BIOGRAPHY

CHIA-YING CHAN

“…. [She is] a highly sensitive artist… a musician to watch and follow …..”— Jean-Yves Duperron, Classical Music Sentinel.

Pianist Chia-Ying Chan, originally from Taiwan, brings passion, vibrancy, sensitivity and creativity to her interpretations of classical music. As an active soloist and chamber pianist, she performs nationally and internationally at conferences, festivals and many prestigious venues across Taiwan, America and Europe, including the Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Austurias in Spain, the Sala dei Notari in Italy, National Recital Hall in Taiwan, Kostroma Music Hall in Russia, Carnegie Weill Hall in New York, Alice Tully Hall in New York, and was invited to perform at the Wiener Saal Mozarteum in Austria. She co-founded Amosa Duo with clarinetist Dr. Gary June in 2015. Amosa Duo’s engagements include performances and masterclasses at several universities throughout the United States, and many prominent concert halls in Taiwan. Chan’s most recent noticeable appearances include concerto performance with Sinfonia da Camera conducted under the baton of Ian Hobson, and an Annual 21st Century Piano Commission Recital at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. In fall of 2020, Chan will be performing Beethoven piano sonatas at 32 Complete Beethoven Sonata Series hosted by the World Piano Teacher Association USA- Missouri in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday.

Chan has won top prizes in national and international competitions such as the 2019 Annual 21st Century Piano Commission Competition with Composer Eric Zurbin (Winner), the 2018 American Prize (Third Prize), the 2017 Sinfornia da Camera Concerto Competition, the 2016 International Music Competition Salzburg Grand Prize (Frist Prize), 2016 American Fine Arts International Concerto Competition (First Place), and the 2014 West Virginia Piano Competition (First Prize), among others. She was the recipient of the Elite Award from the National University of Tainan in Taiwan in 2007. Chan’s accomplishments led her to give live broadcast performances at Schubertiade in Chicago in 2017 and 2019, a solo recital at the PianoForte Foundation Friday Night Concert Series in Chicago in 2016, and Carnegie Weill Recital Hall performances in 2014 and 2015. Her playing has been featured on radio stations, including The Grand FM 101 in Canada, WILL FM 90.9 in USA, Radio Taiwan International AM 1557 and WXTV in Taiwan. Chan’s debut solo album on Centaur Records label was recently released, receiving praises from the Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review, the Classical Music Sentinel, as well as others.

Chan’s teaching appointments include positions at Saginaw Valley State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and Community Center for the Arts. She was recently invited as guest lecturer to co-host a live stream seminar series at the international online-conservatory Discover Melody. She also serves as co-chair of Chambana Music Competition and is an adjudicator for competitions and festivals. Recently, she Chan serves as vice-president of World Piano Teacher Association USA-Illinois.

Chan received both an Artist Diploma and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the guidance of Timothy Ehlen, for whom she served as a piano Teaching Assistant. Her other principal mentors include Paul Schenly and Kathryn Brown at Cleveland Institute of Music and Ching-Jen Wu at National University of Tainan in Taiwan. She also has been selected and invited to attend masterclasses and festivals with many world-renowned masters such as Robert McDonald, John Perry, Julian Martin, Vladimir Feltsman, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, and John O’Connor.

RECORDING



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PUBLISH

Beethoven Schubert Fine

Beethoven Schubert Fine

Physical Album Purchase

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flact Major, Op.110
1 I   Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
2 II  Scherzo: Allegro molto
3 III Adagio ma non troppo. Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo


Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959
4 I   Allegrio
5 II  Andantino
6 III Scherzo: Allegro vivace- Trio: Un poco più lento
7 IV Rondo: Allegretto-Presto


Irving Fine: Music for Piano
8  Prelude
9  Waltz-Gavotte
10 Variations
11 Interlude-Finale

Beethoven Schubert Fine

Beethoven Schubert Fine

Digital Album Download

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flact Major, Op.110
1 I   Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
2 II  Scherzo: Allegro molto
3 III Adagio ma non troppo. Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo


Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959
4 I   Allegrio
5 II  Andantino
6 III Scherzo: Allegro vivace- Trio: Un poco più lento
7 IV Rondo: Allegretto-Presto


Irving Fine: Music for Piano
8  Prelude
9  Waltz-Gavotte
10 Variations
11 Interlude-Finale

TEACHING

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The most valuable part of being an educator is to witness the moment of transformation in a student. The teacher-student relationship is one of mutual growth that is achieved through learning from each other. Chan believes piano lessons not only benefit professional proficiencies, but also provide perspective on invaluable life lessons, such as commitment, responsibility, discipline, determination and dedication. Chan also believes that pedagogy, performance, and scholarship are related to each other, and her central goal as an educator is to tailor her teaching to students’ individual goals and needs. Within this, she consistently encourages her students to express and communicate their ideas, to create their music with imagination, and to develop their own voice based on their understanding of the literature and theory. Alongside this focus she place on students’ individual goals, She helps them develop their strengths and enable them to reach out to audiences in different settings, including traditional performance classes, concert halls and into their own communities.

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For performances, masterclasses,
lessons and related inquiries, please contact Chia-Ying Chan