Yingying Su, Piano

Biography

Recognized for her clarity of sound and noble interpretation, pianist Yingying Su established herself as a sensitive and imaginative musician, exhibiting a remarkable depth of musicianship and poise beyond her age. She is the winner of many national and international piano competitions including the National Piano Competition of China (1999); the Asia Opening Piano Competition for Young Pianists in Hong Kong (2001); the Concurso International Piano Competition in Maracaibo,Venezuela (2005); the Bienen School of Music Thaviu-Isaak Endowed Piano Scholarship Competition (2012), and the Bienen School of Music Concerto Competition (2012). She is also the recipient of the “Special Prize of the Jury” in the III International Piano Competition in Memory of Emil Gilels in Ukraine (2006); John Elvin Piano Prize from the Oberlin Conservatory (2006); and the Charles S. Miller Piano Prize from the Yale School of Music (2008).

Ms. Su has performed at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Chicago Symphony Center, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Celebrity Concert Series at the Heifetz International Music Institute, and has given numerous solo recitals in the United States, China, Germany, Ukraine, Spain, Venezuela, and Australia. She has appeared as soloist with the Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra, the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, and the Foshan Youth Symphony Orchestra, China, under conductors such as Eduardo Rahn and Victor Yampolsky.

Ms. Su studied with Monique Duphil at the Oberlin Conservatory (BM) and with Peter Frankl at the Yale School of Music (MM, AD). She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Art Degree from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, under the guidance of Alan Chow.