Chinese-American pianist Adria Ye has been driven from a young age by a hopeless fascination with music. Described by cellist David Finckel as having a “naturally beautiful sound and lyric instinct,” she made her orchestral debut at nine with the Oregon Sinfonietta, and has since performed as soloist and chamber musician across Europe, China, and the United States. She has been featured in radio broadcasts of “Performance Today” with Fred Child, and National Public Radio’s “From the Top.” Most recently, she was the recipient of the Paul Streit Special Prize at the 2022 Concours de Genéve, and was the winner of the 2022 Music Academy of the West Solo Piano Competition.

An avid chamber musician, Adria has also participated in and performed at festivals including the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival Spring Workshop, the Innsbrook Institute, and the David Finckel-Wu Han Chamber Music Studio at the Aspen Music Festival and School. She has worked with artists including Richard Aaron, David Finckel, Miriam Fried, Wu Han, Joel Krosnick, Jerome Lowenthal, Orli Shaham, and Vivian Weilerstein. She frequently collaborates with and performs with cellist Leland Ko.

As a teenager, Adria developed playing injuries in both arms that kept her away from the instrument for nearly two years. The absence of music in her life gave her a deeper and renewed understanding of the joy and meaning that music can bring—a lesson which has reinforced her desire to share that value with others.

Adria earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the Juilliard School with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Julian Martin, and currently studies with Wha-Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory.