Bion Tsang, Cello

Biography

Cellist Bion Tsang is internationally recognized as one of the outstanding instrumentalists of his generation: among his many honors are an Avery Fisher Career Grant, an MEF Career Grant and the Bronze Medal in the IX International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Highlights of Mr. Tsang's orchestral appearances include giving the U.S. premiere of the Enescu Symphonie Concertante with the American Symphony Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall, the U.S. premiere of Tan Dun's Crouching Tiger Concerto at Atlanta's Symphony Hall, the Boston premiere of the Korngold Cello Concerto, and the world premiere of a new concerto written for him by Noam David Elkies.

Mr. Tsang's chamber music career has included collaborations with such notable performers as violinists Pamela Frank, Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin and Kyoko Takezawa, violist Michael Tree, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Gary Karr and pianist Leon Fleisher. He is a frequent guest artist of the Boston Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music International of Dallas, Da Camera of Houston and Camerata Pacifica of Los Angeles and performs at many festivals including Marlboro Music, the Portland and Seattle Chamber Music Festivals, the Bard Festival, Bravo! Colorado and the Laurel Festival of the Arts, where he serves as Artistic Director. Mr. Tsang received his B.A. from Harvard University and his M.M.A. from Yale University. He is on the music faculty of The University of Texas at Austin.