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Jie SONG

Jie SONG, pianist, is currently serving as a Collaborative Piano faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. She has been praised by Martha Argerich for the ¡°serious devotion¡± of her playing. She is a member of the society of Pi Kappa Lambda.

In 2017 summer, she became a student of the prestigious International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy, where she studied with William Grant Nabor¨¦. SONG held a doctoral degree in piano performance from Boston University, an Artist Diploma from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a Master's degree at Bowling Green State University and Tianjin Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor's degree at Tianjin Conservatory of Music, where her major teachers were Haewon Song, Roberto Plano, Gila Goldstein, Robert Satterlee, and Xiaoliang Lv. As a dedicated teacher, SONG was a teaching assistant at Boston University.

SONG has taught and performed in the U.S. and China. She has participated in master classes with such renowned artists as Andr¨¢s Schiff, William Grant Nabor¨¦, Tam¨¢s V¨¢s¨¢ry, Malcolm Bilson, Jeremy Denk, and Bern Goetzke, and has performed recitals at several cities, including Boston, Washington D.C., Seattle, Ann Arbor, Cleveland, as well as venues in major cities in China. She has been heard in radio broadcasts in the United States, most notably on WCLV in Cleveland.

SONG has appeared at numerous international festivals, among them the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, and Seattle Piano Institute. An active chamber musician, SONG has performed Brahms's Piano Quintet with the Calder Quartet. She also appeared in many chamber music recitals. Meanwhile, she puts a lot of passion into collaborative music. She served as a collaborative pianist at many universities, including Boston University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Bowling Green State University.

 XU Xiaoyu 

XU Xiaoyu is currently a Collaborative Piano faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. She graduated from the Composition and Conducting Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2022 and became the first Master of Arts in Opera Coaching at the conservatory.

She studied under renowned vocal coach Professor Wei Fugen, conductor Professor Wang Yan, and Vienna State Opera Vocal Coach Alessandro Amoretti. Additionally, she received guidance in vocal performance from Professor Li Mingyue and opera artist Chi Liming.

As an opera coach, she has rehearsed for the original ethnic opera A Letter to My Wife, a project supported by the China National Arts Fund, at the Fujian Opera and Dance Theater; the operas Cos¨¬ fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, and The Cloth Peddler produced by Tianjin Opera and Dance Drama Theater; and the opera Tosca jointly produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Opera House, and Shanxi Grand Theater. She served as the piano accompaniment of the Youth Chorus of the China National Symphony Orchestra, piano accompaniment of the Xi¡¯an Symphony Orchestra-Chorus, and vocal coach of the Tianjin Opera and Dance Drama Theater. She was invited to serve as the vocal coach for the China division of the 2019 Bologna International Vocal Competition and the collaborative piano coach for the 2022 Poly (Tianjin) Orchestral Art Festival.

As a choral conductor, she established the Youth Chorus of the Silk Road International Art Center and led the chorus, along with the vocal department of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, in successfully hosting a choral concert at the Silk Road Center Concert Hall.

In terms of academic research, her paper received the third prize in the Vocal Music category at the "Wanye Cup" Paper Collection and Evaluation event held during the 2022 National Music Education. Her article titled An Exploration of the Characteristic of Opera Director in Rehearsal Practice was published in the journal "Art of Singing". She was invited to participate in the International Forum on Musical Performance Studies (IFMPS 2023) and deliver a keynote speech.

She won multiple awards in international vocal and piano competitions, such as the 2017 Hong Kong International Vocal Competition and the 2015 Hong Kong International Piano Competition. She also coached her students to win gold awards in national piano and vocal competitions, and she received several awards for Outstanding Coaching Teacher.

She also performed as a solo pianist, singer, and choral conductor at various prestigious venues, including the Universit?t f¨¹r Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai Opera House, Beijing Concert Hall, Tianjin Grand Theater, and Silk Road International Art Center. Her performances left a lasting impression at these prestigious venues.

CHEN Yihuan

CHEN Yihuan is currently serving as a Collaborative Piano faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and a guest pianist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 17, CHEN Yihuan received scholarship admission letters from seven music colleges worldwide, including the Central Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the Royal College of Music. In the same year, she entered the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music of the National University of Singapore on a full scholarship and studied for a bachelor¡¯s degree with the renowned pianist and head of the Piano Department Professor Albert Tiu. Later, she was admitted to Kyung Hee University in South Korea with a full scholarship for a master¡¯s degree, under the tutelage of the famous music producer and pianist Jeon YoonHan. She has been taught by many top musicians in China and abroad, including Gabriel Kwok, Sheng Yuan, Helen Sim, Zhao Yinyin, Sir Stephen Hough, etc.

In 2012, CHEN Yihuan was invited to Vietnam to participate in the Keppel Scholars Appreciation Concert music event. She was selected by the famous international pianist Mr. Dang Thaison as the only scholarship student to study at the Kirishima International Music Festival in Japan in 2013. After returning to China in 2019, she attended many large-scale concerts with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, including China Media Group's 2021 New Year Concert - Sail to the Greater Bay Area, "Ode to Heroes" Concert - Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China (Shenzhen), etc. CHEN Yihuan has cooperated with many world-class musicians, including LI Xincao, LIN Daye, TAN Dun, Yong-yan HU, LU Siqing, SHI Yijie, DAI Yuqiang, etc. She was praised by pianist Dang Thaison as "Her performance is full of delicate emotions, and indicates a free spirit."

Xiaoya LIU

Xiaoya LIU, pianist, is currently serving as a Collaborative Piano faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. She has captured the imagination of worldwide audiences through her profound artistry, rock-solid technical mastery (Gramophone), and strong performances (BBC Music Magazine) as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across Asia, Europe, and the United States with orchestras such as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Marquette Symphony Orchestra, Round Rock Symphony, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, GSIM Festival Orchestra and in venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Hill Auditorium, Palazzo Biscari, and Shanghai Concert Hall.

Xiaoya was a top prize winner in the Sicily International Piano Competition, Wideman International Piano Competition, New York International Artists Piano Competition, WPTA Spain International Piano Competition, Paris Music Competition, Global Music Awards, American Prize, and the winner of both PianoTexas Concerto Competition and the University of Michigan Concerto Competition, among others.

Xiaoya received a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan, and she was honored with the Earl V. Moore Award for outstanding achievement. She holds two Master¡¯s degrees (Piano Performance and Literature, Piano Chamber Music, respectively) from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan, where she served as the Graduate Student Instructor and the Graduate Award Assistant. She attained her Bachelor's (Honours) degree in Piano Performance from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music - National University of Singapore. Her primary mentors have included Christopher Harding, Natalya Antonova, Enrico Elisi, and Thomas Hecht. 

Xiaoya is a jury member in several international piano competitions; she also serves as a Voting Member on the prestigious Grammy Awards committee.

As a recording artist for Dynamic/Naxos and Centaur Records, her latest albums World Premiere Recording - Carl Vine Complete Piano Sonatas and The Forgotten captured rave reviews from the world¡¯s top reviewers such as Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, International Piano, American Record Guide, and Fanfare.