Chinese pianist Yixiang Hou has performed as a soloist with several orchestras, including the Taiwan Sanchong Orchestra, the Shanghai Conservatory Orchestra, and the NEC Philharmonia. He has worked with conductors including Xiaoou Zhao, Jiahong Liao, and Andrew Litton. In 2005, he made his debut recital at the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre.

At the age of ten, Yixiang won a prize in the Shanghai Haydn Piano Competition. Since then, he has won several competitions. He was the winner of the Wiesbaden Piano Competition in 2009, and has received awards in the Tianjin "Flying Melody" Competition and the Steinway Competition in Beijing. In 2016, he won both the NEC Piano Concerto Competition and the NEC Piano Honours Competition. In 2019, he won first prize at the Robert Beardsley Piano Prize Competition, as well as third prize at the Los Angeles Young Musician International Competition. In 2022, he won the silver prize at the International Keyboard Odyssiad Competition, fourth prize at the WPTA Spain International Piano Competition, and third prize at the MIMAS International Piano Competition. He was also the first prize winner of the New York International Artists Piano Competition.

Yixiang Hou has been invited by the Boston Symphony Orchestra's "What I Hear" to perform, as well as holding a recital for the Ruthmere Fall Series. With his captivating performances, he has taken audiences around the world, gracing renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, and many more. In 2022, Yixiang received a full scholarship to study with Arie Vardi at the Aspen Music Festival. His debut album, "Carnival," was released by KNS Classical in 2023. Huntley Dent of Fanfare magazine stated, "A gifted Chinese pianist who combines a powerful technique with poetry".

Yixiang began his studies at the age of nine, and went on to study at the Shanghai Conservatory with Qi Zhang, Weiling Chen, and Ting Zhou. He moved to Boston in 2012 to study with Wha Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory, as a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree on a full scholarship at CCM, studying with Ran Dank.