Qiao Jiajia

Qiao Jiajia is an associate professor of Chinese Percussion at the Central Conservatory of Music, where she was the first student to pursue master’s and doctoral studies in the Chinese Percussion programme. Dedicated to performance, teaching and international cultural exchange, she is also an acclaimed Asian contemporary percussionist with an established reputation across Europe. She began studying music with her father Qiao Changxi at an early age and, after graduating from the Affiliated Middle School of the Central Conservatory of Music, she remained at the institution to teach. She studied with Professors Li Zhengui and Wang Jianhua before receiving a scholarship to pursue further studies in Europe. 

She completed advanced postgraduate studies in marimba at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp and percussion at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, studied under Prof Gert Mortensen. She has also received careful guidance from leading Chinese and international masters including Liu Guangsi,Masahiro Ogawa, Kazuko Ogawa, Yim Hok Man, Chen Zuohui, Albert Ludwig and Wieland Welzel etc., combining a solid technical foundation with a rich artistic perspective.

A passionate advocate for musical and cultural exchange between China and Europe, Qiao was the first artist invited to perform Chinese music for European royalty at a Danish royal palace. She has also helped establish university exchange programmes and develop the world’s first Music Confucius Institute. Her accolades include the Gold Award at the First Chinese National Instrument Solo Competition and the championship title at the “Future King of Drums Tournament” at the Hong Kong Drum Festival in 2023. Her solo album The Alchemist, along with collaborative recordings featuring her performances, has twice received the highest star rating from European classical recording publications. She has given numerous recitals at Copenhagen’s Black Diamond and the Copenhagen Opera House, while remaining committed to nurturing the next generation of musicians through teaching. 

Rooted in tradition yet embracing contemporary expression, Qiao bridges Chinese and Western percussion through her virtuosity and distinctive artistic presence.