JINGWEI ZHANG


Concert Pianist and Music Technology Researcher
Education

  • Doctor of Musical Arts
           Piano Performance
           Secondary Field: Music Technology
  • Master of Music
           Piano Performance
  • Bachelor of Music
           Piano Performance


Uiversity of Utah(Aug. 2022 – Present)


Mannes School of Music (Aug. 2019 – Jun. 2021)
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen (Apr. 2014 – Aug. 2018)

Selected Professional Experience
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Utah
           Private and group piano instruction for music majors and non-majors; curriculum and syllabus support.
  • Contracted Artist, Pearl River Kayserburg Pianos
           Solo and chamber recitals, lectures, and outreach activities in China.
  • Artistic Director & Piano Coach, China Youth Music Competition – Hummingbird Music Awards
           Artistic planning, coaching competitors, and organizing regional events.
  • Artistic Director & Instructor, Golden Bud Cultural and Art Exchange Center
           Long-term piano and theory instruction for international students.
Selected Performance Highlights
  • Winners’ Gala Concerts
           Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York; Sainte Marie des Batignolles Church in Paris.
  • Piano Solo Recitals
           Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall, Hubei Theatre in Wuhan.
  • Soloist with the American West Symphony and Chorus
           Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City.
  • Soloist with Hubei Symphony Orchestra – Blizzard Entertainment Video Games Live
           Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall in Wuhan.

Selected Awards
  • Wiesbaden International Music Competition (2025)
           Award for Excellent Educational Contribution

  • Beethoven Young Musician Competition (2024)
           2nd Prize — Professional Group

  • The New York International Music Competition (2024)
           2nd Prize — Professional Level

  • 8th China Youth Music Competition Hummingbird Music Awards - Hubei Region (2023)
           Best Teacher Award

  • 7th "Nouvelles Etoiles" International Music Competition (2022)
           1st Prize — Professional Piano Soloist
Multiple prizes in international competitions around Asia, Europe, and North America before 2022.



Selected Creative Projects
           Hybrid composition for violin, live electronics, and pre-recorded sound;
           interactive playback controlled in Max.
           5.1 surround electroacoustic composition built from domestic sound recordings.
  • Desensitized (2021)
           Original song; writing, arranging, recording, and mixing.
           Short film: soundtrack and dialogue recording, editing, and mixing.
  • Masquerade (2020)
           Narrative radio drama: piano score, recording, editing, and audio production.
Skills
  • Audio / Music Technology
           Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, VCV Rack, Max/MSP, SuperCollider, recording and microphone techniques, mixing, sound design, electroacoustic composition, 5.1 spatial audio.
  • Classical Performance
            Solo and chamber repertoire, collaborative piano, score preparation, contemporary and electroacoustic performance.
  • Languages
           Mandarin Chinese (native); English, German (fluent); Japanese, French (basic).
  • Other
           Video editing (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud); basic JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and TouchDesigner.