Pianist Hanbo Ma is recognized as one of today's most promising emerging artists, having performed in solo recitals and with orchestras across Asia, Europe, and North America. Her career began with an appearance at Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 17, where her performance of Islamey by Balakirev received high praise. She then garnered further acclaim by winning the San Jose International Piano Competition, the St. Andrews International Piano Competition, and the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, among others, and was selected as the only recipient of the Cobos Piano Prize given by the Eastman School of Music in 2015.

Dr. Ma has toured extensively, headlining an All-Liszt recital tour in North America and Europe, sponsored by the Hungarian Embassy in Washington D.C., the Hungarian Cultural Center, and the Liszt Memorial Museum in Budapest; themed concert tour “Music Around the World” focusing on music written by six different composers from five different countries sponsored by the Steinway & Sons and Parsons Music, etc.

Dr. Ma is the founder and artistic director of the Cadence Collective Foundation. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music. Dr. Ma has taught at various institutions, including the Concordia University Irvine Chamber Music Festival and the Orbifold Music Festival. Her free educational online content, the "How to Play..." series, has gained significant recognition with more than 40,000 subscribers. In 2023, she was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame, alongside piano pedagogues from prestigious institutions such as the Juilliard School, the New England Conservatory, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Her latest CD, "From Schumann, With Love," is now available on all major streaming platforms.