Born in Taipei, she began piano at three, learned violin at five, and started cello at seven under her mother’s guidance. She earned her bachelor’s degree in cello performance from National Taiwan Normal University, studying with Lingyi Ouyang, and later pursued her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Texas at Austin under the mentorship of Bion Tsang.

 

Dr. Je-Shiuan Hsu has taught private music lessons since 2015, working with students ages 4 to adult, from beginner to advanced. She completed Suzuki Cello Book 1 teacher training in 2019 and studied string pedagogy with Prof. Laurie Scott, deepening her research and teaching across all string instruments during her years at UT. Dr. Hsu currently teaches piano, violin, and cello students.

 

As an active orchestral player, Dr. Hsu is a former Assistant Principal Cellist of the Central Texas Philharmonic and has performed with the Waco Symphony Orchestra, Density512, YinQi Choral-Symphonic Orchestra, and Philharmonia Moments Musicaux.