Jin Du

Jin Du

Academic background
Doctor of Musical Arts (Expected by May 2024)
Mason Gross School of the Arts,
Rutgers University
B.M. M.M in Classical Piano Performance at Manhattan School of Music
Piano Professor: Daniel Epstein
Wuhan Conservatory of Music affiliated primary& middle & high school

Honor
World classical music awards won platinum prize in classical group, won gold prize in romantic and no age limit professional group
Bach international music competition won absolute first prize in classical, romantic, sonata, professional(no age limit) group. been awarded excellent interpretation special award
First prize of the chamber music competition of Rutgers University (two pianos)
Winner of the chamber music competition at Manhattan School of Music (piano quartet)
Sopranos in Manhattan School of Music choir/performed Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
with New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall
The gold prize winner of professional teenage group at the 4th Worldwide Chinese Teenage Piano Competition in China.
The top winner of the teenage group at the 4th Helen Cup National Piano Competition


Activity attended
2023 July Attended Piano Pedagogy Summer Institute for two days at TCNJ
2023 June performed vocal concert in Voorhees Chapel as an accompanist
2023 May Performed solo recital in Schare Recital Hall, Rutgers
2020 Performed solo recital in Yamaha Recital Hall, Yichang city
2019 Attended piano classes of Prof. Bradford Gowen, Prof. Tian Ying, and Prof.
Scott McBride Smith
2019 Performed solo recital in Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
2019 Performed solo recital in Kawai piano factory, Yichang city
2018 Presentation & performance on “Chopin Ballade Op.47 No.3 in A-flat Major” given at Xiamen University (with piano professor Daniel Epstein)
2017 Performed solo recital in Miller Hall, Manhattan School of Music
2016 Attended chamber music class of Prof. Gerald Robbins
2016 Presentation & performance on “Beethoven piano sonata selections” in Ameri-China International Music festival, Wuhan city
2015 Attended chamber music master class of Prof. Curtis Macombor and Prof. Daniel Avshalomov
2015 Presentation & performance on “Haydn Sonata in E flat Major, Hob XVI. 52” in Nafulang music & arts school, Wuhan city
2013 Performed Solo recital in Huang Zhong Recital Hall, Wuhan Conservatory of Music
2013 Attended Beijing International Music Festival and Academy
2013 Attended master classes of Prof. Pavlina Dokovska and Prof. Vladimir Valjarević
2010 Attended master classes of Maestro Xu Zhong and Prof. Yoshikazu Nagai

Working experience
2007-present Teaching piano over sixteen years, students include beginner to advanced piano player. Age group: 5 years old – 60 years old
2023 September Piano instructor for Bel Canto Piano Academy (part time)
2021 Evaluator for Nafulang piano school competition, Wuhan city
2021 Piano teacher & Translator for Nafulang Piano school, Wuhan city
2019 Given lessons to students who attended ABRSM piano exam in China
2018 Teaching assistant of Prof. Daniel Epstein in Xiamen University
2018 Translator for master classes of Prof. Daniel Epstein in Xiamen University
2017 Piano teacher at Bosi piano school, Yichang city, one of students has been accepted by Wuhan Conservatory of Music affiliated primary school
2017 Given lessons to students who attended Central conservatory piano exam
2016 Translator for master classes of Prof. Gary Graffman in Ameri-China International Music festival, Wuhan city
2015 Hold students summer series concerts in Wuhan city
2010-2013 Teaching assistant for Prof. Ying Zhang in Wuhan Conservatory

You can find Jin’s 2023 European Music Competition piano performance here.