Logan Chiang

Logan Chiang is a current doctoral student at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, majoring in violin performance with a sub-specialization in concert composition. As an undergraduate, he studied diverse repertoire under the tutelage of Professors Kurt Nikkanen and Giora Schmidt at Steinhardt while double majoring in neuroscience. In masterclasses he has played for Grace Shim, Peter Herresthal, and Qianqian Li. He was briefly assistant concertmaster of the NYU orchestra, playing works by Mahler and Viet Cuong. As a master’s student he served as concertmaster for both the NYU Baroque Ensemble and Steinhardt’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera Amahl and the Night Visitors. In March 2023, Chiang won the NYU Strings Concerto Competition and performed Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D Major with the NYU orchestra the following year. He regularly collaborates with NYU’s Screen Scoring Department while also serving as a graduate adjunct violin faculty member. He is also a member of the recently formed Okhyroe Quartet, an NYU-based ensemble that has performed at venues such as Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University.