Tian Jiang is an internationally renowned pianist recognized for his signature colors in sound and over-the-edge thrilling virtuosity. His critically acclaimed North American debut at Carnegie Hall, The New York Times wrote: "A formidable technique...shining, crisp, energetic and colorfully illuminated". He first came to international attention when he appeared with Vladimir Ashkenaszy in a BBC film about his historic visit to China.
In 1981, Tian is among one of the five young musicians to be chosen by Issac Stern came to US and took part as the very first culture exchange program between United States and China. He studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Juilliard School. Tian's extraordinary gifts have brought him numerous honors, including prizes at the William Kappell International Piano Competition and the Van Cliburn Awards.
Captivating audiences from Europe to the Far East, he has been enthusiastically received in concerto appearances with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Boston Pop, The Houston Symphony, The Orchestra of St. Luke's, The Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Central Philharmonic of China. In recital, he has performed through out the world. As a recording artist, Tian has already seven CDs under his credit. His original composition "Shanghai Dream" described by World Music Reviews as "...slice of heaven".
Proudly the first Chinese pianist to have toured his homeland with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s historic visit to China in 2000, and the first Chinese pianist to have toured the US with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in 2003.
Most recently, Tian Jiang gave two highly successful concerts in New York city on November 5th and December 19th, 2011. He performed Mozart's most beloved piano concerto No.23 at the Merkin Concert Hall with New York based Ureuk Symphony Orchestra and a solo recital at the Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium.
Feb 1st, early this year, Tian gave a triumph performance at the National Theatre of Maragua, Nicaragua in Central America. The performance leads into a immediate invitation from the US Embassy in Maragua to name Tian Jiang as a Cultural Ambassador for US to tour Central America in 2013.
On Mother's day May 13th this year, Tian gave a very special concert - "From Mao to Mozart to Stern" at Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium to commemorates the 33rd anniversary of Stern’s visit to China. The concert was live recorded for a upcoming new cd release of "Tian Jiang Live at Carnegie Hall 2012".
"A formidable technique ... shining, crisp, energetic and colorfully illuminated".
The New York Times
" A thoughtful interpreter".
The New York Times
"In the outer movements all of the barnstorming moments were brilliantly dispatched. But it was the tenderness of Tian's playing of the beautiful slower tunes which lingered in the audience's memory".
The London Times
"Tian Jiang achieved an exquisite performance ... the internationally known Jiang is a deeply presuasive Mozartean who delivers the full spectrum of the composer's vitrues - wit, pathos, brilliance, and serenity in this buoyant performance ..."
The Los Angeles Times
"An impressive expressiveness.The piano sang out with melody and his nuances sounded like gentle raindrops."
The Dallas Morning News
"Tian's artistry, was big in every sense of the word."
Boston Globe
"Utterly portic and ravishingly musical... a musician of great culture."
Philippine Daily Inquirer
"A truly great artist."
Daily News Leader,USA
"Solo pianist/composer Tian,who hails from China and has a notable career as a classical performer."
Billboard
"A truly exquisite treatment of the opus with all the necessay coloring that it demands."
Essex Journal,USA
Tian Jiang performed with mercurial virtuosity....effortless technique and whimsical musicality."
Classical New Jersey
"Dancing Waves ... a slice of heaven".
World Music
"Dancing Waves ... a great accomplishment".
CD Now
"The sound of the piano surrounds the wide-open universe: the dream spirit crosses the great mountain into the unknown."
Spin
