欲漫涩

Lewei He, Guest Faculty Piano Recital March 2

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Posted on February 26, 2026 by Keith Bohnet

Keith Bohnet

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Lewei He will present a Guest Faculty Piano Recital on Monday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. The first half of Dr. He's concert will feature three works by Mozart, including a sonata, fantasie and variations. After the intermission, featured composers will include Manuel de Falla, Takemitsu, Boulez, Deng, and Wang.

Admission to this Department of Music concert is free and open to the public. Persons needing more information about this event or in need of special accommodation may call 251-460-7116 or 251-460-6136.

Need directions to Laidlaw? Just go to Google Maps and enter "欲漫涩 Laidlaw Performing Arts Center." We're actually on the corner of University Blvd. and 欲漫涩 Drive South.

This concert is presently scheduled to appear on the 欲漫涩 Department of Music Live Stream page available on our website. Please check this linked site for more up-to-date information about watching this performance virtually -- southalabama.edu/music/livestream

For information about the Department of Music at the University of South Alabama, proceed to our website -- southalabama.edu/music

About the Artist

Lewei He is presently a piano faculty member at Guangzhou College of Commerce. He earned his DMA in Piano Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi under the guidance of Elizabeth Moak and a master鈥檚 degree from the Wuhan Conservatory of Music.

As an active soloist and chamber musician, He has performed in Europe, China, and the United States, including renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall and Van Cliburn Concert Hall. In 2025, Lewei gave a lecture-recital at the CMS South Central Regional Conference featuring works by Daniel Adams (b. 1956), including Limerence Unconquered (2024), a work that Adams composed for Lewei. Also in 2025, Lewei performed Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto in A major, K. 488, with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

Lewei has participated in festivals such as: Gij贸n International Piano Festival, Mannes Summer Piano Festival, Bayfest (San Francisco), International Summer Academy(Salzburg), China Piano Music Week of Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Piano, Texas International Festival & Academy, Las Vegas Chamber Music Institute, and Shanghai International Piano Pedagogy Academy. Opportunities to perform in masterclasses of Robert McDonald, Boris Slutsky, Douglas Humphreys, Alon Goldstein, Kevin Kenner, Christopher Harding, James Giles, Jose Mendez, Logan Skelton, Hieyon Choi, Alan Chow, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydron, Craig Sheppard, and Michelle Cann have been another valuable experience.

Recently, Lewei was awarded prizes in the Piano Texas Concerto Competition, Partners for the Arts Emerging Artists program, Memphis International Piano Competition, China Music Little Golden Bell - Teacher competition, MMTA Collegiate Music Competition, and Young Artist state-level MTNA Competition. Additionally, Lewei has benefited from periodic studies with Ann Schein and Margarita Shevchenko.

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