Joy Chi Wang 王琦, Pianist
Born and raised in Taiwan, Indigenous Taiwanese pianist Joy Chi Wang graduated from Manhattan School of Music with piano performance master degree and has presented abundant music performances as a soloist, chamber musician and singer at Carnegie Hall, National Taiwan Concert Hall and so on.
In 2009 and 2010, Ms. Wang has own first prizes in two competitions in Taipei, Taiwan with exceptional scores and she has been granted second prize in Taiwan area of Japan Classic Music International Competition.
Except piano pedagogy, multi-arts collaboration, Ms. Wang also dedicates to promote indigenous Taiwanese music. She has performed as leading singer on International Biology Olympiad opening ceremony, World Association for Symphony Bands and Ensembles festival and has introduced traditional instrument as first female nose flute player in NYC. Now Ms. Wang is actively brining virtuoso piano works in Indigenous Taiwanese style as a new and sharp enjoyment to the audience in United States.
Joy is now piano faculty in Brooklyn Musical Arts and staff accompanist in Manhattan School of Music. Her newly-formed Julep Piano Trio has won 2015 Shining Stars Competition and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall.
王琦，屏東縣魯凱族人。曼哈頓音樂學院鋼琴演奏碩士畢業，2009年榮獲日本古典音樂大賽臺灣區第二名，並曾在紐約卡內基音樂廳、臺灣國家演奏廳等演出。
2011年以原住民女聲獨唱在國際生物奧林匹亞開幕式以及國際管樂節上演出。近期在紐約台北經濟文化處演出過她為魯凱族傳統樂器鼻笛和鋼琴的創作，是第一位在紐約表演鼻笛的女性。
Source from台美文藝協會 2016/09
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