Pei-Hsuan Shen

Pei-Hsuan Shen (she/her) is a second-year Piano Fellow at the New World Symphony. Her artistry has brought her to stages across Asia and the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Taiwan’s National Concert Hall.

Recognized for her versatility, Pei-Hsuan has collaborated with The Orchestra Now (TŌN), Taipei Symphony Orchestra and Taipei Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. She also served as a rehearsal pianist in the conducting studios at National Taiwan Normal University and Bard College Conservatory of Music. Her experience extends to choral music and opera productions such as Le nozze di Figaro, Hansel and Gretel and Die Fledermaus.

Pei-Hsuan was previously a piano fellow at Bard College. She earned a graduate diploma in collaborative piano from New England Conservatory under Jonathan Feldman and Cameron Stowe. She also holds both a bachelor’s degree in piano performance and a master’s degree in collaborative piano at National Taiwan Normal University, where she studied with Jeannie Cheng and Yeni Lee. She was a collaborative piano fellow at Music Academy of the West (2019, 2022) and has appeared as a soloist at the Walnut Hill Music Festival (2014).

Though raised in Taiwan, Pei-Hsuan inherited her Cantonese parents’ taste buds—dim sum is her ultimate favorite!