An active solo and collaborative pianist, Taylor Wang has performed across the United States
and abroad in Canada, Italy, and Germany. Her solo engagements include performances at Weill
Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, PianoArts North American Competition in Milwaukee,
Community Concerts at Second in Baltimore, and on an episode of NPR’s From the Top,
recorded at Jordan Hall in New England Conservatory. As a collaborative pianist, Taylor has
regularly worked with both vocalists and instrumentalists at the Peabody Institute. She focused
on vocal collaborative piano work at SongFest and Houston Grand Opera’s Young Artist Vocal
Academy and has performed with chamber ensembles at New England Conservatory and
Peabody Institute.
Taylor is passionate about sharing her love and joy for music not only through performances, but
also through teaching. Her studio is currently based in Austin with private and group lesson
offerings. She takes a holistic approach to teaching, taking into account each student’s personal,
musical, intellectual, and emotional needs and goals. She incorporates music theory, ear-training,
and all genres of music in her lessons so that the student has a well-rounded music education.
She encourages her students to always be curious in their music exploration by following their
lead and guiding them through their journey to discover their own passion and appreciation for
music.
A strong supporter of community outreach through music, Taylor is the founder and former
student director of Peabody at the Shelter, which programs monthly concerts at a local shelter to
bring a sense of hope and community. Her project was supported in its pilot year by the Peabody
Institute’s Launch Grant with the support of the Travers Foundation and in its second year by the
Johns Hopkins University Urban Health Institute’s Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grant.
Previously, Taylor served as the Musician-in-Residence at Edenwald Senior Living Community
and was a part of Peabody Institute’s Music for a While program to bring music to the healthcare
environment.
Taylor received a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music from the Peabody Institute of the Johns
Hopkins University under the tutelage of Boris Slutsky, Yoshikazu Nagai, and HieYon Choi. She
previously studied with Michael Chertock, Nina Polonsky, Eric Street, Sergei Polusmiak, Natalia
Harlap, and Sergey Schepkin.