Cellist Grace Hsu is a graduate of The Juilliard School Pre-College Division and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Cello Performance from Carnegie Mellon University. She won first-place in the 1996 Aaron Silberman Chamber Music competition. Ms. Hsu pursued graduate studies in Music Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University and is a certified Suzuki Cello Instructor. As as dedicated music educator in New York, Ms. Hsu is a former faculty member of The School for Strings in New York City, The Henry Street Settlement Abron Arts Center, The Music School of Westchester, The Portledge School, The Waldorf School of Garden City, Gemini Youth Orchestra and The Children’s Orchestra Society. Ms. Hsu performed with the New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony and the Prometheus Chamber Orchestra, and was a founding member of the Tedesca String Quartet. In 2003, Ms. Hsu joined the SMMUSD music faculty as a String Specialist at Malibu High School and as a cello coach for the Dreamstrings program in the elementary schools. In addition to coaching cello at John Adams Middle School, Ms. Hsu maintains a private cello studio.
