Hsiu-Hui Wang's Site Gemini Piano Trio Site |
Dr. Hsiu-Hui Wang has enjoyed the
enthusiastic applause of audiences across the United States and her native
Taiwan. After a radiant performance of Beethoven's First Piano Concerto,
The Baltimore Sun admired her graceful, buoyant, performance, adding that
there is an appealing sense of lift to her playing, which gave Beethoven's
passage work a balletic quality. The New Britain Herald was impressed with
the ardor of her playing, remarking that "watching the dramatic expressiveness
with which [she] played was also a treat to behold. ..."
At the age of 19, Dr. Wang performed from memory the monumental first book of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier in recitals at Hartt School of Music and University of Maryland at College Park. She has since appeared with the Emerson String Quartet and performed with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Hartt Symphony Orchestra, and New Britain Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Wang has won numerous competitions and awards (many won while still a teenager) such as the Emerson String Quartet Competition, the Connecticut MTNA Competitions and the Hartford Symphony Auxiliary's young Artist Competition. As a founding member of the Gemini Piano Trio, Dr. Wang has won top prizes in the prestigious Chamber Music Yellow Springs National Competition, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Chamber Music Competition, and the 1997 Baltimore Chamber Music Awards competition. Praised for their "amazing virtuosity" by Music Monthly, The trio has concertized extensively throughout the United States and was featured on National Public Radio. Working with esteemed artists such as Cecile Licad, Cho-Liang Lin, Ida Kavafian, and Menahem Pressler, the trio presented a concert for which The San Diego Union-Tribune hailed them as "mind readers, anticipating each other's every move" while applauding their "almost uncanny musical closeness." The trio has also performed guest engagements at Princeton University, Penn State University, University of Maryland College Park, and the Johns Hopkins University. The trio recently released a CD featuring works by Ives and Brahms, which received a positive recommendation from Fanfare Magazine. Dr. Wang received her bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) from the Hartt School of Music, master's degree from the University of Southern California, and her doctoral degree in piano performance from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has studied with international artists such as Raymond Hanson, Anne Koscielny, Gabriel Chodos, Stewart Gordon, and Thomas Schumacher. Dr. Wang has also received chamber music coachings from members from the Beaux Arts Trio, and the Guarneri and Emerson String Quartets. Ms. Wang was a scholarship student at the Aspen Music Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, Waterloo Music Festival, and Yellow Barn Music Festival. Dr. Wang has been a dedicated teacher for over sixteen years, and her students have won first prizes in various competitions. She has also been invited to chair and adjudicate many piano competitions and festivals. She is currently a music faculty member at Howard Community College. |