Taiwanese-born pianist Shao-Shan Chen began piano lessons at the age of five. She earned a

Diploma degree in piano performance from the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic; Master of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory; and

Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of

Cincinnati. While in the Dominican Republic, Dr. Chen won numerous first prizes in national

piano competitions. At the age of eighteen, she made her debut as piano soloist with the National

Symphony Orchestra of Santo Domingo performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto K. 466. While at

The Boston Conservatory, she won twice the annual Honor Students Competitions. Dr. Chen has

performed as piano soloist and chamber musician at the Carnegie Recital Hall and the Columbia

Artists Management Inc. (CAMI) Hall in New York, as well as in Boston, Cincinnati, the Aspen

Music Festival, Lafayette, New Orleans, and the South Texas areas. Internationally, she has

performed in France, Taiwan, Indonesia, Spain, Venezuela, and Australia. Last summer, she was

invited to perform a piano recital and teach master classes in Agen, France. As an adjudicator,

Dr. Chen has been invited to adjudicate at competitions, sponsored by Steinway Piano

Competition in San Antonio, South Texas Piano Competition, Singapore Music Teachers

Association, Texas Music Teachers Association, and Corpus Christi Music Teachers

Association. Her teachers include Floralba Del Monte, Michael Lewin, and Frank Weinstock.

Dr. Chen currently serves as Professor of Piano at Del Mar College.

Described as “possesses the utmost in technique, mature musicianship, and intellect” by the New

York Concert Review and “simply incredible” by Corpus Christi’s Caller-Times, pianist David

Sutanto gained his international recognition when he won the 1997 Artists International

Audition in New York, which resulted in his critically acclaimed New York recital debut at the

Carnegie Recital Hall in 1998. Other awards include winner of the 1996 Chopin Foundation

Piano Competition in NY, recipient of the Arthur B. Whitney Award in Boston, and top prize

winner of the National Yamaha Piano Competition in Indonesia, among others.

Dr. Sutanto is an active performer as piano soloist and chamber musician, including performing

as a duo-pianist with his wife, Dr. Shao-Shan Chen. He has performed throughout the United

States (in Boston, New York, Maine, Cincinnati, Aspen, Lafayette, New Orleans, and South

Texas) and abroad (in France, the Dominican Republic, Taiwan, and Indonesia). Orchestral

appearances include soloist with Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, The Boston Conservatory

Orchestra, College-Conservatory of Music Philharmonia Orchestra, Corpus Christi Chamber

Orchestra, and Del Mar College Concert Band. His playing was also broadcast at the radio

stations WAIF-FM (Cincinnati) and KEDT-FM (Corpus Christi), as well as the KIII-TV station

in Corpus Christi. In addition to performing and teaching, he has frequently served as an

adjudicator for music festivals and competitions, and presented piano master classes in France,

the Dominican Republic, Singapore, and Indonesia. Currently a Professor of Piano at Del Mar

College, Dr. Sutanto received his education from The Boston Conservatory, Manhattan School

of Music, and University of Cincinnati. He has studied with Karminia Bungsu, Jung-Ja Kim,

Donn-Alexandre Feder, and Frank Weinstock.