Pianist Xiaoliang Qian is celebrated for his dynamic performances and technical mastery. Currently pursuing his doctorate at the Eastman School of Music under the mentorship of Professor Marina Lomazov, he has won top prizes in numerous competitions, including the Thousand Islands Competition, the MTNA Young Artist Competition, the Lewisville Lake International Piano Competition, the Grand Junction Young Artist Competition, and the Schubert Club Scholarship Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An active performer, Mr. Qian has appeared in recitals and concerts at venues worldwide, both as a soloist and as a collaborator. Most recently, he was featured as a soloist with the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra and the Lewisville Lake Symphony Orchestra, captivating audiences with performances of Tchaikovsky\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 2. His latest solo recital for the Rochester Piano Teachers\u2019 Guild also received high praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Qian has taught students ranging in age from five years old to college seniors. He tailors his lessons to address individual needs, helping students develop both technical skills and musical artistry. Currently, he teaches secondary piano lessons at the Eastman School of Music and serves as a studio Teaching Assistant in the studio of Dr. Marina Lomazov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Qian holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Master\u2019s degree from the Eastman School of Music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":34427,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"faculty-category":[],"faculty-instrument":[155],"faculty-department":[145],"faculty-ensemble":[],"faculty-type":[2011],"faculty-tag":[],"class_list":["post-34426","ecms-faculty","type-ecms-faculty","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","faculty-instrument-piano","faculty-department-piano-keyboard-organ","faculty-type-student-teacher"],"acf":[],"mb":[],"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/files\/Xiaoliang-Qian.jpg","coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/author\/rita-coulter\/","display_name":"Rita Coulter"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 months ago","modified":"Updated 3 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 22, 2026","modified":"Updated on January 22, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 22, 2026 9:34 AM","modified":"Updated on January 22, 2026 9:45 AM"},"featured_img_caption":"","tax_additional":{"faculty-category":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"faculty-category","name":"ECMS Faculty Categories"},"faculty-instrument":{"linked":["Piano<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Piano<\/span>"],"slug":"faculty-instrument","name":"ECMS Faculty Instruments"},"faculty-department":{"linked":["Piano, Keyboard & Organ<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Piano, Keyboard & Organ<\/span>"],"slug":"faculty-department","name":"ECMS Faculty Departments"},"faculty-ensemble":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"faculty-ensemble","name":"ECMS Faculty Ensembles"},"faculty-type":{"linked":["Student Teacher<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Student Teacher<\/span>"],"slug":"faculty-type","name":"ECMS Faculty Types"},"faculty-tag":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"faculty-tag","name":"ECMS Faculty Tags"}},"series_order":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","author","featured_img","coauthors","author_meta","relative_dates","absolute_dates","absolute_dates_time","featured_img_caption","tax_additional","series_order"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ecms-faculty\/34426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ecms-faculty"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ecms-faculty"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ecms-faculty\/34426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34428,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ecms-faculty\/34426\/revisions\/34428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faculty-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-category?post=34426"},{"taxonomy":"faculty-instrument","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-instrument?post=34426"},{"taxonomy":"faculty-department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-department?post=34426"},{"taxonomy":"faculty-ensemble","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-ensemble?post=34426"},{"taxonomy":"faculty-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-type?post=34426"},{"taxonomy":"faculty-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-tag?post=34426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}