Classical Piano with Rixiang H.

Chinese pianist Rixiang is 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 four continents. Rixiang's performances have earned high accolades of audiences and critics alike. The Voice of North Carolina wrote of his performance "... Rixiang, who gave a bang-up performance...He was brilliant and rose to every challenge…” As an immersive and versatile soloist, Rixiang has performed extensively all over the world in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center, England White Rock Theatre, Spain Santander Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, Braunschweig City Concert Hall in Germany, Hamamatsu ACT Concert Hall, Indonesia Aula Sinfonia Jakarta, China National Center for the Performing Arts, and the Beijing Concert Hall. Additionally, Rixiang has appeared as a guest soloist with orchestras around the world including Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, China National Symphony Orchestra, Indonesia National Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Music Festival Orchestra, and Eastern Music Festival Orchestra. He has worked with such pre-eminent Maestros such as Jac Van Steen, Joel Smirnoff, Earl Lee, Eric Garcia and Gabriel Laufer. His performances have been broadcast by BBC, Classic FM, WCLV, China Radio International and Radio Online Indonesia. Rixiang has been a featured artist at Bowdoin International Music Festival, Chautauqua International Music Festival, Art of the Piano at the University of Cincinnati, Piano Texas, Piano New Paltz, and Pianofest in the Hamptons. He has performed in master classes with Sergei Babayan, Stephen Hough, John Perry, Robert Levin, Vladimir Feltsman, Dimitry Alexeev, Valdimir Ovchinnikov, Veda Kaplinsky 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. The laureate of many prestigious international piano competitions include top prizes in Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Dallas International Piano Competition, New York International Artists Piano Competition, ASEAN International Concerto Competition, United States Virtuosic International Piano Competition, and Chautauqua Music Festival Piano Competition.