Chih-Long Hu received his Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Michigan. He has received numerous honors, including winning the Taipei Philharmonic Piano Competition, the National Taipei Concert Hall Arising Stars, and the prestigious Chi-Mei Artist Award. He was awarded Second Prize and a Special Prize at the Monopoly International Piano Competition in Italy, and Fourth Prize at Concurs Internacional De Piano D'Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra. Most recently, he garnered Fifth Prize at the first Takamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan, followed by a Second prize at the International Russian Music Piano Competition in San Jose, California

A native of Taiwan, Hu received a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University and a Master's Degree in Music from the Taipei National University of the Arts, where he studied with Professor Tai-Cheng Chen. After a year in Calgary studying with Hung-Kuan Chen, Hu pursued his doctorate at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, under the instruction of Professor Arthur Greene.

Hu has performed in Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Andorra, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States. He has appeared as a soloist with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Beijing Central Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Bari City Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. In August 2006, Hu joined the faculty at East Tennessee State University.

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