專家介紹
Tz-An Tsai was born in 1995. He has shown extraordinary talents in music ever since he was little. At the age of six, his teacher Mei-Juan Liu inspired him. Finding his true passion in music, he started in-depth studies with Ms. Su-Hui Chang. Under the guidance of professor Jia-Hui Lu, he graduated from National Taiwan University of Arts with a degree in theoretical composition. During college, Yan-Chen Lin and Wan-Hua Song are the two teachers who greatly influenced his composition and brought his creation to a new level. Currently, he is a first-year graduate student at Tainan National University of the Arts, and he continues to challenge his music skills with the help from Professor Grace Chung.
While in school, he never ceased to improve and won multiple piano championships in the nation. To name a few, he got the first place in the National Student Music Competition, hosted by New Taipei City. He also got the first place as a trio pianist in the National Student Music Completion. He was the second place winner in the Classical Music Competition of Japan, and was in the finals for the 13th Taipei Youth Chopin Piano Competition. Furthermore, he actively participates in the Master class. He was guided by well-known professors, such as Pi-hsien Chen, Hong-Kuan Chen, Yu-Xian Chen, Yu-Xiu Chen, Ning An, Meng-Jie Liu, Jean Dube, Tamas Vasary, Bruce Brubacker, Boris Berman, Christopher Hinterhuber, etc. Lastly, he was selected to attend the Walnut Hill Music Festival in America, the InterHarmony International Music Festival, the Todi International Academy, and the Taipei Piano Master Festival in 2018.
