Wangshu Xiang is a dynamic and versatile cellist based in New York City, whose active performance career spans chamber, orchestral, and solo repertoire. In April 2025, she made her solo debut with the Westside Chamber Players performing Schumann’s Cello Concerto. She has collaborated with celebrated musicians such as Frank Huang, Misha Amory, and Hsin-Yun Huang in various chamber concert series and festivals. Wangshu has appeared at prestigious festivals including Music@Menlo, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series, the Taipei Music Festival, Strings Music Festival, and the Colorado Music Festival. In June 2019, she embarked on a solo recital tour across seven major cities in China as part of the "Sound of Laurel" series, presenting works by Franck, Chopin, and Saint-Saëns. As an orchestral cellist, she has served as principal cellist of both the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra.

 

Her deep commitment to chamber music has led to performances in esteemed venues in New York City. In 2023, Wangshu won the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, which gave her the opportunity to perform Brahms' Piano Quartet in A Major and Beethoven's String Trio in G Major at the Greenfield Hall.  And as the founding member of the Marian String Quartet, she and her ensemble won the Gold Prize at the 17th annual Saint Paul String Quartet Competition. The quartet made their debut at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in 2022, performing a program that included Fanny Hansel's String Quartet, Haydn's "Sunrise" Quartet, and Caroline Shaw's Blueprint. In addition to their performances, the Marian String Quartet was devoted to community engagement and audience collaboration, launching the Young People's Concert Series, “Music & Storytelling,” which toured New York City Public Schools in April 2023.

 

Born in Shenzhen, China, Wangshu began studying cello at the age of eight, inspired by the recordings of Jian Wang and Jacqueline du Pré. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School and both a Master of Music and Professional Studies Diploma from the Manhattan School of Music. Her principal teachers have included Julia Lichten, Timothy Eddy, Thomas Mesa, and Qiang Tu. In fall 2025, she will begin her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Manhattan School of Music.