Originally from Changsha, China, Dongni Xie is the first prize winner of multiple international piano competitions. 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.

Xie has been invited to perform across the world as a globally renowned and in demand artist. 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 (Los Angeles), 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), the Summer Music Festival (UK) and the Sarasota Music Festival. An avid chamber musician, Xie collaborates frequently with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and The Dallas Opera at their chamber concerts. During the 2024-25 season, Xie will perform with orchestras and in recitals across Europe, Asia, and the United States —including performances in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. She will also release her first solo album in collaboration with NIO.

Xie is an avid supporter of music education programs and charitable causes. She has performed benefit concerts to support orphans and refugees who have been displaced by the current Ukranian War and local charities. Xie has also volunteered with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids program that provides underprivileged students with access to community-based, high-quality music instruction and programming that teaches musical and social skills transferable to their everyday lives. She also partners with the Cliburn Foundation’s signature education program, Cliburn in the Classroom, to share the excitement of live piano performances with elementary school students through fun, interactive activities within the context of classical piano repertoire.

Being an advocate of new music, Xie premiered many solo and chamber works in the genre and serve as Artistic Director of the “In Bloom” musiCON Concert Series, which involves three nights of concerts in New York City, promoting and performing selected works by living composers from all over the world. She also co-founded the concert series Live! Again featuring new music by contemporary composers designed to connect the visual arts with music. Xie has created a unique flair through which the community can experience new music, classical charm, and modern arts. Xie is a leader in the interplay between classical and modern music, having founded In6ix, a sextet combining both jazz and classical styles. She toured with the group throughout China in 2019, giving concerts and master classes.

Dr. Xie obtained her Doctorate in Piano Performance from the University of North Texas where she held a teaching position. She has also earned degrees and diplomas from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, University of Southern California, Southern Methodist University, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music—having studied with Pamela Mia Paul, Yong Hi Moon, Norman Krieger, Joaquín Achúcarro, and Chen Jiang respectively. Dr. Xie has been invited to lecture at universities and colleges throughout the United States and Asia, is a college professor, and is a regularly invited judge at piano competitions across the globe.