Amy I-Lin Cheng
Piano
Born in Taiwan, pianist Amy I-Lin Cheng has performed in recitals and festivals across the United States and internationally, with broadcasts on WGBH, KUCO, WHYY, La Radio Suisse Romande–Espace 2, and NPR Houston. She has recorded for Centaur, Albany, CDBaby, and Naxos, including a recent release of Vítězslava Kaprálová’s Piano Concerto, which she premiered in North America at Hill Auditorium in 2015. Other premieres include Daniel Rein’s Improvisation on Misirlou (U.S., 2017) and Chun-Da Huang’s Double Concerto for Yang Qin and Piano (world premiere, 2019, with the National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan). She also recorded solo works by Fernande Decruck, released on Éditions Billaudot’s YouTube channel in 2022.
A passionate chamber musician, Amy is co-Artistic Director of the Brightmusic Chamber Music Series and has toured with Trio Solari and the American Chamber Players. A graduate of The Curtis Institute, Yale School of Music and New England Conservatory, she is currently an Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Chamber Music at the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance.