Pi-Hsun Shih

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts, The Hartt School, University of Hartford

Master of Music, Boston University

Bachelor of Piano Performance, Taipei National University of the Arts

Pianist Pi-Hsun Shih /ˈpē-shun ˈshē / 施碧薫, Doctor of Musical Arts, was born in Taichung, Taiwan. She has taught at the Hartt School Community Division since 2000 and is also a Visiting Artist in Music at Trinity College. In addition, she has served on the faculties of Mount Holyoke College and Wesleyan University. Dr. Shih is a Steinway Teacher and Educational Partner.

Pi-Hsun Shih’s performing career began with wins at the Emerson String Quartet Competition and the International Chamber Music Competition in Boston. Her success in the Hartt School’s concerto competition provided her with opportunities to perform as a soloist with both the Hartt School Symphony Orchestra and the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in Brazil. She has also served as an orchestral keyboardist and performed as a soloist with the Mexico State Symphony Orchestra.

For two decades, she was the pianist of the Hartford-based New World Piano Trio. The Hartford Courant described her live performance as exhibiting “searing precision… agile ease and brilliant flashes of panache.” She frequently collaborates with Russian American cellist Tanya Anisimova on the East Coast, and their recordings are available on major streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify.

On her YouTube channel, she has created a series of thought provoking video essays. Through innovative video technology, she invites viewers to reimagine classical music, sharing her own musical journey with a broader community.