Featured as the cover story of Monterey County Weekly’s 2023 September issue, violinist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu has been praised by the Seattle Times as “Simply marvelous.” With an infectious charm and blistering dedication towards chamber music, Cindy is a beloved performer, artistic director and educator throughout America, Europe and Asia.
Cindy has collaborated in concerts with renowned artists such as Yefim Bronfman, James Ehnes, Lynn Harrell, Leila Josefowicz, Midori, Thomas Quasthoff, Yuja Wang, and members of the Alban Berg, Guarneri and Emerson quartets at prominent venues such as the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and festivals such as Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Marlboro Music Festival, Music@Menlo, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. She has also collaborated as a guest violist with the Dover, Orion, and Shanghai quartets.
Cindy is a recipient of many awards including the Milka Violin Artist Prize from the Curtis Institute of Music, and third prize at the International Violin Competition of David Oistrakh. She has taught at the University of Southern California, as well as the summer programs of the Curtis Institute of Music and Yale School of Music. She has curated concerts for the Da Camera Society in Los Angeles as the Artistic Partner, Hidden Valley Music Seminars as the Director of Chamber Music. She is currently the Music Director of New Asia Chamber Music Society, and founded her omakase-style concert series, Sunkiss’d Mozart in Salinas where she resides with her family.
Cindy performs on a 2021 and 2025 Samuel Zygmuntowicz violins made for her, a 1918 Stefano Scarampella and a 1734 Domenico Montagnana.