Yifei Xu
Pianist Yifei Xu has been described as an “incredibly passionate and logical pianist” and “an amazing demonstration of prodigious skills.” She has participated and performed in the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival New Music Workshop as a fellow, Aspen Music Festival, Bang on a Can, Mostly Modern Festival, Almalfi Coast Piano Festival, and Merkin Concert Hall. Winner of MMF Concerto Competition, Vivo International Music Competition, she has also received the Roy M. Rubinstein Award, the first prize in The American Prize Professional Solo, and was honored by the Eisenberg/Fired Concerto Competition. Recent career highlights include performing the Rautavaara Piano Concerto No.1 with American Modern Orchestra under the baton of Austin Symphony Orchestra Music Director Peter Bay at Saratoga Springs in June 2022 and performing at Barge Music in New York Brooklyn with cellist Dave Eggar. Xu specializes in contemporary piano performance and currently performs with the BlackBox Ensemble. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at Manhattan School of Music, and is completing her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree at MSM, studying with Dr. Marc Silverman.