Dr. Chih-Tung Cheng
Piano Faculty
Chih-Tung Cheng is a pianist from Taiwan. Since her move to New York City in 2005 to pursue further music study, she gave recitals in Mannes Music College and the CUNY Graduate Center, as well as solo performances in the places such as The Goethe-Institute New York, Consulate of the Republic of Poland, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. She also premiered the pieces by brilliant young composers, such as Ines Thiebaut and David Bridge. Chih-Tung’s own composition, three preludes, will be premiered by herself in March, 2013 in GUNY Graduater. Chih-Tung has special love for J.S. Bach’s music. She was invited to give recitals with All-Bach program in Taipei Artist Village and Taipei Cultural Center Wen-Shan Branch construction; the programs include J.S.Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier Book One and keyboard suites. During the years of studying in New York City, Chih-Tung’s interest in J.S. Bach’s keyboard works leaded her to explore early music on period instrument and had learned harpsichord with known harpsichordists Arthur Haas. Chih-Tung played the harpsichord in the Baroque ensembles in Mannes Music College and CUNY Graduate Center, where she was coached by renowned Bach-scholar Raymond Erickson.
As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with musicians such as Bonnie Mcalvin, William McNally, I-Ting Huang, Mary Hubbell, Danya Katok, and Emily Egan. Her interest expand to ballet music as well; she worked closely with choreographers Lance Westergard and Rachael Kosch in the New York Theatre Ballet School as a piano accompanist.
Chih-Tung enjoys teaching piano. She believes the goal of piano instruction is to help students not only learn how to play, but also how to think and develop their personality through musical learning. Chih-Tung received musical studies on performance and composition/music theory as well as professional educational training during the years in National Taiwan Normal University. She is a certificated high school teacher qualified by The Ministry of Education in Taiwan and taught music class in National Sun Yat-Sen University Affiliated High School from 2003-2005 in Taiwan. She has been an active piano instructor in New York City since 2006 and currently is a member of piano faculty in Piano School of New York.
Chih-Tung holds a B.M from National Taiwan Normal University, M.M. and PS.D from Mannes College for Music, and DMA from City University of New York Graduate Center. Ms. Cheng’s major teachers include Yu-Chen Lin, Lina Yeh, Edward Aldwell, and Thomas Sauer.