Tian Jiang
 

Tian Jiang

Concert
Pianist

Since his acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall in 1989, Tian Jiang has become recognized as one of the first virtuoso pianists to emerge from the People’s Republic of China after the stark years of the Cultural Revolution. Praised for his "shining, crisp, energetic and colorfully illuminated playing” by The New York Times, a subsequent profile on CBS’s “Sunday Morning” with Charles Kuralt further celebrated the sweet irony of this remarkable artist’s rich, imaginative interpretations: that this music he had been forbidden to hear, let alone play as a child, had become his life.

Tian first came to international attention when he appeared with Vladimir Ashkenazy in a BBC film about his historic visit to China in 1980. In 1981, Tian was one of the five young musicians chosen by Isaac Stern to come to the US and take part in the first cultural exchange program between China and the United States. Consequently Tian studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Later he continued at the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School.

In 1995, Tian joined the famed CAMI (Columbia Artists Management Inc.) roster as the first mainland Chinese concert pianist. When he substituted for Arcadi Volodos at a Gala Concert in 1998, playing an all Mozart’s program, Tian became an overnight success and the invitations started to pour in. Daniel Cariaga in The Los Angeles Times characterized his playing as ''a deeply persuasive Mozartean'' saying that “Tian Jiang achieved an exquisite performance who delivers the full spectrum of the composer’s virtues - wit, pathos, brilliance, and serenity in this buoyant performance.”

Captivating audiences from North America to South Africa and from Europe to the Far East, Tian has been enthusiastically received in concerto appearances with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Mozart Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Tian is proud to be the first Chinese pianist to have toured his homeland with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on its historic visit to China in 2000 and he has collaborated with conductors such as Daniele Gatti, Zubin Mehta, Ettore Stratta and Gerald Schwartz. 

As a recording artist, Tian has 12 albums to his credit, including his original composition “Shanghai Dream” and the two latest CDs “Tian Jiang Live at Carnegie Hall”.

 
 
 

2020-2021

Repertoire

 

CONCERTO REPERTOIRE

  • Shanghai Dream Concerto

  • Carendrelli | Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra "A Love Before Time" from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

  • Rachmaninoff Concerto # 2,# 3,# 4,# 5

  • Prokoffiev Concerto # 2, # 3

  • Tshaikovsky Concerto # 1

  • Brahms Concerto # 1, # 2

  • Chopin Concerto # 1, # 2

  • Liszt Concerto # 1, # 2

  • Yin "Yellow River" Concerto

  • Beethoven Concerto # 1, # 3, # 4, # 5

  • Mozart Concerto K.488, K.491, K503, K.595

  • Grieg Concerto in A

  • Saint-Sean Concerto #2, #5

SAMPLE SOLO PROGRAM

Bach-Busoni

 

  • Organ Toccata in C Major

    • Prelude

    • Intermezzo

    • Fugue

  • Mozart

    • Sonata in C Major, K.330

      • Allegro Moderato

      • Andante Cantabile

      • Allegretto

  • Brahms

    • Handel Variations Op. 24

  • Schumann

    • Carnival Op. 9
      Preambule-Pierrot-Arlequin-Vals noble-
      Eusebius-Florestan-Coquette-Replique-
      Papillons-A.S.C.H.S.C.H.A.-Chiarina-Chopin-
      Estrella-Reconnaissance-Patalon et Colombine-Valse allemande-Paganini-Aveu-Promenade- Pause-Marche des “Davidsbundler” contre les Philistins

  • TianJiang

    • Shanghai Dream Suite

  • Chopin

    • Complete Scherzos

    • Complete Preludes

    • Sonatas #2 & #3

    • Complete Waltzs

    • Complete Nocturnes

    • Andante Spiniato Grand Polonaise Brillante Op.22

  • Liszt

    • Mephisto Waltz No.1

    • Polonaise No.2

    • Concert Etudes

  • Rachamanioff

    • Six Moment Musicals

    • Complete Preludes

  • Prokofiev

    • Complete Sonatas

SHANGHAI DREAM PRODUCTION

Classical Crossover Program
Tian Jiang performs as a soloist with a five to nine pieces orchestra show band in a classical crossover style. Tian Jiang's MTV music video can also be part of the program.

SAMPLE CLASSICAL CROSSOVER PROGRAM

  • Italian Medley | Three Puccini Opera arias in a classical crossover style, selections from Three Tenors' program. |

  • Broadway Medley | Three Broadway themes in a Broadway musical style: "Memory", "Don't Cry Me Argentina", and "Musical of the Night". |

  • Movie Medley | Three movie themes in a classical crossover style: "God Father", "Doctor Zivago", "Love Song".

  • Shanghai Dream's MTV style music video.

  • Shanghai Dream piano suite -- Original music in a classical crossover style

    • Shanghai Dream

    • Old Spirit

    • Silk Road

    • The Sun

    • Secret Desire

  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto in a classical crossover style.

  • Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.