Born in Taiwan, Chien-I Yang enjoys a varied career as orchestral soloist, chamber music collaborator, musical theater pianist and bandleader. Ms. Yang has won numerous awards and prizes in Taiwan and the United States, most recently the President’s Concerto Competition at the University of Arizona. Chien-I Yang received your Bachelor of Music Degree from Soochow University in Taiwan and her Master of Music Degree from the Lynn Conservatory of Music in Boca Raton Florida. She is currently completing her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her teachers have included John Vaughan, Roberta Rust and John Milbauer.