BIOGRAPHIE (FR)
Ming Xie a commencé le piano à l’âge de six ans avec Zhi Liang dans le Conservatoire de sa ville natale de Suining. Petite ville plus célèbre par ses sites religieux que par la production de pianistes internationaux ! Quelques années plus tard , il fréquente la Juilliard School où il étudie avec Matti Raekallio, Choong Mo Kang, Emanuel Ax et Sergei Babayan. Il se perfectionne encore avec Stephen Hough, Arie Vardi et Andrea Bonatta. Lauréat de nombreux Concours internationaux , je citerai laMédaille d’Or au Concours international de Panama en 2016 , la même année que le Prix du Public au Concours international de piano de Sydney.
BIOGRAPHY (EN)
“Ming Xie’s three “encores” followed upon his just having performed one of those recitals that
seem reserved exclusively for only the greatest of pianists.”
– Recital of January 28, 2017, at the Teatro de Colsubsidio in Bogota, Colombia. Reviewed in El
Nuevo Siglo (Bogota), February 2, 2017.
“With nuanced care and surety of expression in what was a well-paced, insightful
interpretation.”
– Recital of March 26, 2017, at Genazzano FCJ College Performing Arts Center in Melbourne,
Australia. Reviewed in Classical Melbourne (Melbourne), April 7, 2017
“A breathtakingly fine account which not only equalled but eclipsed that superb Kitchen recording
of decades ago.”
– Recital of March 28, 2017, at the Callaway Auditorium in Perth, Australia. Reviewed in The
West Australian (Perth), March 30, 2017.
Described by the legendary Martha Argerich as “phenomenal”, young Chinese pianist
Ming Xie is fast establishing himself as classical music’s rising star. Hailed by the New York
Concert Review’s critic Jeffery Williams as “a young man who bears watching, he played with
involvement and mastery far beyond his years”, Ming is a distinctive and enterprising artist who
captures his audiences’ imaginations through his highly individual performances. Ming’s most
recent highlights include his Russia debut under baton of Valery Gergeiv with Mariinsky
Orchestra in II Far East Music Festival Mariinsky in Vladivostok; and he is invited to the XII
Mariinsky International Piano Festival in St. Petersburg on December 2017. Other highlights
include the Oceania recital tour begins in Auckland, followed by Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
and Perth on March; as well as recitals in New York, Bogotá and Panama City. In 2017/18
season, Ming will give recitals in Brussels, London, Cleveland, Cecile, Anton Valley as well as a
return to Panama City.
Ming has won numerous prizes in some of the world’s most prestigious international
competitions, including the 2016 Panama International Piano Competition where he won the
Gold medal, along with Audience prize and Ginastera Prize; the 2016 Sydney International Piano
Competition where he was awarded the prize for the Most Promising Competitor, the Alink-Argerich
Foundation Award as well as the Rex Hobcroft AM People’s Choice Prize; Second Prize at
the 2012 Valsesia Musica International Piano Competition in Italy. His other competition successes
include Maria Canals International Piano Competition of Barcelona in Spain, Lee International
Piano Competition in U.S.A, TOYAMA International Youth Piano Competition in
Hong Kong and Gulangyu National Piano Competition in China, among others.
As an artistically complete pianist, Ming’s character is that of both a serious, thoughtful
musician and an individual engaging with the world. Mastering the keyboard and connecting
with his audiences make Ming a unique personality, both on stage and off; his determination in
life and in his performances lead him on a distinct artistic path. Ming knows how to transmit
thoughtfulness, life experiences, empathy, as well as the creation of musical art, in his masterful
playing.
Ming enjoys playing on some of the best-known stages around the world. He has given
performances at venues including Primorsky Stage of Mariinsky Theater in Russia: Auditori Enric
Granados and Petite Palau at Palau de la Música in Spain; Steinway Hall, Alice Tully Hall
and Peter J. Sharp Theater at Lincoln Center in New York; Reinberger Hall at Severance Hall in
Cleveland and the Beijing Concert Hall and Jiaozi Grand Theater in China. As a guest artist and
festival participant, he was invited by the Schimmel Summer Piano Academy in Germany in
2012; the Eppan Piano Academy in Italy in 2014; as well as the 2016 Mendelssohn Piano Academy
Leipzig.
Ming is a graduate of The Juilliard School where he studied under Maestro Sergei
Babayan. He is continuing his studies under Babayan as an Artist Diploma candidate at the
Cleveland Institute of Music. Ming’s other principal teachers include Emanuel Ax, Matti
Raekallio and Ronan O’hora. His previous training was under Professor Yang Hanguo at the Affiliated
Middle School of Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu.