Lian Jones (Huang Ling Ling) was born in the Fujian Province, China. She started to learn the accordion at age 5 years, studying under Prof. Li Weiming, Dean of the Art Department at Xiamen University. At 10 years of age, she won the National Electronic Keyboard Competition in Beijing. Throughout her musical tuition, she won multiple accordion and piano competitions around China. At age 15, Lian began her studies at Fujian Normal University, studying Music Education under Prof. Li Weiming.

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She placed 2nd at the 1997 Australian International Accordion Championships in Sydney, Australia, and also placed at the South Pacific International Accordion Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Lian graduated in 1998 from Fujian Normal University, as a Piano and Accordion teacher and was the Top Graduate student.

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In 1999, Lian was the guest artist at the South Pacific Accordion Championships and Festival, and received the Rose Bowl Award for the Best Classical Performance of the weekend.

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Lian won the Emmett Family Classical Ensemble Trophy as a member of the group, Ave Accordeon, at the South Pacific International Accordion Championships in 2017. In 2017, Lian was also the soloist in the Auckland Accordion Symphonietta's premiere of Gary Daverne’s composition, Song of the Far North.

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Now as a teacher, Lian herself has taught many accordion students who’ve gained success both nationally at the NZAA Competition Weekend and internationally at the Coupe Mondiale, among other competitions. 

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Lian teaches both piano and accordion at her music studio based on the North Shore of Auckland, teaching all ages from primary school age children to retirees. Her piano students excel in examinations under the ABRSM, and Trinity College programs, and her accordion students under the AEBNZ. She is an Associate member of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand (IRMTNZ). 

 

Alongside her teaching, Lian actively performs as a soloist accordionist, and as a member of both the Auckland Accordion Symphonietta and the Tango Project, Milonga De Cuatro.

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