Steinway Artist Dr. Lei Weng enjoys a successful international career as an accomplished pianist, a dedicated teacher, and a sought-after adjudicator and clinician. Hailed as "a colorist of exemplary control" by the New York Concert Review for his sold-out Carnegie Hall debut, he has performed at prestigious venues and festivals around world and has appeared as concerto soloist with orchestras across the U.S., Europe and Asia.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Weng is the Keyboard Area Head at the University of Northern Colorado, where he was recognized as the "College of Performing and Visual Arts Scholar of the Year" in 2014. His students have won top prizes in numerous national and international competitions, and have been admitted into such schools as Julliard, Eastman, Peabody, Cleveland, New England, Cincinnati, Oberlin, and Manhattan. Weng is the also Founder and Director of the Colorado International Piano Academy, and Colorado Piano Festival that takes place annually on the UNC Campus.
Dr. Weng has served on jury panels of many national and international piano competitions, including the Cleveland International Piano Competition, Hong Kong International Music Competition, "Nuova Coppa Pianisti" International Piano Competition, China National Piano Competition, Mexico "Parnassus" National Piano Competition, and MTNA Competitions. He is the Chairman of Mu Phi Epsilon Music Foundation's Keyboard Scholarships.