Feng Yi-Chen is a Taiwanese pianist currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, while also undertaking Doctor of Musical Arts studies at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. As a soloist, he has appeared in major concert halls across North America, Europe, and Asia, and has collaborated with leading orchestras worldwide, with his artistry recognized through numerous international competition awards.

Awards and Achievements

• 2025: Semi-finalist, International Liszt Utrecht Competition (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• 2024: First Prize, San Francisco International Piano Competition
• 2024: Second Prize, Dallas International Piano Competition
• 2022: First Prize & Audience Award, New York Liszt International Piano Competition
• 2020: First Prize, International Maestro Piano Competition (Taipei, Taiwan)
• 2019: Third Prize, Grand Canal International Piano Art Festival and Lang Lang Piano Competition (Hangzhou, China)
• 2016: Second Prize, Yale Gordon Piano Competition (Baltimore, MD)
• 2016: Honorable Mention & Special Prize for Excellence in Performance, San Jose International Piano Competition
• 2015: First Prize & John Bayless Performance Prize, Virginia Waring International Piano Competition

Selected Solo Performances

• TivoliVredenburg Hertz, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco, CA
• Cha Chi Ming Recital Hall, San Francisco, CA
• Weill Recital Hall, New York, NY
• National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
• National Taichung Theater, Taichung, Taiwan
• National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• Galerie dorée de la Banque de France, Paris, France
• Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, San Marcos, TX
• Griswold Hall, Baltimore, MD

Selected Orchestral Appearances

• San Francisco Ballet Orchestra & SFCM Orchestra (Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3)
• In-heritage Philharmonic (Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1)
• Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Carnegie Hall (Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1)
• Yale Philharmonia (Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2)
• National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1)
• Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra (Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2)
• Soochow University Orchestra (Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1)
• Kaohsiung Youth Orchestra (Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1)

Education

• Doctor of Musical Arts (in progress), Peabody Conservatory
• Artist Diploma, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
• Artist Diploma, Yale School of Music
• Master of Music, Yale School of Music
• Bachelor of Music, Peabody Conservatory