Music

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts
University of Southern California, 2001
Diplom Klavier
Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Hamburg, Germany, 1995
Profesora Superior de Piano
Conservatorio Nacional de Música “Carlos López Buchardo,” Argentina, 1990
Profesora Superior de Clave
Conservatorio Nacional de Música “Carlos López Buchardo,” Argentina, 1990
Profesora Nacional de Música
Conservatorio Nacional de Música “Carlos López Buchardo,” Argentina, 1987

Dr. Tsai

Pianist Sin-Hsing Tsai has concertized in Taiwan, China, Korea, Argentina, Germany, and the United States, and has collaborated with many prominent musicians on both sides of the Atlantic. She has participated in several music festivals in the States and abroad, and has premiered numerous contemporary compositions in different settings. Her performing experience extends beyond the concert hall, with broadcasts in Buenos Aires and Chattanooga, and source music recordings for film and theater productions in Los Angeles. Actively involved in the community, she has presented several outreach concerts and workshops.

Dr. Tsai traveled worldwide and studied with renowned pianists such as Vitalij Margulis, Volker Banfield, and Daniel Pollack. During her student years, she distinguished herself, receiving many honors including the Performance Award from Jeunesses Musicales Competition (Argentina, 1986), Gold Medal from the Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Argentina, 1990), Performance Award from the 21st International Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival (USA, 1997), and Outstanding D.M.A. Graduate from the University of Southern California (USA, 2001).

Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, Dr. Tsai started teaching high school at the age of eighteen. Prior to joining the UTC faculty in 2002, she held adjunct positions at the University of Southern California and Los Angeles Community College. Dr. Tsai is an active member of the Music Teachers National Association and has served on several committees in the California and Tennessee branches.

Dr. Tsai teaches piano, piano pedagogy and piano literature. She is the recipient of the 2003 UTC Outstanding Creative Scholarship Award and was named UC Foundation Assistant Professor of Music in 2004.

Having resided in several continents, Dr. Tsai blends traditions from different cultures, offering a new and fresh universal perspective. She speaks Chinese, Spanish, German, and English.