Born and raised in Tainan, Taiwan, Li Chang earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Tainan University of Technology in 2021. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in masterclasses with distinguished pianists such as Christopher Guzman, Chen Yi-Yang, and Hu Chih-Long. She was awarded the Bronze Prize at the ASIA International Piano Competition in Korea and attended the ASIA International Piano Academy & Festival, where she studied with renowned pianists including Eric Zuber and Myung-Jin Paik. Li also won the university concerto competition and performed Edward MacDowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Tainan University of Technology Orchestra.
Li received multiple graduate offers, including a Graduate Assistantship from Northern Illinois University, a Master’s Graduate Teaching Assistantship and Music State Scholarship Talent Award from the University of Wyoming, and admission to Mannes School of Music. She ultimately chose to pursue her Master of Music in Piano Performance at Lee University, where she was awarded the Young Musician Scholarship and studied under Dr. Vanessa Muen Wei.
During her master’s studies, Li attended masterclasses with renowned pianists such as An Ning, Andy Shi, Gloria Chien, Ian Hobson, Ilya Yakushev, and Alan Woo. She received prizes in the Orbifold Global Music Competition and won the Lee University Aria Concerto Competition, performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Lee University Orchestra.
Li graduated with her master’s degree and is now a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) student in Piano Performance at George Mason University, where she also serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), under the guidance of Dr. Anna Balakerskaia.
Watch Li Chang perform Spanish Rhapsody, S. 254 by Liszt on the piano for the 2026 Virtuoso Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.