Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu

Praised by the Seattle Times as “Simply marvelous,” violinist/violist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu has enjoyed a career as a performer, artistic director, and educator throughout America, Europe and Asia. Cindy has collaborated with artists such as Yefim Bronfman, James Ehnes, Lynn Harrell, Leila Josefowicz, Cho-Liang Lin, Midori, Thomas Quasthoff, Yuja Wang, and members of the Alban Berg, Emerson, Guarneri, Miró, and Tokyo string quartets. She has also collaborated as guest violist with the Dover, Orion, and Shanghai quartets. A recipient of many awards including the Milka Violin Artist Prize from the Curtis Institute of Music, she has taught at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California and the summer programs at Curtis and the Yale School of Music. She is the Music Director of New Asia Chamber Music Society and founder of Sunkiss’d Mozart in Salinas. Cindy performs on a 2021 Samuel Zygmuntowicz, a 1918 Stefano Scarampella, and a 1734 Domenico Montagnana.