Ailun Zheng is currently a student of Alexander Kobrin at Eastman School of Music, pursuing her Master's degree. She earned first prize twice in the Interlochen Arts Academy Concerto Competition and first prize in the Young Artist Division of the 2021 Millersville International Piano Competition. She participated in Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Art of Piano, and the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Academy, among others. 

Ailun will be receiving the Dorothy Dann Bullock Award.