Richard Chang is working towards a doctorate in piano performance at the University of Utah. He studies in the studio of Dr. Ning Lu, and he is also an instructor of the undergraduate Keyboarding classes. He has been a finalist at the MTNA national piano competition and a winner of the UMTA concerto competition in the United States in 2022. By winning the Summer Art concerto competition, he has lately performed the Chopin Concerto in E minor with the Salt Lake Symphony. He has also won the solo performing, collaborating and video teaching category of the Summer art competition.
Chang launched his career in 2010 by winning the Young Pianist Foundation competition, the most prestigious Dutch National Competition. In 2012, he received the 1st prize of Princess Christina Concours. These prizes have given Chang opportunities to perform solo concert recitals in the Netherlands and throughout Europe, including important venues like Concertgebouw, Muziekgebouw and Bozar, as well as notable concerto performances in UK and France. During the Grachtenfestival in 2013, Dutch Radio 4 invited him to give a live performance on air.
Between 2016 and 2018, Chang attended the Royal Academy of Music