Teacher Profile: Shih-Ting Wu
Shih-Ting Wu
Instrument(s): Piano, Viola, Violin
City: Houston
Education: Education • Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance – University of Texas at Austin • Master of Music in Piano Performance – The Boston Conservatory • Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance – National Taiwan University of Arts (2012) • Music High School – National Fang-Hsin High School (2008) • Music Middle School – National Hsin-Hsin High School (2005) Principal Teachers Piano • Gregory Allen, Professor of Piano, University of Texas at Austin • Jonathan Bass, Chair of Piano Department, The Boston Conservatory • Chi-Ying Lin, Associate Professor, National Taiwan University of Arts • Ya-Hsin Wu, Associate Professor, National Kaohsiung Normal University Chamber • Anton Nel, Chair of Piano Department, University of Texas at Austin • Colette Valentine, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin • Lila Brown, Professor of Viola, The Boston Conservatory • Rictor Noren, Associate Professor, The Boston Conservatory Viola • Mei-Ju Lin, Associate Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University • Yung -Chan Chen, National Fang-Hsin High School • Lillian Hung, National Hsin-Hsin High School Master Classes • Miro Quartet, TX, USA, 2017 • Ya-Fei Chuang, Salzburg, Austria, 2014 • Grahan Scott, The Boston Conservatory, 2014 • Jung-Ja Kim, The Boston Conservatory, 2013 • Ya-Fei Chuang, Salzburg, Austria, 2013 • Kristhyan Benitez, The Boston Conservatory, 2012 • Vladimir Viardo, Taipei YAMAHA Center, 2008 • Fang-Yi Li, National Fang-Hsin High School, 2007 • Aida Mouradian, National Fang-Hsin High School, 2007 • Fang-Yi Li, National Fang-Hsin High School, 2006 Selected Lessons • Kirill Gerstein, The Boston Conservatory, 2014 • Victor Rosenbaum, Mannes School of Music, 2012 • Brian Ganz, Peabody Institute, 2012 • Phillip Kawin, Manhattan School of Music, 2012 • Eugene Pridonoff, Cincinnati University, 2011 • Boris Berman, Yale University of Music, 2011 • Alvin Chow, Oberlin Conservatory, 2008 Festivals • Apple Hill Chamber Music Workshop, Sullivan, NH USA, 2018 • Clear Creek Music Festival, Halfway, Oregon USA, 2015 • Mozarteum Internationale Sommerakademie, Salzburg, Austria, 2014 • Duxbury Music Festival, Duxbury, MA USA, 2014 • Mozarteum Internationale Sommerakademie, Salzburg, Austria, 2013 • France Music Festival, Kaohsiung Taiwan, 2007 • France Music Festival, Kaohsiung Taiwan, 2006
About Shih-Ting Wu
Dr. Shih-Ting Wu is an accomplished pianist, performer, educator, and musical artist who is initially from Taiwan.
Dr. Wu possesses an extensive education in the realm of music, recently earning her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from University of Texas at Austin in the Spring of 2018 under Professor Gregory Allen’s studio. She also obtained her Master of Music and Bachelor of Music, both in Piano Performance, from The Boston Conservatory and National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) in 2015 and 2012 respectively, where she studied with Dr. Jonathan Bass and Dr. Chi-Yin Lin.
Moreover, Dr. Wu is a seasoned performer and a veteran of the concert stage. She has performed as a soloist but has also collaborated with various instrumentalists in a variety of different settings. She attended the Mozarteum Internationale Sommerakademie in Salzburg in 2013 and 2014, where she studied in Professor Ya-Fei Chuang’s studio. Also in 2014, she participated in the Duxbury Music Festival and studied Chamber Music with Mr. Jeffrey Cohen and Mr. Amir Elden, as well as Solo Piano with Dr. Jonathan Bass. In February 2014, she participated in the New Music Festival, where she had the opportunity to work with talented composer Louis Andriessen, performing his piece “Joli Commentaire.” In November of 2014, she performed two of Ligeti’s Piano Etudes (“Fanfares” and “Arc En Ciel”) again at the New Music Festival. Also, she has had the honor of working closely with Boris Berman, Brian Ganz, Eugene Pridonoff, Graham Scott, Jung-Ja Kim, Kirill Gerstein, and Victor Rosenbaum.
Dr. Wu has held over ten piano solo recitals and performed in multitude cities, including but not limited to Kaohsiung, Taipei, Austin, Boston, New York, and Salzburg. From 2016 onward, she began focusing on collaborating with an array of instruments and groups. She also started studying with Dr. Colette Valentine and Dr. Anton Nel. As of lately, she has performed at multiple concerts, including a duet with cello in May of 2018, a duet with bassoon in October and November of 2017, and a trio in April of 2017. Furthermore, she is an energetic, inspirational accompanist, and has been meticulously working in Dr. James Morrow’s studio at the personal University of Texas at Austin, performing for lessons, seminars, university choirs, and Bach cantata projects.
Presently, Dr. Shih-Ting Wu provides instruction studio and educates students utilizing her unique strategies and methods she has refined throughout her musical career. Ultimately, she strives to continue performing, teaching and enriching people’s lives through her heartfelt music.