Logan Chiang is a Taiwanese violinist and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) candidate at NYU Steinhardt, where he also serves on the adjunct faculty. From the age of 6 he was trained as a classical pianist and frequently performed and competed across Taiwan, and at 9 years old he became champion at the 18th PIARA International Piano Competition in Hamamatsu, Japan, performing works by Burgmüller and Rachmaninoff. In 2018, he was one of the youngest students to ever be accepted to New York University at age 14, where he double majored in Neuroscience and Strings Performance.

He has studied diverse repertoire under the tutelage of Kurt Nikkanen and Giora Schmidt and has performed in masterclasses hosted by Grace Shim, Peter Herresthal, and Qianqian Li. He was briefly assistant concertmaster of the NYU Orchestra, playing works by Mahler and Viet Cuong. He has also served as concertmaster for both the NYU Baroque Ensemble and Steinhardt’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera Amahl and the Night Visitors. He regularly collaborates with NYU’s Screen Scoring department by premiering new music from student composers.

In March 2023, Chiang won the NYU Strings Concerto Competition and performed the Korngold Violin Concerto with the NYU orchestra the following year. In his most recent appearances he performed Saint-Saëns’ 3rd Violin Concerto in Thessaloniki with the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Macedonia conducted by Georgios Vranos, and the Korngold Violin Concerto with the Broadway Bach Ensemble conducted by Michael F. Tietz. Chiang is also the youngest laureate in the senior division of the 2024 edition of the Chicago Violin Competition.