Biography

Trinity Fan, 24, is a pianist and composer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has been a top prizewinner of several competitions including YoungArts, Music Teachers National Association, Camerata Artists International Competition, and more. Recently, Trinity performed Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the Dexter Community Orchestra where she improvised throughout the work, was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2026 Musicians Club of Women Instrumental Competition, First Prize in the 2025 Rosamund P. Haeberle Piano Competition, as well as Honorable Mention in the 2025 Michigan MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition. As a lover of chamber music, Trinity often performed in her piano trio, the JET Trio, with violinist Jay Kuo and cellist Ethan Chung from 2016-2023. In 2017, JET Trio was named a Grand Winner in the National League of Performing Arts (NLPA) Chamber Music Competition.

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As a composer, Trinity was awarded Second Prize in the 2024 MTNA National Composition Competition for her piece, “Reminiscence.” She previously studied with Shuyu Lin, Corey Chang, and Wong Chun Wai. She has written several works from solo piano to chamber, often influenced by the fusion of jazz and classical voices. Aside from performing, Trinity has a love for teaching. She is a former faculty member of IU's Young Pianists Program and was the Vice President of IU MTNA from 2022-2023, which was awarded Indiana University's "Organization of the Year” that year. She is now a Graduate Student Instructor at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and teaches at SMTD's Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program. Trinity has also given several workshops on improvisation in the 2025 Michigan Music Teachers Association Conference, as well as the local Ann Arbor and New Jersey areas.

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Trinity completed her bachelor’s and master’s in Indiana University and the University of Michigan. She has attended festivals including the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, the Amalfi Coast Festival, Tanglewood, and the Edward Auer Piano Winter and Summer Workshops, where she also assisted as a coordinator for 3 years. She has also participated in masterclasses with Yekwon Sunwoo, Jerome Lowenthal, Robert Plano, Hung-Kuan Chen, among others. Her teachers include Christopher Harding, Edward Auer, and Tomoko Harada. Trinity is currently pursuing her doctorate studies at the University of Michigan in Piano Pedagogy and Performance under Christopher Harding and jazz improvisation with Andy Milne.