Qianyi Fan, Probational Associate Professor
She holds a doctorate in violin performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, with a minor in music theory.
Teaching:
Currently serving as the music director of the student chamber orchestra at BUCT, she focuses her work on general music education studies throughout the university. She has established String Workshop, organized and performed classical music salon-concerts, guided student music organizations, and taught several general music courses, including Introduction to Essential Musical Skills for College Students and Chamber Music Appreciation. The student chamber orchestra has won a golden prize in the 2022 Beijing Music Competition for College Students under her instruction, where she also achieved “Best Teacher Award”.
Research:
Her main research area is Western classical music and art criticism. She published articles in the European Association of Professors Emeriti and wrote a booklet for a music album published by Divine Art.
Achievements:
Qianyi Fan has studied violin with Grammy winner, founding member of Pacifica Quartet, Professor Simin Ganatra for many years. As a performer, Qianyi has been the concertmaster of the Indiana University New Music Ensemble and associate concertmaster of the InterHarmony Music Festival in Italy. She has received the Dorothy DeLay String Foundation to attend the Aspen Music Festival in the United States. She has also joined the performances of the Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, China National Opera house, and China NCPA Orchestra as a tutti player. She has performed in multiple solo and chamber concerts in Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai. In 2022, she finished the U.S. premiere of Ysaÿe’s Violin Concerto in G Minor (1910) in her doctoral lecture-recital.
