Tina Park
Email: juanli32@gmail.com
Job titles
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, Instructor in Piano
Music and Theatre , College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
Piano Performance, Beginning Piano, Summer Piano Academy
Started at Bethel
2006
Education
- Shanghai Conservatory of Music - B.A. in Piano Performance, 1998
- University of Notre Dame - M.Mus. in Piano Performance, 2000
- University of Minnesota - D.M.A. in Piano Performance, 2005
Biography
Pianist Tina Juan Park (formerly Juan Li) was born into a musical family and began piano studies at the age of five. By age seven, she won the First Young Artist Competition in Hubei, China, which led to 13 years of intensive training at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In 1998, she immigrated to the United States on a full scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where she earned her Master of Music in Piano Performance. She later completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Minnesota, studying under Professor Alexander Braginsky.
Dr. Park has appeared as a soloist with orchestras such as the Shanghai Symphony, City Orchestra (St. Paul), Brentwood Symphony (St. Louis), Notre Dame Symphony, and Auburn Symphony (California). Notable performances include Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Bethel Philharmonic Orchestra, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with City Orchestra, and Mozart's Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488 with the Auburn Symphony-praised by critics as "exquisite and exhilarating." She has performed at prominent venues including Harris Hall (Aspen Music Festival), Benson Great Hall (St. Paul), Ted Mann Concert Hall (Minneapolis), Annenberg Auditorium (Indiana), and Sapporo Art Hall and Shimizu Bunka Kaikan Hall (Japan). She has been featured on Free Radio Asia and is a regular performer in the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert Series.
As a dedicated chamber musician, Dr. Park was one of only two piano fellowship recipients at the Aspen Music Festival and one of eight pianists selected worldwide for the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. She has collaborated with distinguished artists including John Perry, Paul Sperry, Margo Garrett, Irma Vallecillo, and principal players from the Vienna, Berlin, and London Philharmonics, as well as members of the Baltimore and Juilliard Symphony Orchestras.
A passionate educator, Dr. Park has served as Assistant Professor of Piano at Bethel University since 2005. She is a frequent adjudicator and actively contributes to competitions, examinations, and community outreach. In 2024, she founded the Bethel University Summer Piano Academy, where she serves as Artistic Director, providing a professional and inspiring platform for pre-college pianists.
Courses taught
Private Piano Lessons, Beginning Piano Class
Awards
First prize of the Mozart Piano Competition in Shanghai, China
First prize of the Elinor Bell Competition and Fellowship in Minnesota
Second prize of the Schubert Club Competition
"Performer of the Year" award presented by the International Chamber Player in Newark, New Jersey
Winner of the University of Notre Dame's Concerto Competition
Publications
Two articles published in the Piano Artistry, the official piano journal in China:
- "Comments on the Second E-International Piano Competition"
- "An interview with the founder of the E-International piano competition," 2004
Certificates and licenses
Certified Master Teacher of the National Music Teacher Association
Professional organizations, committees, and boards
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA)
Hobbies and interests
Traveling, trying different foods, gardening, and listening to music
Areas of expertise
Piano Performance, Classical Piano, Piano Camps, Piano Competition