A native of China, pianist Le Kang specializes in both Chinese and American classical music and has performed these works widely in China and the United States. Le Kang earned a DMA degree from the University of Colorado and a BM degree in piano performance from the prestigious Shanghai Conservatory, the leading music school in China.

As a member of Pi Kappa Lambda and Shenzhen Piano Teacher Association (Shenzhen, P.R.China), Le Kang won a number of awards, including prizes in the “KAWAI” International Piano Competition, Pearl River Piano Competition, ISMTA, Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Competition.

She has served as juror for the China National Giant Cup Art Talent Contest; the Shenzhen Piano Open Competition; the TOYOMA Piano Competition, the Sonic Cup piano Open Competition; the Irmler Piano Competition and the Golden Sunflower Cup National Piano Competition in China.

Le Kang is currently a Associate Professor at Shenzhen University. Many of her students are prize winners of various competitions including the Hong Kong-Asia Piano Open Competition; Irmler Piano Competition; Macau- Asia Piano Open Competition; TOYOMA Piano Competition; Hong Kong International Music and Arts Competition. And her students have been accepted by famous schools including the Manhattan School of Music.