Yun Chih Hsu Solo Recital at The Kosciuszko Foundation; Winner of the 2022 KF Chopin Piano Competition (Site)
Wednesday November 20, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$15 – $25An award-winning pianist, Yun Chih Hsu, performs as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, North America, and Asia at venues such as Taiwan National Concert Hall, Lincoln Center, Barcelona Palau de la Música Catalana. At age 10, she was admitted to the world-famous Juilliard School of Music (The Juilliard School pre-college) in New York City with a full scholarship. Hsu studied under the internationally renowned pianist Professor Matti Raekallio. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of internationally renowned pianist Professor Alexander Kobrin. She has participated in various piano competitions since the age of 7 and won numerous awards, including the first prize in the 12th International Taipei Chopin Piano Competition and Paderewski International Piano Competition, and has been selected for major competitions around the world, including Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, Gina Bachauer, etc. In 2020, she served as the ambassador for the Music Rising Stars in New Taipei City in Taiwan; in 2022, she won the first prize at the KF International Chopin Piano Competition in Washington, USA, and was invited to perform at the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C., In 2024, Hsu had the honor to win the prestige Eastman New York—Carnegie Debut Award competition and the Henry Cobos Endowed Piano Prize awarded by the Eastman School of Music for outstanding achievements.