Ning An, also known as An Ning (; born 1976), is a Chinese-born American

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Biography

Born in December, 1976, Ning An began his musical studies at the

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with Olga Radosavljevich and

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. He subsequently continued his studies under the tutelage of

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at the

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. His international career started after winning top prizes in numerous competitions, including first prize at the Tivoli International Piano Competition (2006), first prize of the William Kapell International Piano Competition (2003), third prize at the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition (2002), the Alfred Cortot prize of the

XIV International Chopin Piano Competition The XIV International Chopin Piano Competition ( pl, XIV Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 4 to 22 October 2000 in Warsaw. Li Yundi of China won the First Prize, becoming the first Chinese pianist to do so ...

(2000), first prize of the American National Chopin Piano Competition (2000), Classical Fellow of the

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(2000), third prize of the

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(1999), and third prize at the

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(1997), . An has been soloist with the

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Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swa ...

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and performed at

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, Salle Verdi (Milano), Salle Cortot (Paris) and the

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(Beijing) among others. Currently he serves as the Artist-Teacher on the piano faculty of California State University, Fullerton School of Music.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:An, Ning 1976 births Living people Prize-winners of the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition New England Conservatory alumni Prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Cleveland International Piano Competition prize-winners