Steinway Artist Hsing-ay Hsu (“Sing-I Shoo”) joyfully shares the power of concert piano music to bring multidimensional awareness and to weave a rich cultural fabric. Through concerts, residencies, and courses, Ms. Hsu empowers performers and adult learners to find transformational pathways through her performances and learn creative listening for making music and living fully. Besides embracing her local community at the Lucy Moses School, she is currently Artist in Residence at Klavierhaus NYC and at Boulder Chamber Orchestra in Colorado.
Ms. Hsu has performed at prestigious venues across the globe, including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Lincoln Center. Born in Beijing, Ms. Hsu trained with her uncle Fei-Ping Hsu, at Juilliard, Yale School of Music, as well as Ravinia Steans Institute, Aspen, and Tanglewood Festivals. Recipient of numerous international awards, the Washington Post praised her “power and authority”. Her thoughtful interpretations and “explosions of energy” (NY Times) have won her the Juilliard William Petschek Debut Award, William Kapell International Competition Silver Medal, Ima Hogg National First Prize, Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship, Gilmore Young Artist Award, and the US Presidential Scholar of the Arts Award from President Clinton.
Embracing the improvisatory spirit of early music as well as the adventure of premiering new works, Ms. Hsu reaches new audiences through a diverse repertoire of concert music and innovative programs, such as pairing the abstract experience of music to other disciplines and tangible ideas like fashion and wine to give audiences a wider gateway of access. Her artist residencies strengthens communities through musical events.
As Artistic Director for Pendulum New Music at the University of Colorado in Boulder, she supervised over 500 student and professional premieres, and hosted national and international residencies. She has been guest faculty at several universities and guest speaker for various organizations including a MTNA national convention. She uses her Conscious ListeningTM Café webinars and workshops to help others make connections between analysis, emotions, and breath. Owner of the Nutmeg Studio NYC, Ms. Hsu teaches many types of masterclasses and offers several unique online courses to infuse creativity into the process of mastering traditional concepts. Her unique integration of leading with listening and multiple modes of learning produces incredible results in advancing artistry and technical mastery. She regularly interviews experts from different walks of life to explore musical analogies on her YouTube channel “HsingayHsu”. Recent projects include a live webinar series connecting arts, health, and education for Yale China Association, and cultural events for NY Adventure Club.
LISTEN/LEARN/ENGAGE at www.hsingayhsu.com
