Guest Artist Lecture Recital: Chinese Art Song, Yuchen Luo

Discover the beauty of Chinese art song—where classical Chinese poetry meets Western harmony in a rare and expressive vocal tradition. In this lecture-recital, Dr. Yuchen Luo presents works from lyrical love to patriotic passion, with insight into Mandarin diction and performance practice. Join us for an afternoon that celebrates China’s rich vocal heritage and builds bridges across cultures.
This event is free and open to the public

ARTIST BIO: Yuchen Luo Soprano Yuchen Luo, a native of China, enjoys a dynamic international career that seamlessly blends operatic performance, vocal pedagogy, and artistic leadership. An expressive and versatile lyrico-spinto soprano, Ms. Luo has performed leading roles across the United States and Asia—including the Countess in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Cendrillon in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Mimì in La bohème, Ännchen in Der Freischütz, Flora in La traviata, and Leonora in Il trovatore. She currently serves as Associate Professor of Voice at Hebei Normal University School of Music, Shijiazhuang, China. In 2022, she produced and released the album Chinese Art Songs Collection on CD Baby, reflecting her research on the reception and dissemination of Chinese art songs in the United States—a project developed during her doctoral studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she earned her DMA with full scholarship and served as a Teaching Assistant in the Voice Department. A prizewinner in multiple international competitions—including First Prize in the National Higher Art Institutions Opera Vocal Competition (China), the 31st Annual Amelia T. Riemann Opera Competition, and the Marguerite Ough Voice Competition (USA)—Luo was hailed by legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne as “a young soprano with a beautiful, natural, infectious voice.” She also co-produced the 3rd and 4th National Higher Art Institutions Opera Vocal Performances and founded the Fiorito International Music Festival, where she serves as Executive Artistic Director.

Li Wang
Pianist Li Wang, a native of Inner Mongolia, China, enjoys a vibrant international career that beautifully balances performance, collaboration, and education. An engaging and versatile performer, Ms. Wang has been heard across the United States, China, and Europe—with performances in Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and South Korea. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. The 2025 season includes invited appearances at the Cremona International Music Festival in Italy, masterclasses at Xinghai Conservatory of Music and Sun Yat-Sen University, and a recording project with her husband, violinist Andrii Isakov, featuring the complete four sonatas for violin and piano by Allen Saap for release on Navona Records. In 2023, she gave the world premiere of Chen Yi’s “Spring in Dresden” for violin and piano at Tsinghua University.

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