Yuan Tian distinguishes herself by winning two concerto competitions at Aspen Music Festival in 2003. She made her orchestral debut with the American Academy Orchestra of Conducting performing Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto "Emperor". She has also been the finalist of the 7th International Bach Competition in Wurzburg Germany. Yuan Tian has appeared in solo and chamber music concerts in the United States, Canada, China, France, Germany, and Italy.

         She recorded  a solo compact disc of complete Chopin Etudes Op.10 & Op.25 and recordings of chamber music on the label of Beijing Global Records. Her recordings have been awarded by the China Cultural Ministry since 2002. Yuan Tian has performed recitals with renowned musicians such as Valery Popov and David McGill at music festivals in the United States, China and Europe. She has received Aspen Music Festival Simms Fellowship, American Chinese Women Organization Li Foundation Fellowship, and Canadian Yamaha Award.

　

        Yuan Tian was born into a musical family. She began piano studies at the age of four with her parents. She graduated from  Beijing Central Conservatory of Music and later received degrees from renowned schools in the United States, including Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Cleveland Institute of Music. She made her Carnegie debut at Weill Recital Hall in 2007. The program includes works by Brahms, Chopin, Ravel, Debussy and contemporary Chinese composers.