Pianist Wei-Yi Yang has earned worldwide acclaim for his captivating performances and imaginative programming. Winner of the gold medal in the San Antonio International Piano Competition, he has appeared at venues and festivals across North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. Recent masterclasses and performances have taken Yang to Scotland, Ireland, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Korea. Born in Taiwan of Chinese and Japanese heritage, Yang studied first in the United Kingdom, and then in the United States with Arkady Aronov at the Manhattan School of Music and Boris Berman at Yale. In 2004 Yang received his doctorate from Yale, where he joined the faculty in 2005.