Li-Shan Hung, Pianist

Li-shan Hung
Pianist

Li-shan Hung began her piano study at age five in Taipei, Taiwan, and rapidly gained a reputation as an outstanding talent, winning numerous competitions and awards including the National Taiwan Piano Competition, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, and the Young Star Award. After moving to the United States in 1991, Li-shan enrolled in the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with the renowned pianist Ann Schein, pupil of the legendary master Arthur Rubinstein. While at Peabody, she also received a number of awards and prizes, such as First Prize in the Palo Alto Philharmonic Concerto Competition, Second Prize in the Harrison L. Winter Piano Competition, the Annie Wentz Prize in Chamber Music and Accompanying, and the Rose MarieMilholland Award for outstanding accomplishments in piano performance. She graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree and was selected to be a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society.

Li-shan has attended and performed in summer musical festivals at Salzburg, Moscow, Orford of Canada, and Aspen, where she had the opportunities to study with distinguished artists such as Jörg Demus, Imre Rohmann, Grant Johannesen, Sergei Dorensky, and Evgeny Malinin. Her great interest in chamber music also led her to study with the Alban Berg String Quartet in Germany.

Li-shan has appeared both as a soloist and a chamber musician internationally. As a winner of the Artists International Audition, she made her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in February 2003 to great acclaim, which led to a return in the 2004-05 season. She has been soloist with many orchestras, including the Stockton Symphony, Palo Alto Philharmonic, Illinois Valley Symphony, and Taipei Symphony Orchestra. She has been featured pianist for summer festivals such as the Rome Festival in Italy and the Maud Powell Festival in Illinois. Her other appearances include Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow, Shriver Hall Concert Series in Baltimore, Orpheus Classical Music Series in Chicago, National Recital Hall in Taipei and other major cities in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada, China, and the United States. In addition, her performances have been broadcast on television and radio, including WBAL, WBJC, and WFYI.

Dr. Hung now serves as the Head of the Keyboard Area at the Biola University in Los Angeles.