Yu Qian

Currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance at the Ohio State University, Yu Qian holds her master’s degree in Piano Performance from The Ohio State University, where she studied with Dr. Caroline Hong. She earned her bachelor’s degree from East China Normal University, where she studied from Dr. Dingyuan Zhang, the founder of Dingding International Piano Studio. Yu has presented recitals and performed in numerous major cities including Columbus, USA, Innsbruck, Austria, Shanghai, China, and Maiori, Italy. She has performed in various venues such as Weigel Auditorium, Palazzo Mezzacapo, Shanghai Concert Hall, and Landeskonservatorium. She has participated actively in a variety of piano competitions. For example, she won the First Prize in Schuman Group and the Second Prize in Bach and Beethoven Group at Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition. She received mentors from various world-famous pianists including acclaimed Professor Thomas Kreuzberger from Vienna Music and Performing University of the Art, and Professor Boris Berman from Yale University. Yu presented two recitals in Columbus, Ohio in 2017 and 2018. Yu is a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and The American Liszt Society. Yu has her own piano studio in Columbus and Westerville, Ohio since August 2018. She played the organ part of David Maslanka's A Child's Garde of Dreams with Ohio State University Wood Symphony in Dublin, Ohio in February 2020.