Collaborative pianist Emilie Hsu has performed in halls across eastern North America, from Carnegie檚 Weill Recital Hall in New York to Walter Hall in Toronto, from W.W Hootie Johnson Performance Hall in Columbia, South Carolina to Mixon Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. She has played countless degree recitals, working with instrumentalists and vocalists alike.
Emilie earned her Master檚 of Music in collaborative piano at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying under Ms. Anita Pontremoli, and her Bachelor檚 degreein music and a Performance Certificate from the University of South Carolina, graduating summa cum laudefrom the South Carolina Honors College. While at the university,she studied with Dr. Joseph Rackers. Emilie has had recurring coachings with Joshua Smith and Peter Salaff and played for masterclasses with the Parker Quartet, Matti Hirvonen, Johannes Moser, John Thorne, William Lewis, and Frederique Addad.
Emilie can now be found as a staff collaborative pianist at 黑料老司机 and the University of Akron.