Dr Mingyi Gao Piano Studio

Dr. Gao’s students win first prizes and gold medals from Rhapsody young musician competition, MTAC Orange County West Baroque Festival, MTAC Orange County West Solo Piano Competition, International Music Competition London, International Association of Art "MUSE" eMuse online Music Competition, MTAC State SOLO Competition-Sothern California Regional Auditions, AFAF Winter-Spring Competition, Southwestern Youth Music Festival, Young Muse Piano Competition, New York Debut Young Musicians Competition, United States International Duo Piano Competition (USIDPC),Southern California Jr. Bach Festival,North International Piano Competition, Grand Virtuoso Internatiinsl Piano Competition, China-US International Youth Piano Competition, Gail Newby Bach Competition,etc.

Dr. Gao finished her Bachelor of Music degree from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and she received her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical arts degrees from Eastman School of Music. Her primary teachers include Pengpeng, Jialang Mo, Chen Jiang, Zhe Tang, France Mo and Steinway artist Rebecca Penneys. Dr. Gao was the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Irvine Conservatory of Music. She is a member of MTAC, SYMF and previous chair of Orange County West Southern California Jr. Bach Festival. Her CD recordings include repertoires of Czerny-Piano Technique Practice, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Schubert and Bartok, etc.

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