Nancy Tsung

Chinese violinist, Nancy Tsung has concertized to much public acclaim in the United States, Taiwan & Australia. Embarking upon the musical scene in Taiwan in the late 1980’s, following the invitation of the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan to hold the concertmaster position, Ms. Tsung has continued to collaborate and tour in the multiple roles of an accomplished soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician, with ensembles, conductors and performing artists from Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States.

Ms. Tsung is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where she received the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree as well as Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in music. Studies at Juilliard were undertaken with Dorothy DeLay and Hyo Kang; chamber music studies were with legendary chamber musicians Felix Galimir, Claus Adam, Lillian Fuchs, the Juilliard String Quartet and Jacob Lateiner. Ms Tsung has performed as soloist on numerous occasions with The National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Poland, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Australia, Aspen Baroque Orchestra, Aspen Concert Orchestra, Contemporary Chamber Orchestra of Taipei, Kaohsiung City Symphony and Fu-Jen University’s Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Tsung has ongoing solo collaborations with Yin-Qi Chamber Symphony, the String Chamber Orchestra & Symphony Orchestras of the Taipei National University of the Arts.

Ms. Tsung’s broad musical interests include not only performing the standard repertoire, but also advocacy for the voice and music of past and present. Ms. Tsung has been invited to present world premiere performances of contemporary works for violin & piano, as well as works for violin & orchestra. In October, 2006, Ms. Tsung performed Hsu Po-Yun’s new work “Heart”, at the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center to much acclaim.

Teaching since the late 1980’s, Ms. Tsung is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of musicians. In 2002, Ms. Tsung was honored to have a student invited to participate in the First Perlman Music Program in Shanghai. Many of the graduates of Ms. Tsung’s class are well established members of the symphony orchestras, music school faculty members, and freelance musicians in and around Taiwan. Ms. Tsung currently teaches violin performance & chamber music classes at the Taipei National University of the Arts, and is blessed to be the mother of five young children. In 1997, Ms. Tsung was awarded the 38th Chinese Cultural Medal for Outstanding Performance in Music.