Hsiao-Tung Yuan

Hsiao-Tung Yuan is a versatile percussionist with an exceptional range of talents and significant international accomplishments. With a career spanning over a decade, she was a dedicated member of the world-renowned “Ju Percussion Group” in Taiwan, with whom she performed hundreds of concerts and toured internationally. Her soloist journey as seen collaborations with esteemed ensembles such as the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Phil, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Det Kongelige Kapels Slagtøjsgruppe, and PERCURAMA Percussion Ensemble, among others.

Since 2016, she has been based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has specialized in contemporary music as percussionist with K!ART Ensemble, focusing on collaborating with upcoming composers. She also worked closely with diverse groups, the Danish Chamber Orchestra, the Danish Concert Band, the Northern Opera Company, Ars Nova Copenhagen, and Current Resonance.

In January, 2021, she had her Debut concert from the advanced post-graduate Soloist class at Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium, from where she also obtained a Master’s degree with pedagogy. Since 2022 she is also active as a solo performer in ‘Hsiao Solo Project’ – a sustained collaborating project with different composers with the aim of expanding the modern solo percussion repertoire. On her latest solo concert the eternal clock has stopped and awaits its moment in September 2023, Seismograf has commented “A car manual and the magic of the hand: ‘What would this hand be used for? The answer was that it had to be used for an incredible amount during the five exciting and varied works that made up the excellent concert.’”

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