Doctoral Degree: University of North Texas
Master's Degree: Royal Birmingham Conservatory
Bachelor's Degree: University of Taipei
Chun-Syuan Wei
Piano
Chun-Syuan Wei has shown himself to be a musically gifted young man who
combines advanced technical proficiency with good musical intelligence. He
communicates with the audience by absorbing materials thoroughly, playing with
refined details, and presenting suppleness in his phrases. Wei brings sensitive,
plentiful emotions from the bottom of his heart to the notes, blissfully awaiting to
connect with the world.
Born in Taiwan (R. O. C.) and graduated from the University of Taipei and Royal
Birmingham Conservatory, he studied with great Professor Cheng-Yao Lee and
Professor Pei-Chun Liao in Taiwan, later He studied under outstanding pianists
Anthony Hewitt and Victor Sangiorgio in the UK.
In 2021, he is studying the Doctor of Musical Arts in the University of North Texas
with Professor Gustavo Romero.
During studying, He participated in many masterclasses and received a lot of
instruction from Haochen Zhang (Van Cliburn Competition gold winner), Christopf
Sischka, Von Arnim Arnulf, Alexander Kobrin (Van Cliburn Competition gold winner),
Philip Martin, Alexei Volodin, Pi-Hsien Chen, Jean-Marc Luisada (International
Chopin Piano Competition 4th prize) Peter Donohoe....etc.
He has highlights of his career so far include:
• 2012 Performed Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with WANDS Teenager
Orchester in Taipei
• 2013 “The Asia Music Competition" in Taiwan Third Prize
• 2014 “The Asia Music Competition" in Korea First Prize
• 2015 “Cross-Strait Taiwan Strait Cup Music Competition” Second Prize
• 2015 Special guest at “The Asia Music Festival" in Taichung, Taiwan
• 2015 Special guest at "Outstanding Student Concert Across the Taiwan
Strait" in Xiamen
• 2016 26th Intl. Young Musician Competition ''Citta di Barletta'' First Prize
• 2016 26th Intl. Young Musician Competition ''Citta di Barletta'' Prize Species
Musical Contemporary
• 2017 Participated in NSO 30 Anniversary “840 People Piano Marathon”
Concert
• 2017 Performed at the Piano Recital of Taipei University at Royal
Birmingham Conservatoire
• 2020 Performed at “Chamber Music Festival” at Royal Birmingham
Conservatoire
• 2020 Performed at “Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas” project in Birmingham (UK)
• 2020 Performed at “Beethoven’s day” in Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
• 2020 Special guest at "2020 Bright China International Music Internet
Competition"
• 2020 International Singapore Classical Piano Competition--Taiwan audition
Group G Third Prize
• 2021 Admitted Doctor of Musical Arts in the University of North Texas
• 2021 Contemporary Composer of the 2021 Northern Lights Piano Festival &
Competition Gold Prize
• 2021 Performance Class I of the 2021 Northern Lights Piano Festival &
Competition Bronze Prize
• 2021 1
st Swiss International Music Competition Piano Cat. E in Lugano,
Switzerland 3rd Prize
• 2021 1
st Swiss International Music Competition CD Section in in Lugano,
Switzerland 1st Prize
• 2021 Kayserburg International Youth Piano Competition 2nd Prize
• 2021 The 4th International Moscow Music Online-Competition 3rd Prize
• 2021 Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition 2nd Prize
• 2022 Premiered composition pieces in Spectrum at UNT Recital Hall
• 2022 American Fine Arts Festival Concerto Competition 1st Prize
• 2022 The 9th GOCAA San Francisco International Music Competition Online
Final Round Top 8