Yiqi Guo is a Chinese-born composer based in the New York Metropolitan Area whose work spans concert music, film scoring, and game audio. Deeply drawn to aesthetics and cultural storytelling, he is particularly passionate about transforming ancient Eastern musical elements into vivid contemporary sound worlds, fusing tradition with innovation to create immersive experiences for audiences.

His music has been performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, and has received awards and recognitions in both the United States and abroad. In 2024, Guo was commissioned by the València International Performance Academy & Festival to compose the string quartet Thiú-kak, which premiered in Spain and was performed by the acclaimed Mivos Quartet. In 2025, he performed his solo piano work SONG Yùn at Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium as part of the New York Artists Guild Competition Winners Recital. In 2026, his chamber work Water Architecture was selected for the Composer’s Sandbox Summer Intensive, where it was workshopped and performed by musicians of the four-time Grammy Award-winning contemporary ensemble Eighth Blackbird. That same year, he presented his research lecture, “Exploring the Hokkien Mode: From Cultural Roots to Contemporary Composition,” at the Composition in Asia: International Symposium & Festival.

In addition to these appearances, Guo’s music and research have been presented at venues and conferences including The New School, the College Music Society, and the Asian Classical Music Initiative. His work has also been featured by various media outlets, including New York Weekly, The Villager, ArtDaily, and China Music (中国音乐网).

Guo earned his Bachelor of Music in Composition, graduating summa cum laude from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach, and completed his Master of Music in Composition at the Mannes School of Music, where he studied with the renowned composer Lowell Liebermann.