From 2014 to 2017, Xiying Huang served as Executive Director of the China Division and jury member for the U.S. finals of the Odyssey of the Mind International Piano Competition (USA). From 2018 to 2023, she was Executive Director for the China Division of the IAC International Music Festival, and since 2023, she has served as Director of the Weide Yin Hai Music Festival.

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Huang has been invited to perform and lecture at major international venues including Carnegie Hall (New York), Musikverein Golden Hall (Vienna), Oxford Town Hall, St. David’s Hall (Cardiff), University of Leeds, University of Hull, Paris City Halls of the 3rd, 11th, and 13th districts, Aubervilliers City Hall, Bussy-Saint-Georges City Hall, Versailles National Conservatory, Châlons-en-Champagne National Conservatory, Xinghai Concert Hall, and the Guangzhou Opera House, among others. Her performances include solo recitals, chamber music, concerto appearances, and academic lectures.

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Huang has received numerous honors, including First Prize in the “For Tomorrow” Young Faculty Teaching Competition at South China Normal University (2008) and the Outstanding Individual Award (2020). She has published dozens of scholarly articles and authored the monograph Research and Promotion of Aesthetic Education in Piano Teaching.

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Her major funded projects include:

• 2014 South China Normal University Bilingual Education Demonstration Course Project

• 2016 National Arts Fund Project “The Sound of the Chinese Character ‘Xin’ in Piano Suite”

• 2020 South China Normal University Quality Engineering Project English-Taught Course: Music English for Piano Majors

• 2020 Guangdong Changjiang Charity Foundation Project “Moss Flowers Bloom” – Training for Rural Music Teachers

• 2024–2025 Ministry of Education Cross-Border Faculty and Student Exchange Program (Mainland–Hong Kong–Macao)

 

Over more than two decades of teaching, Huang has guided numerous undergraduates who have gone on to pursue graduate and doctoral studies in piano performance at prestigious institutions such as the Royal College of Music, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal Northern College of Music, Cardiff University, University of London, University of Leeds, University of York, University of Southampton, University of Liverpool, Manhattan School of Music, Berklee College of Music, University of Northern Colorado, and University of Texas.

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Her students have collectively won hundreds of awards in domestic and international competitions, and she has received numerous honors as an “Outstanding Instructor.” Notable achievements include:

• Boyun Ling — 3rd Prize, 2013 Odyssey International Piano Competition (USA), Youth Division

• Yuelu Cui — 1st Prize, 2015 Hong Kong International Piano Invitational Competition, Youth Division

• Yihan Jin — 1st Prize, 2017 5th Germany OeMüller (Qingdao) International Piano Open, Junior Division

• Jiaying Xu — 1st Prize, 2019 6th Germany OeMüller International Piano Open, Higher Education Division

• Danping Li — 1st Prize, 2019 U.S. Open Piano Competition (Asia-Pacific Finals), College Division

• Jiman Wu — Excellence Award, 2021 7th Germany OeMüller (Qingdao) International Piano Competition, College Division

• Songzheng Huang — 3rd Prize, 2022 8th IAC International Piano Competition, China Finals, Youth A Division

• Yike Fang — Grand Prize, 2023 OeMüller Piano Competition (Guangzhou), and 2nd Prize, 2024 Singapore International Piano Competition, Duo Division

• Junyan Chen — 3rd Prize, 2023 9th IAC International Piano Competition (China Finals, Youth A Division); 1st Prize, 2024–2025 SIYPC Singapore International Piano Competition (Youth B Division); and Grand Prize, 2025 9th Germany OeMüller International Piano Competition (College Division).