Li-Mei Liang

Education and Training
BM, MM, DMA, New England Conservatory. Li-Mei's mentors include Nicholas Kitchen, Efstratios Minakakis, And Donald Weilerstein. She received her DMA in violin performance, with a minor in music theory.
Li-Mei Liang
Division: College, Expanded Education
Department: Music Theory; Strings
Instrument: Violin
Praised for her “first rate and thoroughly engaging” playing, Taiwanese violinist Dr. Li-Mei Liang’s performance has been described as a “powerhouse” by the Boston Musical Intelligencer. An active soloist and chamber musician, Li-Mei has performed with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and is a core member of New York Classical Players. Her recent recording of the complete Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra as a soloist and guest concertmaster was released in 2025.
A passionate and committed educator in both music theory and violin practice, Li-Mei has served as a Violin and Chamber Music Lecturer at the University of California, Irvine, and is currently a full-time faculty member at the New England Conservatory, serving as a music theory faculty for the Music Literacy and Musicianship curriculum in the college division, as well as a violin instructor at the Preparatory School. She also teaches violin as an affiliated artist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Li-Mei has given masterclasses at reputable institutions and festivals, including Georgetown University, the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, University of Texas at Austin, University of Maryland (Baltimore County), Greenwood Music Camp, and Heifetz International Music Institute.
Curriculum Vitae
BM, MM, DMA, New England Conservatory. Li-Mei's mentors include Nicholas Kitchen, Efstratios Minakakis, And Donald Weilerstein. She received her DMA in violin performance, with a minor in music theory.