Faculty
The faculty of East-West Music Studio LLC consists of accomplished and experienced professional musicians with active performing and teaching careers.
Mr. Jian Liu, Director
- Master of Music, Mannes College of Music - The New School
- Co-Founder of the East-West Music School
- Piano Faculty (Director Tier Students Only)
- Harp Faculty (Director Tier Students Only)
Ms. Audrey Chen, Artistic Director
- Doctor of Music, Rutgers University
- Master of Music, Mannes College of Music - The New School
- Co-Founder of the East-West Music School
- Violin/Viola Faculty (Director Tier Students Only)
- Piano Faculty (Director Tier Students Only)
Andrew Hill- Executive Director
- Bachelor of Music, The Univeristy of Michigan
- Master of Music, Moores School of Music - Houston
- Voice, Piano, and Music Theory Faculty
- Opera apprenticeships with Opera New Jersey, Nashville Opera, and Natchez Opera. Highlights include Mozart's The Magic Flute and Puccini's La Boheme.
- Professional Soloist and Choir Section Leader at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan. Highlights include Faure's Requiem and Handel's Messiah selections.
Manqing Bian
- Master of Music, Columbia University
- Bachelor of Music, Mannes School of Music
- Piano and Music Theory Faculty
- Elite Competition, Merkin Hall- 1st Prize
- The fourth Singapore Youth Piano Competition- Silver Medal
Oliver Rivera
- Bachelor of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music- Queens College
- Piano and Music Theory Faculty
- Perfomances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the National Opera House
- Guest appearance with Japanese band, Mamushi
- First prize in the Concert Festival International Competition
Yifei Xu
- Doctor of Music, Master of Music, Manhattan School of Music
- Piano and Music Theory Faculty
- "The Best Performance" prize in 3rd International Deutscher Irmler Piano Competition
- 3rd prize of the "Wiesbaden" Piano Competition
- "The Best Performance" prize in the 4th Chinese Works Piano Competition
Luis Muñoz
- Bachelor of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College
- Violin and Cello Faculty
- Performances at Carnegie Hall and Conzerthaus Berlin
- Anchorage Symphony Orchestra- compositional premiere
- Anchorage Bowl Chamber Orchestra- tour concertmaster
Stephen Morris
- Doctor of Music candidate in Composition, University of Toronto
- Master of Music in Composition, Mannes School of Music
- Guitar, Piano, and Theory Faculty
- Prague Philharmonia symphonic composition debut, 2021
- Other World Premiere compositions at Carnegie Hall, Mannes School of Music, Arizona State Univeristy, and in Taiwan
- Collaborations with Imani Winds, Beo String Quartet, and Prime Winds
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