With more than 30 years of teaching experience, Ms. Hofmeister Sheng was the first foreign professor in the history of the High School Attached to the Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院附中) in Beijing, China, to be unanimously voted onto the piano faculty, where she taught full-scholarship students and helped them win scholarships to study at the best conservatories in the world. Ms. Sheng was Co-Founder & Artistic Director of the International Music Institute of China (中国国际音乐学院) in Beijing, China. She currently resides in New Jersey with an active teaching studio in Parsippany.
Students won scholarships to attend: Undergraduate & Graduate Schools: Manhattan School of Music Mannes College of Music Chicago College of the Performing Arts High School: High School Attached to the Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院附中) Summer Music Festivals: Manhattan School of Music Summer Program, NYC, USA Tanglewood Institute, Boston, USA International Keyboard Institute and Festival, NYC, USA Terra Magica Music Festival, Croatia Concert Festival International Tour, Paris, France Opusfest, Manila, Philippines Amati Music Festival, NY / NJ, USA Students performed at: Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA Bruno Walter Auditorium, NYC, USA Merkin Hall, NYC, USA Steinway Hall, NYC, USA Leshowitz Recital Hall, NJ, USA Yamaha Center, Beijing, China Euphrasius' Basilica, Porec, Croatia Scriabine Conservatoire, Paris, France Students competitions won: Golden Key International Music Competition Young Pianist Competition of New Jersey Elite International Music Competition Cecilian Young Artist Competition NY Concert Festival International Competition National League of Performing Arts New Jersey Talented Young Musicians Assoc. Russian Music Competition PTSA Russell E. Landing Competition PTSA Etude Competiton PTSA Sonata Select Competition Sights and Sounds Competition Presidents Award: Manhattan School of Music Other Awards: Kathryn R. Grube Outstanding Performance Award Charlotte Rubinow Award ___________________________________________________________ Congratulations AW on winning First Prize! |
As a performer, Tara Hofmeister Sheng has played in recital and as a chamber musician on some of the most important stages as well as on radio and television throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
Venues include Toronto Center for the Arts, Toronto, Canada Georgetown Bach Chorale, Georgetown, Canada Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China Shijiazhuang Hebei Provincial Theater, Shijiazhuang, China Qingdao Music Hall, Qingdao, China Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China Euphrasius' Basilica, Porec, Croatia Zupna Crkva Sv. Martina, Vrsar, Croatia Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater, Wisconsin, USA Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA Concert series include: Terra Magica Music Festival, Croatia International Piano Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Concerts by the Sea, California, USA Amati Virtuoso Concert Series, New Jersey, USA Friends of Music, New York, USA I. I. Rabi Concert Series, NYC, USA Rachmaninoff Society, New York, USA Pianists for the New Millenium, New York, USA __________________________________________ Congratulations ERK on winning the Grand Prix! |
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