Biography

Helen is a Taiwanese-American classical pianist studying at the University of Oregon (DMA), with previous degrees from the Manhattan School of Music (MM) and the Cleveland Institute of Music (BM). Helen’s teachers include Julia Amada Kruger, Dr. Timothy Woolsey, Kenneth Thompson, Dr. Daniel Shapiro, Alexandre Moutouzkine, and Dr. Brian Hsu.

In her career, Helen has performed in venues across the continental United States, Germany, Austria, France, and Taiwan, and has won many competitions at the national and international level. A few of Helen’s recent career highlights include awards at the 2024 MTNA Oregon State Young Artists Division, the 2022 Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition (MSM), and concerto performances with the University of the Incarnate Word Orchestra and San Antonio Philharmonic (formerly SA Symphony). In the 2024-2025 season, Helen currently serves as the president of the UO MTNA collegiate chapter and maintains a private studio in Texas, teaching online and in person. Students from her studio have gone on to attend schools like Indiana University, Stanford University, and Texas A&M University.

Outside of music, Helen’s hobbies include writing, playing video games, cosplaying, and reading science fiction. She also enjoys scouring the Internet for obscure piano scores, and studying American and Asian pop culture as it relates to her Taiwanese-American heritage. Helen’s main artistic goal is to curate non-conventional recital programs with underrepresented Romantic and contemporary composers, alongside composers of marginalized groups (such as female, LGBT+ and BIPOC artists). Other goals include studying non-standard piano concerti, and furthering the academic research of Japanese jazz composer-pianist Hiromi.