Ching-Yu Tseng and Music Star Ensemble

Ching-Yu Tseng will collaborate with the newly founded Music Star String Ensemble as soloist and leader in Haydn’s Cello Concerto. The performance will be presented without a conductor, offering a significant artistic challenge for this young ensemble, whose members are aged 11–15.

Following the concerto, violinist Ko Hsu and pianist Tsai Wei Chen of Music Star, together with Tseng, will perform “Ode to Life,” a piano trio by composer Shih, Ching-Ju. This programme brings together three musicians from Taiwan in a heartfelt tribute to their musical heritage.

Artists' Biographies

Ching-Yu Tseng is an emerging cellist of remarkable promise, praised for his expressive depth and refined musicianship.

He is the First Prize and Grand Prize winner of the 13th Annual Coltman Competition (Senior Division – Strings & Piano), a member of the New England Conservatory Honors Ensemble (2024–2025), and the Grand Prize winner of the 2025 American Soloist International Competition.

Actively performing as both a soloist and chamber musician, he continues to build an international profile through competitions, collaborations, and concert appearances.

Ko Hsu is a violinist recognized for his international training and versatile artistic profile. He studied at Tainan National University of the Arts and worked with distinguished artists including Farid Gazizov and Natalia Yukhina. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestra, collaborated internationally in Singapore and Malaysia, and was awarded First Prize in School chamber music during his graduate studies.

Now based in Christchurch, New Zealand, he is active as a performer, educator, and director of the YuKo Ensemble.

Tsai Wei Chen is a pianist recognized for her refined artistry and collaborative sensitivity.  A graduate of National Kaohsiung Normal University, she received multiple scholarships and top performance awards, and is active in competitions, choral collaborations, and masterclasses.