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Hailed as “expressive… becoming one voice with her chamber music partner” by The Boston Musical Intelligencer, and praised for her “beautiful sound” (Arnaldo Cohen) and “wonderful fingerwork” (Lars Vogt), Singaporean pianist Shu Wen Tay enjoys a multi-faceted identity as a musician.

Equally at home as a solo pianist and chamber musician, Shu Wen has performed widely in Europe, Singapore and the United States, including prestigious venues such as the Palau de la Musica Catalana (Barcelona, Spain), Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS (New York), and Jordan Hall (Boston, MA). A winner of numerous accolades, she won the First Prize (Open Category) in the 2016 Asia Youth Piano Competition held in Singapore. Since then, her musical journey has taken her to further competitions including the 2025 ARD International Piano Competition, 2025 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (Senior String Division), 70th Maria Canals International Piano Competition 2025, and the Madrid International Piano Competition 2023.

She has had the privilege of working with members of the Cleveland and Borromeo String Quartets, and has performed alongside renowned musicians including violinist Ying Xue and baritone William Sharp, at festival appearances such as YellowBarn and Avaloch Farm Music Residency (Trio Sona). Having an avid interest in music outside of the Classical canon, her ventures have included dabbling in early music, in performances with Red Dot Baroque (Singapore), as well as concerts with the Boston New Music Initiative. Passionate about arts and community engagement, she serves as Co-Artistic Director to SPIRITUS festival, a chamber collective and concert series serving residents of Long Island, NY (Suffolk County), with creative programming in an intimate setting.

Shu Wen earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, and her Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree on a full scholarship and teaching assistantship at Stony Brook University, where she mentors music undergraduates in private piano lessons. Her musical mentors include Gilbert Kalish, Seth Knopp, Vivian Weilerstein and Albert Tiu.

Shu Wen is also on the Chamber Music and Arts Singapore Homegrown Series roster of musicians, which seeks to engage Singaporean audiences in chamber music concerts.