Shieh-Jian Tsai
Shieh-Jian Tsai was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He began
playing the violin at age 6, and attended music schools in Taipei until
1991, when he immigrated to the US with his family. Shieh-Jian received
his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, and Master of Music degree from New England
Conservatory in Boston, MA. His principle teachers include Mr. Gerardo
Ribeiro, Mr. Sherban Lupu, and Ms. Masuko Ushioda. Shieh-Jian has been
a participant of Musicorda, Tanglewood, and Sarasota Music Festivals,
where he learned from great musicians such as Ronald Copes, Pamela
Frank, Emanual Ax, and Arnold Steinhardt, and performed orchestral and
chamber music with colleagues from around the country. As a member of
the Nuance Chamber Ensemble, he has performed regularly in concert
halls in Taiwan and at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He has
also been a soloist with the Taiwan Strings Orchestra after winning
their 5th violin concerto competition in 2004. Most recently, he was
invited on European and South American tour with the Verbier Festival
Orchestra under direction of Maestro Jiri Belohlavek and pianist Yundi
Lee and Lang Lang. Shieh-Jian performs frequently with the Buffalo
Chamber Players and is currently in the second violin section of the
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
