Shao-Hsun Chang

Award-winning pianist Shao-Hsun Chang has performed extensively in Taiwan and the United States. Performance highlights include recitals at Taiwan’s National Concert Hall, the Shandelee Music Festival in New York, and Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and Kaufman Center's Merkin Hall. Previously, she twice toured Taiwan performing concerti with the National Taiwan Normal University’s Wind Orchestra, playing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Sergey Lancen’s Parade Concerto. As a collaborative artist, she accompanies a variety of instrumentalists and singers. Additionally, she worked as an accompanist for the Peabody Institute’s Opera Department, contributing to several opera productions. Furthermore, she has served as a pianist for the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra, and Collegium Musicum Taipei, performing in orchestral and chamber concerts. Dr. Chang earned the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Alexander Shtarkman, a First Prize winner at the Busoni International Piano Competition. In recognition of her outstanding performances at Peabody, she received the Pauline Favin Memorial Award upon graduation. She currently holds an Associate Professor position at National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan.