06/19/2026
🎵MEET THIS SUNDAY'S MUSICIAN 🎼
Tsung-Yu (Benjamin) Tsai
A native of Taiwan, Tsai is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance at Rutgers University as a W. Robert & Leone Schare Scholarship recipient, studying with Prof. Jonathan Spitz. He holds degrees from McGill University and SUNY Stony Brook, where he studied with Matt Haimovitz and Colin Carr.
An avid chamber and orchestral musician, Tsai has performed at major venues such as Carnegie Hall, KKL Luzern, Lincoln Center, Maison Symphonique, and Seiji Ozawa Hall. He has played under the baton of conductors including Marin Alsop, Sir George Benjamin, Susanna Mälkki, and Andris Nelsons, and collaborated with renowned artists like Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Yo-Yo Ma, Lucy Shelton, and Carol Wincenc. His chamber music mentors include members of the Emerson, Juilliard, Orion, and Formosa Quartets, along with Gilbert Kalish, Matthew Lipman, Carmit Zori, and Daniel Panner. Tsai’s festival appearances include the Lucerne Festival, Tanglewood Music Center, New York String Seminar, Sarasota Music Festival, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
