Pianist Nanyi Qiang has established a wide-ranging career spanning chamber musician, soloist, pedagogue, and music technologist. He plays regularly with members of The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and is in much demand as a concert artist in solo & chamber recitals and new music concerts throughout the US, Canada, and China. Dr. Qiang has appeared to public acclaim in venues including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. In 2021, his latest recording album “DUO SHU” was released by Blue Griffin.

As a promising soloist, Dr. Qiang was a prize winner of numerous competitions, including: Seattle International Piano Competition, MTNA National Competition, University of Washington Concerto Competition, and TOYAMA Piano Competition.

As a chamber musician, Dr. Qiang has performed in virtually every conceivable capacity, from instrumental duos, voice/piano, to large ensembles. Dr. Qiang was a Collaborative Piano Intern at the prestigious NATS Intern Program (Toronto). Also an alumnus of Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara), he has performed in numerous music festivals and masterclasses: including Interlochen Center, Music Academy of the West, Source Song Festival, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, SongFest, SPLICE Institute, and New Music on the Point. He is currently on the piano faculty of Bay View Music Festival (Petoskey, MI).

A strong advocate of new music and technology, Dr. Qiang has been commissioning and performing new music written for Piano exclusively. Dr. Qiang also serves on the Board of Directors and performs regularly with “Onethirteen Composers Collective”, a new music organization based in Twin Cities, Minnesota.

He has worked extensively in recitals and masterclasses with renowned artists, such as: Warren Jones, Alan Chow, Jonathan Feldman, Margo Garrett, David Geber, Ricky Ian Gordon, Richie Hawley, Martin Katz, JACK Quartet, Miró Quartet, Paul Roberts, Roger Vignoles, and many others.

Dr. Qiang is currently an Associate Professor of Piano at Central State University, OH. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, a BM and a MM in Piano from Sichuan Conservatory of Music (China) and the University of Washington (Seattle) respectively. His solo piano studies were under Lydia Artymiw, Craig Sheppard, and Dr. Cheng-Gang Yang. His collaborative piano studies were with Dr. Timothy Lovelace, Jonathan Feldman and Margo Garrett of the Juilliard School.

Most recently he was invited to give guest recitals at Youngstown State University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Northern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, Virginia Tech, Ball State University, Wright State University, Miami University, and Ohio State University.

Dr. Qiang has given lecture recitals and presentations at numerous conferences including the College Music Society Northeast Conference, CollabFest/International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Society. He currently serve as the President of OhioMTA Western District.

钢琴家强南一教授是一位活跃在国际舞台的室内乐与独奏表演艺术家和教育家。他的演出足迹遍及北美， 包括纽约卡内基音乐厅， 斯坦福大学，加州大学伯克利校区，多伦多大学， 俄亥俄州立，弗吉尼亚理工，以及为数众多的美国中西部各大学。 强南一教授专注于演奏和教学并重。他的学生多次在钢琴比赛中表现突出。他的首张室内乐唱片在2021年全美发行。强南一教授更是新音乐领域的积极推行者。近年来，他在俄亥俄，明尼苏达，加州，和密西根州多次表演钢琴和电子音乐新作品，广受好评。 强南一教授现定居于代顿市，任教于俄亥俄中央州立大学， 担任钢琴副教授，并且是当地音乐教师协会的主席。他还在著名的密西根夏季音乐节 Bayview Music Festival担任教职。