Tsz To Wong

Born and raised in Hong Kong, cellist Tsz To Wong is one of the rising- stars in his generation. As the recipient of the Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong Arts Circle Fellowship and the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Music Scholarship, Tsz To is also awarded the Gold Prize of the Cleveland Cello Society Competition, First Place of the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, and the second runner-up in the Getting to Carnegie Cello Competition in New York.

With generous support from the James and Caroline Taylor Fellowship, Tsz To returned to Tanglewood Music Center this past summer as an instrumental fellow, working and performing with leading musicians including Yo-Yo Ma, Andris Nelsons, Emanuel Ax, Astrid Schween, and Sibbi Bernhardsson. Tsz To is currently the Teaching Assistant of Bion Tsang at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds graduate degrees from Rice University and Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Norman Fischer and Mark Kosower. Outside of his musical life, Tsz To also follow NBA basketball diligently.