Xinyi Guo (Chinese: 郭鑫弈; also known as Janet Guo) is a Chinese composer, pianist and cultural producer based in London.[1]

Guo is the founder and music director of the Sino-British Ensemble. She has curated and performed cross-cultural music projects in the United Kingdom and internationally, including performances at the Royal Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Curtis Theater and the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana.[2][3][4]

Alongside her musical career, Guo has worked in artificial intelligence and data strategy within the financial services sector. She has published research in IEEE conference proceedings and has spoken publicly on artificial intelligence, responsible AI and data governance.[5][6]

Career

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Music

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Guo's musical work includes piano performance, composition and intercultural collaboration. Her projects have explored dialogue between Chinese and Western musical traditions through performance and artistic collaboration.[7][8]

Guo is a founder of the Sino-British Ensemble. In 2025, she organised and appeared as a pianist in Spring Sequence of New Sounds, an East-West Dialogue concert at the Royal Academy of Music in London.[9][10][11]

In 2025, Guo received the Best New Composition Award at the Concert Star International Music Competition.[12]

In April 2025, China News Service reported that Guo initiated the original-works concert 可遇不可求的事 at St James's Church in London. The concert included original works composed by Guo, including Elegy, The Light, To All Who Strive to Live and Distant Mountains.[13][14]

In 2023, Guo performed at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana during Albania's International Cultural Weeks programme.[15][16]

Technology

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Alongside her work in music, Guo has worked in artificial intelligence, data strategy and digital transformation within the financial services sector.[17]

Guo has published research on artificial intelligence and financial technology, including papers in IEEE conference proceedings, arXiv and SSRN.[18][19][20]

She has also spoken publicly on artificial intelligence, responsible AI, data governance and digital transformation through industry interviews.[21][22]

Works

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Compositions

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  • Morning — original work that received the Best New Composition Award at the Concert Star International Music Competition in 2025.[23]
  • Elegy — chamber work composed by Guo and performed at the original-works concert 可遇不可求的事 at St James's Church, London.[24]
  • The Light — piano solo work performed by Guo at 可遇不可求的事.[25]
  • To All Who Strive to Live — choral chamber work composed by Guo and performed by the Sino-British Ensemble and the Sino-British Voice of Heaven Choir.[26]
  • Distant Mountains — work composed by Guo with lyrics by Chinese writer Xue Mo, combining operatic vocal style and instrumental arrangement.[27]

Selected performances

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  • 2026 – Performed in Spring Sequence of New Sounds at Central Hall Westminster, London, as part of a cross-cultural programme bringing together musicians from China and the United Kingdom.[28][29]
  • 2025 – Performed at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, as a composer-pianist in the Concert Star International Classical Music Competition Final Round.[30]
  • 2025 – Performed at the Concert Star International Music Competition Gala Concert at Curtis Theater, California.[31]
  • 2025 – Presented the original-works concert 可遇不可求的事 at St James's Church, London.[32]
  • 2025 – Performed as a composer-pianist in The Soul of Chinese Music (《华乐之魂》), a concert presented in Edinburgh during the 2025 Edinburgh festival season. The programme featured Guo's original works including Jasmine – Nostalgia, Spring Breeze and Dream of the Red Chamber Suite, together with collaborative performances of Chinese traditional repertoire.[33]
  • 2025 – Curated and performed in Spring Sequence of New Sounds at Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London.[34][35]
  • 2023 – Piano recital at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, as part of Albania's International Cultural Weeks.[36][37]

Awards and recognition

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  • Chinese Women in Technology Award, UK Chinese Women's Collective (UKCWC), for contributions to the technology sector (2024).[38]
  • Best New Composition Award, Concert Star International Music Competition, for the piano quintet Morning (2025).[39]

Publications

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  • Guo, X.; Li, J. "A Novel Twitter Sentiment Analysis Model with Baseline Correlation for Financial Market Prediction with Improved Efficiency." In: 2019 Sixth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS), Granada, Spain. IEEE, 2019, pp. 472–477.[40]
  • Li, J.; Guo, X. "COVID-19 Contact-tracing Apps: A Survey on the Global Deployment and Challenges." arXiv, 2020.[41]
  • Li, J.; Guo, X. "Global Deployment Mappings and Challenges of Contact-tracing Apps for COVID-19." SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020.[42]

References

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  1. Zheng, Wanyin (5 February 2025). "Royal Academy of Music marks Spring Festival with East-West Dialogue concert". China Daily. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  2. "Royal Academy of Music hosts China-UK cultural exchange". People's Daily Online. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  3. "2025 Final Round Carnegie Hall Program". Concert Star International Classical Music Competition. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  4. "International Cultural Weeks, Albania welcomes China". Argumentum. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  5. Guo, Xinyi; Li, Jinfeng (2019). "A Novel Twitter Sentiment Analysis Model with Baseline Correlation for Financial Market Prediction with Improved Efficiency". 2019 Sixth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS). IEEE. pp. 472–477. arXiv:2003.08137. Bibcode:2019snam.conf...82G. doi:10.1109/SNAMS.2019.8931720. ISBN 978-1-7281-2946-4.
  6. "Managing Data in the Age of AI – W/ Janet Xinyi Guo". CX Insider. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  7. Zheng, Wanyin (5 February 2025). "Royal Academy of Music marks Spring Festival with East-West Dialogue concert". China Daily. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  8. Xu, Liang (6 February 2025). "Royal Academy of Music hosts China-UK cultural exchange". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  9. Zheng, Wanyin (5 February 2025). "Royal Academy of Music marks Spring Festival with East-West Dialogue concert". China Daily. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  10. Xu, Liang (6 February 2025). "Royal Academy of Music hosts China-UK cultural exchange". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  11. "Royal Academy of Music welcomes spring with East-West Dialogue concert". Times Publications. 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  12. "Concert Star International Music Competition 2025 LA Program & Winner". Concert Star International Music Competition. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  13. "《可遇不可求的事》原创作品音乐会在伦敦举办". China News Service. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  14. "中英艺术家联袂呈现《可遇不可求的事》原创作品音乐会". 华音网. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  15. "International Cultural Weeks, Albania welcomes China". Argumentum. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  16. Frashëri, Dash (2 October 2023). "Tingujt e muzikës, pianistja Xinyi Guo mbyll me sukses Javën Kulturore Kineze". Tirana Diplomat. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  17. "Managing Data in the Age of AI – W/ Janet Xinyi Guo". CX Insider. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  18. Guo, Xinyi; Li, Jinfeng (2019). "A Novel Twitter Sentiment Analysis Model with Baseline Correlation for Financial Market Prediction with Improved Efficiency". 2019 Sixth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS). IEEE. pp. 472–477. arXiv:2003.08137. Bibcode:2019snam.conf...82G. doi:10.1109/SNAMS.2019.8931720. ISBN 978-1-7281-2946-4.
  19. Li, Jinfeng; Guo, Xinyi (2020). "COVID-19 Contact-tracing Apps: A Survey on the Global Deployment and Challenges". arXiv:2005.03599 [cs.CR].
  20. Li, Jinfeng; Guo, Xinyi (2020). "Global Deployment Mappings and Challenges of Contact-tracing Apps for COVID-19". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3609516.
  21. "Managing Data in the Age of AI – W/ Janet Xinyi Guo". CX Insider. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  22. "Episode 130 – Managing Data in the Age of AI". CX Insider. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  23. "Concert Star International Music Competition 2025 LA Program & Winner". Concert Star International Music Competition. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  24. "《可遇不可求的事》原创作品音乐会在伦敦举办". China News Service. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  25. "中英艺术家联袂呈现《可遇不可求的事》原创作品音乐会". 华音网. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  26. "写给时光的情书:《可遇不可求的事》原创音乐会圆满落幕". 华人头条. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  27. "中英艺术家联袂呈现《可遇不可求的事》原创作品音乐会". 华音网. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  28. "Spring Sequence of New Sounds 2026". Central Hall Westminster. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  29. "Spring Sequence of New Sounds 2026 at Central Hall Westminster – Review". Theatre & Tonic. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  30. "2025 Final Round Carnegie Hall Program". Concert Star International Classical Music Competition. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  31. "Concert Star International Music Competition 2025 LA Program & Winner". Concert Star International Music Competition. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  32. "《可遇不可求的事》原创作品音乐会在伦敦举办". China News Service. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  33. "爱丁堡再现"华乐之魂":古筝与古琴交织东方旋律". 华人头条. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  34. "Royal Academy of Music hosts China-UK cultural exchange". People's Daily Online. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  35. "Royal Academy of Music marks Spring Festival with East–West Dialogue concert". China Daily. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  36. "International Cultural Weeks, Albania welcomes China". Argumentum. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  37. "Tingujt e muzikës, pianistja Xinyi Guo mbyll me sukses Javën Kulturore Kineze". Tirana Diplomat. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  38. "2024 Annual Awards & Winners". UK Chinese Women's Collective. 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  39. "Concert Star International Music Competition 2025 LA Program & Winner". Concert Star International Music Competition. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  40. Guo, Xinyi; Li, Jinfeng (2019). "A Novel Twitter Sentiment Analysis Model with Baseline Correlation for Financial Market Prediction with Improved Efficiency". 2019 Sixth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS). Granada, Spain: IEEE. pp. 472–477. doi:10.1109/SNAMS.2019.8931720.
  41. Li, Jinfeng; Guo, Xinyi (2020). "COVID-19 Contact-tracing Apps: A Survey on the Global Deployment and Challenges". arXiv:2005.03599 [cs.CR].
  42. Li, Jinfeng; Guo, Xinyi (2020). "Global Deployment Mappings and Challenges of Contact-tracing Apps for COVID-19". SSRN 3609516.