Logan Chiang, violin

Logan Chiang is a Taiwanese violinist based in New York currently studying at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development as a doctoral student, majoring in violin performance with a sub-specialization in concert composition. From the age of six he was trained as a classical pianist and frequently performed and competed across Taiwan, and at 9 years old he became champion at the 18th PIARA International Piano Competition in Hamamatsu, Japan, performing works by Burgmüller and Rachmaninoff. In 2018, he was one of the youngest students to ever be accepted to New York University at age 14, where he studied neuroscience, programming, and violin performance.

As an undergraduate, he studied diverse repertoire under the tutelage of Kurt Nikkanen and Giora Schmidt while maintaining a double major in neuroscience. In masterclasses he has played for Grace Shim, Peter Herresthal, and Qianqian Li. He was briefly assistant concertmaster of the NYU orchestra, playing works by Mahler and Viet Cuong. As a master’s student he served as concertmaster for both the NYU Baroque Ensemble and Steinhardt’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera Amahl and the Night Visitors. He regularly collaborates with NYU’s Screen Scoring department by premiering new music from student composers, and also serves as a graduate adjunct violin faculty member.

In March 2023, Chiang won the NYU Strings Concerto Competition and performed the Korngold Violin Concerto with the NYU orchestra the following year. In his most recent appearance he performed Saint-Saëns’ 3rd Violin Concerto in Thessaloniki with the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Macedonia, conducted by Georgios Vranos. Chiang is also the youngest laureate in the senior division of the 2024 edition of the Chicago Violin Competition.