Pianist Mario Alonso is from Spain and has won 15 international and domestic piano competition awards. In 2005 and 2008, in view of his outstanding contribution to Spanish piano music, the then Queen Sofia of Spain awarded him twice Young Musicians of Madrid.

  At present, Mario has settled in Shanghai and has lived for more than 5 years. He can speak fluent Chinese.

He thinks Shanghai is the best city in the world, very comfortable.

In his free time, he enjoys delicious food and runs marathons with his friends.

This year is the sixth time for Mario to celebrate the New Year in China. He likes the traditional Chinese culture here, such as burning incense and praying for blessings, couplets and lanterns.

This year is the Year of the Rabbit, and he and his friends arranged an 18-kilometer "Rabbit Run" on the Bund to celebrate the Spring Festival.

He has performed more than 100 performances in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, Wenzhou, Ningbo, Changsha, Nantong and many other cities.

He intends to be here, 40 years old, 50 years old, 80 years old, keep running, keep playing, and bring more and better music works to everyone.

Responsible editor: [Li Jun]