Rixiang Huang

Chinese pianist Rixiang Huang was the gold medalist of 2016 New York International Artists Piano Competition and is praised by audiences and critics for his superb artistry and passionate, charismatic performance style on three continents. Mr. Huang’s performances have earned high accolades of audiences and critics alike. The Voice of North Carolina wrote of his performance “… Rixiang Huang, who gave a bang-up performance…He was brilliant and rose to every challenge…” As an immersive and versatile soloist, Mr. Huang has performed extensively all over the world in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Chautauqua Amphitheater, Japan Hamamatsu ACT Concert Hall, Indonesia Aula Sinfonia Jakarta, Brunswick Concert Hall in Germany, Spain Torrelodones Teatro Bulevar, China National Center for the Performing Arts, and the Beijing Concert Hall. Additionally, he has appeared as a guest soloist with orchestras around the world including China National Symphony Orchestra, Indonesia National Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Music Festival Orchestra, and Eastern Music Festival Orchestra. His performances have been broadcast by China Radio International, Radio Online Indonesia and Channel 5. Mr. Huang has been a featured artist at the International Piano Festival at Torrelodones, Spain, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Chautauqua International Music Festival, Art of the Piano at the University of Cincinnati, Pianofest in the Hamptons and many others. He has performed in master classes with Sergei Babayan, John Perry, Robert Levin, Stephen Hough, Vladimir Feltsman, Boris Slutsky, Solomon Mikowsky, and many other world-renowned pianists and pedagogues. As an avid chamber performer, he was selected to participate in the Advanced Piano Trio Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music, directed by cellist Sharon Robinson of the acclaimed Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. A laureate of many International Competitions, his honors include first prizes in New York International Artists Piano Competition, Asian Classical Music Competition in Japan, Eastern Music Festival’s Young Artist Piano Competition as well as Piano Concerto Competition. He also won second prizes in the Fifth ASEAN International Concerto Competition, First United States Virtuoso International Piano Competition, Chautauqua Music Festival Piano Competition, and High Point University International Piano Competition. Mr. Huang is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Piano Performance at The Juilliard School, where he is studying with legendary pianist Jerome Lowenthal and Matti Raekallio. Previously, he worked with world-renowned pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi and Paul Schenly at The Cleveland Institute of Music, where he was awarded the Arthur Loesser Memorial Prize for outstanding achievement in piano performance.