Taige started learning piano at age four and gave his first public performance that same year. Only a year after, he performed in a live masterclass on China Central Television and received regional First Place at China Steinway & Sons International Junior Piano Competition. By seven, he had performed his first solo recital by invitation from Steinway & Sons, Dalian. In the following years, he performed on From the Top as well as part of their 2022 Virtual Gala. Both NPR and Steinway & Sons’ social media have shared his performances several times.
Taige has had various unique performance opportunities, such as a performance at Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium; collaborating with Maestro David Miller; being featured in the documentary celebrating 30 Years of LA International Liszt Competition; performing at Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. He presented his London solo recital in the presence of HRH The Duke of Kent in November 2022. In 2023, Taige’s solo recitals will be at the American Church in Paris in April; Rudolf Steiner House, London in May; and Palazzo Pitti, Florence in June. He will also perform at Lincoln Center in April.
Taige has received prizes in numerous competitions including First Prize and Best Mendelssohn Prize at the Piano E-Competition; First Prize and Best Concert Étude and Hungarian Rhapsody prizes for all age categories at the LA International Liszt Competition; Grand Prize Winner of Professional Category and Bach Prize at the Chicago International Music Competition. In addition, as the youngest finalist of Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Piano Competition, he received the First Prize at Category II and V, Best Contemporary Award, and Olga Kern Foundation Award.
Taige is also a composer, winning First Place at the Composer Today Contest. He is currently writing a commission for Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society’s Meet the Music. Taige currently studies at The Juilliard School, where he has studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky, William Grant Nabore, and Ariel Yang.
Beyond music, Taige is also enthusiastic about serving the community, receiving the Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award presented by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. Taige is also a Rubik’s cube expert.