Pianist and Historical Keyboardist Oscar Jiang enjoys an increasingly varied performing career. He has appeared in concert in Australia, North America, Taiwan, UK, Poland and across South-East Asia, including venues such as Australia House in London, the Taichung National Theatre and the Melbourne Recital Centre.
His musical work has expanded to include performance practice on harpsichord and pianos of the 18th and 19th centuries, devoting time to play and record on historically important instruments, and presenting recitals at the Boston Early Music Festival on an original Chopin-type Broadwood piano. He also works with the Mason & Hamlin piano company as a recording artist and education program coordinator.
Some of his awards include the Special Prize for a Work of Chopin at the 9th Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, 1st place at the Melbourne Recital Centre Bach Competition, and he is a recipient of scholarships from the Australian Music Foundation and the Ian Potter Foundation. Recently, he participated in the International Piano Master Course in Radziejowice, the Art of Piano festival in Banff, Canada, and was invited as a Gilmore Piano Festival Fellow in 2024.
He holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano from the Juilliard School, and a Masters degree from the New England Conservatory, and his mentors include Matti Raekallio, Alexander Korsantia, Dang Thai Son, Bruce Brubaker and Malcolm Bilson.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Oscar has been based in Boston since 2021.