Beilin Han, Piano

Biography

Beilin Han was born in Shanghai, China and attended the Shanghai Conservatory of Music for Primary and Middle School and also the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore on a full scholarship. Immediately after graduating, Ms. Han was accepted into the University of Kansas for her Master’s Degree, being the only full scholarship recipient at the time. In 2008, she graduated from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where she earned her Artist Diploma with Solomon Mikowsky and Meng-Chieh Liu.

Ms. Han was invited to perform at the 7th Annual World Piano Pedagogy Conference in Las Vegas in 2002 and was honored as a Young Artist in 2003. In 2004, she was a prize winner of the Vianna Da Motta International Piano Competition in Portugal.

She has toured internationally as a concert pianist performing throughout China, Portugal, Spain, and the US. She has also appeared on radio programs in Singapore and the U.S., and on Chinese television.  She also enjoys chamber music and collaborating with such artists as pianist Alberto Portugheis, world-renowned countertenor Paul Esswood, and world-famous violinists Shmuel Ashkenasi, Yossif Ivanov, and others. She has played under the baton of Riccardo Muti and Christoph Eschenbach.  Currently, Ms. Han is a collaborative pianist at both Roosevelt University and DePaul School of Music, and joined the collaborative piano faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute and Cremona International Music Festival.