Location: Manhattan, NYC
Education
Master of Music in Piano Performance at New York University
Advanced Certificate in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy at New York University
Bachelor of Music at Oberlin College and Conservatory
Music School attached to the Wuhan Conservatory
Experience
YingQi (Kiki) is a Steinway & Sons Educational Partner and has served as an Adjunct faculty at New York University, teaching piano and keyboard skills for individual and group lessons. She also teaches lessons in Staten Island for beginners and ABRSM lessons.
Bio
YingQi (Kiki) is a Chinese pianist who began learning piano at the age of 4, participated in some local piano competitions and performances in China at a young age, and won her first international competition at the age of 14 in the Czech Republic. As a classical pianist, she performed her solo recital at the Black Box Theatre and the Sunrise at East 56th in New York City. She joined two years of NYU’s Tutte le Corde festival in 2024 and 2025, working closely with composers at New York University and premiering their new works. She also performed as an orchestral pianist with the NYU Symphony, appearing in multiple concerts at the John A. Paulson Center in NYC.