Hu, Xiao

Title
Adjunct Faculty in Music
Office:
Jenson-Noble 173
Phone:
+1.563.387.1056
Email:
Degree:
D.M.A., State University of New York-Stony Brook
Interests:
Piano, class piano
Since her New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall in 2000, Ms. Hu has pursued an active performing career.  Recent concerts have taken her to the cities of Wuhan, Guangzhou, and Shanghai in China, as well as concerts and master classes in the states of Florida, Minnesota, Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.  Ms. Hu performs regularly with her husband, pianist Du Huang, as the Unison Piano Duo.  The Duo has performed in numerous concert halls in Europe, Asia, and America, including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City.  Live performances by the duo have been broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio and Iowa Public Television.  They have appeared as concerto soloists with orchestras and performed with choirs under the directions of Gregg Smith, Weston Noble, and Craig Jessop.  In the summer of 2007, the Unison Piano Duo performed numerous concerts in Czech Republic as part of the Vysocina Music Festival and the South Bohemia Music Festival, and presented a workshop at the Conference of European Piano Teacher Association in Czech Republic.  

Ms. Hu received her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and both her Bachelor of Music (summa cum laude) and Master of Music from the University of Cincinnati. She was the winner of the Lima Symphony Young Artist Competition, the Kingsville International Piano Competition, and concerto competitions both at University of Cincinnati and Stony Brook University. Her main teachers include Gilbert Kalish, Eugene Pridonoff, and Robert Spillman. She has studied in master classes with Leon Fleisher and Emanual Ax. Her chamber music coaches include Peter Oundjian, Julius Levine, and Mitchell Stern.  Ms. Hu has served on the piano faculty at Luther College since 2002.