Brian Chung

Brian Chung’s diverse career includes experience as a performer, composer, arranger, author, speaker and music industry executive. After receiving an undergraduate business degree from the University of Michigan, studying piano and conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and completing an MBA at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, he served as Senior Vice President of Kawai America Corporation for over 31 years. A frequent conference speaker, he is honored to be a 2004 MTNA Foundation Fellow and recipient of the 2010 MTNA Distinguished Service Award, the 2019 MTNA Citation for Leadership, and the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Association of Professional Music Teachers. He is delighted and grateful to be part of the music-making community.