Dr. Pei-I Wang is Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Millikin University in Illinois, USA. Recognized for her versatile and expressive performances, Wang has presented concerts across Asia, Europe, and the United States. She performed as a featured soloist with the Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, Sangamon Valley Civic Orchestra, Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Her recent performance of S. Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 captivated the audience and was enthusiastically reviewed as “spectacular and mesmerizing.” She received awards in various competitions, such as the Liszt-Garrison International Piano Competition, the Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize Asian Auditions, the Vivaldi International Music Competition, the UIUC Concerto Competition, the 21st-Century Piano Commission Competition with composer John Ritz, among others. Her performances have been broadcast by China Television, WILL FM, WLDS/WEA1 Radio, and Texas Public Radio. Additionally, she was named a Gilmore International Keyboard Festival Fellow and received scholarships from leading music corporations, including Yamaha and Kawai.

 

As a keen advocate of contemporary music and lesser-known masterworks, Wang has performed new music at the Midwest Composers Symposium, the Electronic Music Festival at the University of Louisville, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra “Around the Town” and “Sundays at Six” Concert Series, San Antonio Composers Alliance series, and the Red Note New Music Festival, among others. She regularly performs as the Principal Keyboardist at the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, her recording of Carl Czerny’s four-handed piano fantasies with Dr. Sam Gingher was released in September 2020 under the NAXOS label. On a NAXOS review, Philip R Buttall praised “Pei-I Wang and Samuel Gingher are a formidable team who extract every ounce of humour, pathos, and sheer romance on an epic scale...” 

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Wang is an enthusiastic educator and has worked with students at all levels. Her students garner prizes in numerous competitions and scholarships, including the Hollis Prize, MDSO Concerto/Aria Competition, Talent Among Us Competition, Best of the Day of the Solo/Ensemble Competition, Illinois Federation of Music Clubs State Competition, Illinois Symphony Orchestra Guild Scholarship Audition, Peoria Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, Illinois State Music Teachers Association State Competition, Seidl & Sohn International Music Competition, Vienna Music Competition, and scholarships. Wang holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature and Master of Music in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was fortunate to study piano under the tutelage of legendary and esteemed pianists and pedagogues, including Dr. Ian Hobson, Dr. Rolf-Peter Wille, and Dr. Daming Zhu, with additional accompanying study under Dennis Helmrich.

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Wang is a frequent adjudicator, performer, clinician, presenter, and a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) in Piano by MTNA. She was invited to present at the state conferences of the Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky State Music Teachers Associations. During the summers, she serves on the faculty of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan and the Tunghai University International College. She is a proud member of several professional organizations, such as the Music Teachers National Association, American Liszt Society, College Music Society, and the National Federation of Music Clubs. Currently, she serves as Competitions Director of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association and President of the Decatur Area Music Teachers Association.