Written by Sisan McNeil
Taiwanese-born pianist Sin-Hsing Tsai will be perform a free concert in the Reynolds Center Recital Hall at Harding Sept. 21 at 7p.m. The musician’s talent has earned her multiple awards. In 1986, Tsai was given the Performance Award from Jeunesses Musicales Competition in Argentina. In 1990, the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica, which is also in Argentina, gave her a Gold Medal award. In 1997, she received yet another performance award from the 21 International Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival in the United States.Tsai has also collaborated with musicians on both sides of the Atlantic and is credited with several world premieres of contemporary composition. She has performed on broadcasts in Buenos Aires and Chattanooga, where she presently lives and works as a professor of music at the University of Tennessee. She has had source music recordings for film and theater productions in Los Angeles. Tsai is also actively involved in the community, presenting several outreach concerts and workshops.Tsai will perform the works of Robert Schumann, celebrating the memory of his life and work. Warren Casey, a professor for the department of music, said Harding students are lucky to have the opportunity to hear Tsai.”She is no ordinary artist,” Casey said. “Miss Tsai is an outstanding artist and a very entertaining performer. Anyone who loves and appreciates the piano would enjoy watching her perform.”After her concert, Tsai will be available to answer any questions students might have about her work or the piano in general.
