A firm believer in the power of music, Sheng-Ching Hsu created “S-C Sidewalk Performance” where she brought weekly live music to the street corners of West LA during the pandemic. “S-C Sidewalk Performance” brought comfort and hope to many people during the time of isolation, and was featured on KTTV Fox 11 Los Angeles and EliteGen Magazine in Toronto, Canada. Her story was also made into a documentary by “Aria’s Lens” in China.
A native of Taiwan, Sheng-Ching was six years old when she made her first public appearance as both violinist and pianist. She plays with Delirium Musicum, Concerts for Hope, New Asia Chamber Music Society, as well as Concerts on the Slope, NY. She is a member of California Symphony and New West Symphony, and serves as guest principal 2nd violin of St. Matthew's Chamber Orchestra. Sheng-Ching serves as a faculty at California State University - Long Beach and Colburn Community School of Performing Arts. She is also a sought-after music arranger. Her latest commissions include the National Anthem for the New York Knicks’ Lunar New Year Game in Madison Square Garden.
Sheng-Ching earned her degrees in Stony Brook University, The Juilliard School, and Mannes School of Music. Her major teachers include Catherine Cho, Aaron Rosand, Christina Khimm, and Arnaud Sussmann. (www.shengchinghsu.com)