Shuting Ye

Shuting Ye is an internationally active pianist, born in Zhuhai, Guangdong, in September 1996. She began her piano studies at the age of six. In 2009, she was admitted to the Middle School Affiliated to China Conservatory of Music (MSCC) in Beijing, dedicating six years to piano performance. During her study in Beijing, she studied under esteemed Chinese pianists such as Feng Dan, Ren Shuman, Zhang Xinning, etc. In 2011, she was honored to perform at the Zhongshan Music Concert Hall as a representative of the piano department.

After graduating from MSCC, Shuting pursued advanced piano studies at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, under Dr. Xiaoli Ding. Her accolades include first place in the KMEA Freshman/Sophomore Piano Competition in 2016, numerous solo recitals at Washburn University’s White Concert Hall, performances at St. Mary’s Academy & College Concert Hall, a personal recital at Steinway & Sons Hall in Kansas City, and participation in the Kansas Music Teachers Association State Conference in Wichita. She also toured Zhejiang International Studies University Concert Hall in Hangzhou and Jinhua Art Institute Concert Hall in Jinhua during the summer of 2017. That same year, she was selected as an honored student for the annual Washburn honors concert. As a concert pianist, she has collaborated with notable artists such as violinists Yu-Fang Chen and Zsolt Eder. In 2019, she graduated summa cum laude from Washburn University, the only honored student from the music department, and was accepted into New York University for an M.M. in Piano Performance and an A.D. in Piano Pedagogy.

During her two-year study at NYU, she performed at the Black Box Theater with her chamber group, participated in the Beethoven to Contemporary Music Festival, performed in a Piano Quintet at the Ukrainian Museum in March 2020, and premiered pieces in the “Ring in the New” streaming concert in 2021. She attended masterclasses with renowned pianists Jeffery Swan and Deirdre O’Donohue. In 2021, Shuting graduated from NYU and is currently pursuing a DMA in Piano Performance at Stony Brook University, studying piano with the legendary Gilbert Kalish and harpsichord with the distinguished Arthur Haas.

At SBU, she has held three solo recitals, including one featuring the world premiere of “Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue on ‘The Divine Damsel of Devastation’” by composer Yikun Qi. She has participated in the Contemporary Chamber Players, performing concert cycles at the Staller Center in Stony Brook and the DiMenna Center in New York. Additionally, she has collaborated with bassoonist Joe Swift on YouTube premieres of “Conspiracy Theory” by Roger Zare and “Word Salad” by Logan Rutledge. Recently, she was invited to perform at the “Rite of Spring” music festival in Jamesport, Long Island.