Claudia Yang 張毓芬 | Pianist

關於張毓芬 ABOUT CLAUDIA

馬來西亞籍 · 福建華裔 · 國際鋼琴家 Malaysian-born · Fujianese Chinese Heritage · International Concert Pianist

出生於馬來西亞，福建華裔血統，五歲開始學習鋼琴，自幼展現過人天賦。
Malaysian-born pianist of Fujianese Chinese heritage; began piano studies at age five as a childhood prodigy.
16歲赴維也納深造，就讀維也納音樂與表演藝術大學（現 MDW），師從迪安科．伊利耶夫、保羅．巴杜拉．斯柯達及路德維希．霍夫曼等鋼琴大師，於 1997 年以班上並列最優異成績畢業。
Age 16 moved to Vienna to study at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (now MDW) under Dianko Iliew, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Ludwig Hoffmann; graduated in 1997 as joint best pianist of her class.
1999於北京音樂廳完成中國首演，並獲《華聲報》頒發「全球傑出華人」稱號，表彰其藝術成就與文化貢獻。
1999 made her Chinese debut at the Beijing Concert Hall; named "Global Chinese of the Year" by China Voice magazine.
曾與倫敦交響樂團、維也納室內樂團、斯洛伐克愛樂樂團、立陶宛國家交響樂團、布拉格交響樂團、莫斯科國立電影交響樂團、新西伯利亞愛樂樂團、伊爾庫茨克愛樂樂團、委內瑞拉西蒙．玻利瓦爾交響樂團、中國國家交響樂團、深圳交響樂團、寧波交響樂團、哈爾濱交響樂團、天津交響樂團、菲律賓愛樂樂團、馬來西亞國家交響樂團及吉隆坡交響樂團等世界知名樂團合作演出，足跡遍及歐洲、亞洲與拉丁美洲。
Performed as soloist with leading orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra for Cinematography, Novosibirsk Philharmonic, Irkutsk Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, China National Symphony Orchestra, and orchestras of Shenzhen, Ningbo, Harbin, Tianjin, the Philippines, and Malaysia — performing across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
曾與小提琴家瓦汀．列賓於北京同台演出，其後獲邀於跨西伯利亞國際音樂節首演，獲讚譽其豐富的音樂表現力與詮釋深度。
Collaborated with violinist Vadim Repin in Beijing, and was later invited by Repin to debut at the Trans-Siberian International Music Festival.
2010–2011發起蕭邦與李斯特誕辰兩百週年國際巡演，足跡遍及歐亞；並擔任莫斯科國際蕭邦青年鋼琴比賽（2011–2012）及第十一屆柴可夫斯基國際青年音樂家比賽評委。
2010–2011 led major international tours celebrating the bicentenaries of Chopin and Liszt; served as jury member for the International Chopin Competition for Young Pianists (Moscow) and the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians.
2013成為首位獲指揮大師瓦萊里．捷吉耶夫邀請，於俄羅斯弗拉季高加索國際音樂節演出的亞洲鋼琴家。
2013 became the first Asian pianist invited by Maestro Valery Gergiev to perform at the Vladikavkaz International Music Festival in Russia.
2014年2月獲匈牙利政府頒發「匈牙利文化貢獻獎」（Pro Cultura Hungarica），表彰其對推廣匈牙利（尤其是李斯特）音樂的貢獻，獎項由匈牙利總理奧爾班親自於訪華期間頒授。
February 2014 was honored with the Pro Cultura Hungarica Award by the Hungarian government, presented personally by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his official visit to China.
2014年5月與匈牙利作曲家久拉．費凱特共同創作鋼琴協奏曲《紅樓夢》，於北京首演後，相繼於布達佩斯之春音樂節、哈薩克國家音樂廳、莫斯科大劇院、馬林斯基劇院、拉赫瑪尼諾夫音樂廳及吉隆坡國家文化宮等地演出。
May 2014 co-composed the piano concerto "Dream of the Red Chamber" with Hungarian composer Gyula Fekete; premiered in Beijing and performed at the Budapest Spring Festival, Kazakhstan National Concert Hall, Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Rachmaninoff Concert Hall, and Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur.
2018與俄羅斯作曲家阿爾喬姆．瓦西里耶夫合作，創作融合中國民歌與西方古典管弦樂的《中國民謠主題鋼琴與樂團十二幻想曲》。
2018 collaborated with Russian composer Artem Vassiliev on "12 Fantasies for Piano and Orchestra Based on Chinese Folk Melodies."
新冠疫情期間，策劃並製播十集網路系列節目《以心以靈相聚》，以鋼琴演奏及貝多芬獨奏作品賞析紀念其誕辰250週年，獲德國駐北京大使館及波昂市支持，廣受好評。
During the COVID-19 pandemic, created and streamed a ten-episode series "Gather With Heart and Soul," featuring Beethoven solo works in celebration of his 250th birth anniversary, supported by the Embassy of Germany in Beijing and the City of Bonn.
2020榮獲「奧地利音樂劇場獎」國際文化交流特別獎，同年多明哥亦獲頒終身成就獎。
2020 received the International Culture Engagement Special Award at the Austrian Music Theatre Awards, the same year Plácido Domingo received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
2021於「一帶一路．長城」國際民間藝術節執導亞塞拜然輕歌劇《布商》音樂會版，並創立「絲路愛樂樂團」；習近平主席致賀信祝賀該藝術節。
2021 directed the concert version of the Azerbaijani operetta "The Cloth Peddler" at the Belt and Road – Great Wall International Folk Arts Festival, and founded the Silk Road Philharmonic Orchestra.
2020年10月創立「張毓芬鋼琴藝術工作室」，致力培育青年鋼琴家並推動國際文化交流；並獲邀擔任北京中央音樂學院、天津音樂學院、哈爾濱音樂學院、西安音樂學院、委內瑞拉音樂體系學院及斯洛伐克表演藝術大學等機構之客座教授及大師班導師。
October 2020 established Claudia Yang's Piano Art Studio, dedicated to nurturing young pianists; invited as visiting professor and masterclass artist at the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing), Tianjin, Harbin and Xi'an Conservatories, El Sistema Academy (Venezuela), and the University of Music and Performing Arts (Slovakia).
2023年7月與中國國家交響樂團首演鋼琴協奏曲《海上絲路傳奇》，其後於中國—東盟博覽會開幕式及2025年吉隆坡東盟省長市長論壇演出，作品由英國作曲家約翰．萊尼漢創作，靈感源自中國與東盟各國民謠。
July 2023 premiered the piano concerto "The Legend of the Maritime Silk Road" with the China National Symphony Orchestra, later performed at the Opening Ceremony of the 2023 China–ASEAN Week and the 2025 ASEAN Governors and Mayors Forum in Kuala Lumpur.
自 2021 年起擔任絲路國際藝術中心藝術總監，策劃結合音樂、外交與教育的跨文化項目；2021至2024年出任天津音樂學院鋼琴系榮譽院長，期間舉辦「莫扎特鋼琴節」及「德國鋼琴音樂節」。
Since 2021, serves as Artistic Director of the Silk Road International Arts Centre; was Honorary Dean of the Piano Department at Tianjin Conservatory of Music (2021–2024), where she organized the Mozart Piano Festival and the German Piano Music Festival.
新冠疫情期間策劃並主持《HOME》線上鋼琴音樂會系列；並多次擔任柴可夫斯基國際青年音樂家比賽中國賽區及多項中國鋼琴比賽評委。
During the pandemic, planned and presented the "HOME" livestream piano concert series; has served as jury member for the China preliminary round of the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians and numerous other competitions.
2024中馬建交50週年慶典期間，獲邀於吉隆坡為中國國務院總理李強及馬來西亞總理安華演出。
2024 performed for Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur during the 50th Anniversary of China–Malaysia Diplomatic Relations.
2024年12月18日獲邀於聖彼得堡愛樂音樂廳演出，紀念指揮大師尤里．特米爾卡諾夫，與馬林斯基交響樂團同台，由捷吉耶夫執棒；2025年獲北京市政府邀請出席北京文化論壇並擔任講者。
December 18, 2024 performed at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall in memory of conductor Yuri Temirkanov, with the Mariinsky Orchestra under Maestro Valery Gergiev; in 2025, invited by the Beijing Municipal Government as a speaker at the Beijing Culture Forum.
2025年9月16日因對中馬文化交流與外交之卓越貢獻，獲邀出席馬來西亞總理安華為中國國家主席習近平訪馬舉行之國宴，彰顯其作為文化大使之重要地位。
September 16, 2025 in recognition of her contributions to China–Malaysia cultural exchange and diplomacy, was invited to a state dinner hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Malaysia.