Yue Qian has performed as both a soloist and chamber musician at prestigious festivals around the world, including the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, International Musician's Seminar Prussia Cove in the UK, Morningside Music Bridge in Canada, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Music@Menlo, Taos School of Music, and the Ravinia Festival Steans Music Institute in the US. She has worked with renowned artists such as the Brentano Quartet, the Juilliard String Quartet, the Shanghai Quartet, Thomas Adès, John Adams, Christoph Eschenbach, Sir Simon Rattle, Nobuko Imai, and Robert McDonald. Her orchestral experiences include performing with s the NCPA Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.  

Beyond performing, Qian also finds much joy and fulfillment in teaching and community engagement, advocating for inclusive musical experiences. With Midori, she oversaw numerous outreach events in the historically underrepresented communities in Los Angeles, Mexico, and Sri Lanka. Recently, Qian served as artist faculty at the Classical Music Institute 210 Festival in San Antonio, Texas, and held master classes at Cal State University Long Beach. Previously, she instructed at the USC Music Minor program, and coached chamber music at the Colburn School CSPA and Tianjin Juilliard Pre-College.  

Qian’s musical journey began at the age of five. Her early education includes studying at the Shanghai Conservatory Middle School with Binyou Zhou, and later, Interlochen Arts Academy with Yuri Namkung. She pursued her undergraduate and doctorate degrees at USC, with graduate studies at The Juilliard School. Her mentors include Midori Goto, Ronald Copes, Sylvia Rosenberg, Bing Wang.