Jiang Yi Liang, violin

Hometown: Wuxi, China

Meet Jiang Yi

Yiliang Jiang performed on Show 294, recorded October 2014, at age 18. He, also, appeared on Show 259, recorded in July 2012.

Program bio from Show 294:

Yiliang Jiang (violin), 18, was born in the city of Wuxi in Jiangsu Province, near Shanghai. Jiang has been studying violin since age 6, and currently studies with Professor Fang Lei. Yiliang won second prize in the 20th Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in May 2013, becoming the youngest person to win this award. He also received the Silver Prize in the eighth Golden Bell Award in November 2011. Since 2011, Yiliang has collaborated with several celebrated orchestras including China Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Qingdao Orchestra, and Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also a violin soloist in the Final Performance of Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-2013 season. At school, Liang is committed to high academic standards, and takes an active part in performances and art exchanges.

Listen to Jiang Yi

Show 294, Aspen, Colorado
Sonata in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3, “Ballade,” by Eugène Ysaӱe

Show 259, Beijing, China
1.Allegro moderato from the Concerto No.1 in B-flat Major for Violin and Orchestra, K.207 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the Great Wall Soloists.