About

Biography

Pianist Hannah Che has established herself as a versatile solo artist, chamber musician, and educator. She received her Masters of Music in Piano Performance and Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with Distinction from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where she studied with Dr. Robert Roux.

Over the past six years, Hannah has given annual recitals featuring the solo works of Ligeti, Ravel, Brahms, Schumann, Liebermann, and Janáček, and concerti by Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. She was a prizewinner and finalist in several competitions including the West Virginia International Piano Competition and David Dubois International Piano Competition. An avid chamber and collaborative musician, her repertoire encompasses works ranging from Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos and Barber’s Hermit Songs to Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Two Percussion to contemporary works like Peter Jalbert’s Trio No. 1, as well as premieres of compositions by colleagues.

Hannah has worked with renowned artists including Alexander Korsantia, Vladimir Feltsman, Jon Kimura Parker, Antonio Pompa­-Baldi, Emanuel Krasovsky, Robert McDonald, Eteri Andjaparidze, Eduardo Delgado, and Agustin Anievas, and others. Summer music festival appearances include PianoSummer at New Paltz, the Miami Summer Piano Institute, and the Todi International Music Masters Festival in Perugia, Italy. On air, she has been heard on The Saturday Light Brigade and Pittsburgh’s classical radio music station WQED FM.

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Hannah began her piano studies at the age of five. She was the primary classical music critic at Houstonia Magazine for the 2018-19 season, producing opera and concert reviews. Previously on the teaching faculty at Vivaldi Music Academy and West Oaks Music Studio in Houston, Texas, she currently maintains a private studio.