Huiping Cai is a pianist praised for her “dignified and mature approach” (Third Coast Review), as well as for her lyricism, nuanced musicality, and formidable technique. She was awarded First Prize and the Audience Award at the 2023 New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition. Additional first prizes include the 2022 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition; the 2019 Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, Connecticut; the 2018 Miami Music Festival Piano Concerto Competition; and the 2017 Philadelphia International Piano Competition.
In 2023, Cai made her Carnegie Hall debut, performing at both Weill Recital Hall and Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She has appeared as concerto soloist with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong VTC Symphony Orchestra, Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazakhstan National Symphony Orchestra, Miami Music Festival Orchestra, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Temple University Symphony Orchestra, and Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. Her performances have taken her to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. Huiping’s live performances have been broadcasted on many radio stations, including Philadelphia’s WRTI 90.1, Florida’s classical WSMR 89.1, and Chicago’s WFMT 98.7 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts.
Cai is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, where she studied with Dang Thai Son and served as a teaching assistant. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Alan Chow and served as his teaching assistant. Concurrently, she is completing a second Master of Music degree in piano accompanying and chamber music under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Harley.