Fridays @ 4:00 Concert Series Presents: Feng Kang, Piano

About this event

Pianist Feng Kang presents What Time Leaves Us, a piano recital featuring works from Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy, and more!

Biography

Pianist Feng Kang (康峯) has performed extensively throughout North America, China, and Taiwan. An award-winning pianist, he has appeared as a soloist with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He regularly presents solo recitals and chamber music performances and has served as a juror for piano and music competitions.

Feng began his musical training at the age of ten and received comprehensive instruction in the German, Russian, and American piano traditions. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Piano Performance from Michigan State University, where he studied with Derek Polischuk, Director of Piano Pedagogy, and Margarita Shevchenko, laureate of the International Chopin Piano Competition. During his doctoral studies, he received several scholarships and fellowships, including the Dissertation Completion Award. He was also selected for the prestigious Music Talent Pool of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. His competition honors include awards at the Elevato Piano Competition in Poland and the National Taiwan Music Competition.

Feng currently serves as Collaborative Pianist for the Department of Music at Whitman College, Adjunct Professor of Music at Walla Walla University, Visiting Piano Artist with the Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra, and Visiting Artist for the Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA).