanced players working on classical repertoire. He is just as happy teaching for pleasure as for exams. His lessons are fun and approachable, with the focus on building confidence and enjoyment, and he can teach in English or Mandarin, whichever the student or family prefers.
Louis also teaches violin, with standard lesson prices.
Louis teaches at our Pollard Yard studio in Manchester and at your home across Manchester and Wilmslow. He is fully DBS checked.
Like every new student, you’ll start with a free consultation lesson: a relaxed first meeting rather than an audition, so you can see if it’s a good fit before committing to anything. Lessons are £40 for 60 minutes, £30 for 45 or £20 for 30, with travel included across Wilmslow and the surrounding area (£5 added if travel is over 25 minutes), and a straightforward 48-hour cancellation policy.
If you’ve been thinking about starting piano, or you’re looking for a classical teacher for your child, get in touch and we’ll find a time that works.