Nana Shi

Pianist NANA SHI is a sought-after performer, collaborator, and music educator. Based in NYC, her recent engagements include solo and chamber music performances at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Roerich Museum, Tenri Cultural Institute, and Hunter College, among others. Her recent solo recital for piano and electronics at SUNY New Paltz has been praised for having “both a sense of serene beauty and striking intensity” by New Paltz Oracle. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Shi regularly joins singers and instrumentalists in recitals. She has performed in summer festivals such as Chelsea Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Center, Banff Music Centre, and Interlochen Arts Camp, among others. She is also an active and founding member of PinkNoise Ensemble, a NYC based chamber ensemble dedicated to musical improvisation and compositions in acoustic and electronic mediums. Nana holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from SUNY Stony Brook under the tutelage of Gil Kalish, and Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. She serves as an adjunct faculty at SUNY New Paltz and a staff accompanist for the Preparatory Division at the Juilliard School. www.nanashipiano.com