Originall from Changsha, China, Dongni Xie is a prize-winner of international piano competitions (including seven first prizes). Critics have praised her “bold and riveting” (PENINSULA) and “bravura performance…mature and relaxed, perfectly in line with its composer’s presumed intention.” (HERALD TRIBUNE). She’s held performances at Carnegie Hall, Château de Fontainebleau (France), Dream Forest Arts Center (South Korea), Gijon City Hall (Spain), and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, as well as a plethora of other venues throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States—being the featured soloist with orchestras such as the Boulder Symphony Orchestra, the Debut Symphony, and the Meadows Symphony Orchestra. Her recently performance with Mansfield Philharmonic was covered by NBC 5. She has appeared as a featured artist at numerous international music festivals, including the Imago Sloveniae (Slovenia), Festival ARTIS (Slovakia), Shanghai Conservatory Music Season (China), and the August Music Festival (UK). An avid chamber musician, Xie collaborates frequently with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and The Dallas Opera at their chamber concerts.She is one of the guest artists of the prestigious Cliburn Foundation as well as one of the Legacy Pianists of the renowned Achúcarro Foundation.