Hsiao-Han Yang was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan. She started studying the piano at the age of 6, and was first taught by her mother. She made her debut at the age of 11 performing a piece of well-known Taiwanese composer, Mao-Hsuan Chen. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the National Taipei University of Education (Taipei, Taiwan), majoring in Piano Performance with minors in singing, and conducting. As an undergraduate, she was elected the Vice Director and Director of the Student Association of the Music Department,  and Teaching Assistant of the Music Director.

 

She recently graduated from Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) completing her dual masters’ program for Piano Performance, and Collaborative Piano & Chamber Music with Ching-Yun Hu and Lambert Orkis respectively. She is currently active in the Greater Philadelphia Area as a collaborative pianist, educator, and administrator.
 

Hsiao-Han has performed as a soloist and chamber pianist at Barry University (Miami, Florida), Colby College (Waterville, Maine), Curtis Field Concert Hall (Curtis Institute of Music), Rock Hall Auditorium (Temple University), National Taiwan Normal University’s Concert Hall, National Chiao Tung University Arts Center (Hsinchu, Taiwan), National Taipei University of Education’s Concert Hall (Taipei, Taiwan), Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, and Presser Hall (Philadelphia).

 

Hsiao-Han’s been teaching private piano lessons to students of all ages since 2012. Her mother taught piano students at their home. Over the years, Hsiao-Han observed the progression of students under the tutelage of her mother. Just like her mother, Hsiao-Han is passionate about piano education and helping students achieve their goals.

 

Hsiao-Han has been assisting renowned pianist Charlotte Hu since 2018 mainly as a program manager for the Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy (PYPA) Piano Festival. As a program manager she manages PYPA social media, schedules daily masterclasses and all the events, handles PYPA correspondence, creates festival program awards booklets, and organizes International Philadelphia Piano Competition within PYPA.

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杨晓涵出生于台湾桃园，目前於费城地区担任钢琴合作、教育家和音乐行政人员。她6岁开始学习钢琴，由母亲启蒙钢琴。后来，她在台湾台北教育大学获得钢琴表演专业学士学位，辅修声乐和指挥。在本科期间，她被选为音乐系学生会会长和副会长，并担任音乐系主任助理。她毕业于费城天普大学，获得钢琴表演硕士学位，专攻合作钢琴与室内乐。她的老师包括胡瀞云、兰伯特·奥尔基斯和查尔斯·阿布拉莫维奇。2024年春季，杨晓涵担任斯沃斯莫尔学院合唱团和哈弗福德学院的钢琴家。自2018年以来，她一直担任费城PYPA钢琴节的项目经理。近年，她在费城费尔蒙特区开设了自己的钢琴工作室。

 

杨晓涵曾以独奏家和室内乐钢琴家的身份在以下场所演出：巴里大学（佛罗里达州迈阿密）、科尔比学院（缅因州沃特维尔）、柯蒂斯音乐学院费尔德音乐厅、范·克莱本音乐厅（德州基督教大学）、洛克音乐厅（天普大学）、费城音乐学院、斯沃斯莫尔学院、哈弗福德学院、台湾师范大学音乐厅、国立交通大学艺术中心（台湾新竹）、台北教育大学音乐厅（台湾台北）。