Pianist Li-Wen Weng is an active soloist and collaborative pianist. Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, she graduated from National Taiwan Normal University with a double major in Piano Performance and English. After graduation, she attended Indiana University as a scholarship student and graduated with a master’s degree in Piano Performance. She then continued her musical journey by obtaining her Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

     Her past awards include 2nd Prize Winner of the Alexander & Buono International Piano Competition, the 2nd Prize Winner of the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, and the 1st prize winner of the Yamaha Piano Competition. Her music has taken her nationally and internationally including invited performances in Australia, Japan, and Singapore. In addition, she has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Weill Recital Hall. Her mentors included world renowned masters Evelyn Brancart, William Heiles, Chia-Wei,Chung, Susanne Gruetzmann, Andrzej Jasinski.

    Her past teaching positions include an instructor in the Illinois Piano Laboratory program and also the faculty member of the of the online conservatory - Discover Melody. She frequently gives piano master classes and performs regularly as a soloist and collaborative pianist.