Jianpeng Yang

Jianpeng Yang is currently studying at the UNT School of Music under Dr. Pamela Paul, pursuing a DMA degree. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music in China, where he studied under Dr. Yang Ding. In 2023, he achieved outstanding results and was admitted to Baylor University's School of Music with a full scholarship and a graduate assistantship. In 2025, he obtained his master’s degree from Baylor, then accepted an offer to the UNT School of Music for his doctoral studies.

As a solo pianist, he has participated in competitions, masterclasses, festivals, and concerts in the United States, Europe, Japan, and China, achieving significant success in various events. His accolades include: First Prize in the Youth Division of the 31st International Young Musicians Competition in Barletta, Italy; Gold Medal in the Chinese Division of the 26th American Open Competition, First Prize in the American Finals, and Outstanding Gold Award winner; First Prize in the Professional Youth Division of the 2020 Corvino International Piano Competition; Gold Award in the Zhejiang Division of the 2021 Second Youth Pianist Competition and the 13th Chinese Music "Golden Bell Award"; and First Place in the Baylor University School of Music Concerto Competition in 2023. His performances have taken him all over, including performing with the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra in 2015 for the "Yellow River Piano Concerto," performing in the "26th American Open Finals" in Oakland, USA, in 2018, and participating in the closing concert of the "Tyrolean International Summer Piano Arts Festival" in Innsbruck in July of the same year. He also performed Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto successfully with the Baylor Symphony Orchestra in April 2025.

As a collaborative pianist, he was invited in 2019 to serve as the official collaborative pianist for the first Yamaha Cup Chinese Clarinet Competition, receiving unanimous acclaim. He has collaborated with various instruments and participated in competitions, winning the Excellent Accompaniment Award in the Zhejiang Division of the "6th Zhejiang Youth Singer Competition" and the "12th Chinese Music Golden Bell Award Vocal Competition" in 2019, as well as the Excellent Accompaniment Award in the Zhejiang Division of the "13th Chinese Music Golden Bell Award Vocal Competition" in 2021. He was invited to serve as the official collaborative pianist for the first and second "Mosa Saxophone Summer Camp" in China in 2022 and 2023, and he has received praise from professors and students for his graduate assistant work at Baylor University since 2023.

As a chamber music collaborator, he formed a chamber music group with classmates during his undergraduate studies. He participated in performances and various.