MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

1. Rebecca Hsiao is a classical pianist based in New York City. She recently graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 2026 with a degree in Classical Piano Performance where she studied under Professor Daniel Epstein. With sixteen years of piano training, including twelve with Dr. Florence Liu, she has participated in master classes with renowned pianists like Victor Rosenbaum and Joseph Kalichstein.

Having spent most of her life as a classical pianist, Rebecca Hsiao utilizes her strong foundational training and ambition to explore a variety of musical avenues, including musical theater, ballet accompaniment.

Recently, Rebecca played in Musical Theatre productions such as Frozen at MPAC, Violet, Legally Blonde, HSM the Musical, 9 to 5, and Drowsy Chaperone. At Manhattan School of Music, she worked with renowned music director James Dodgson on a reading of Frozen and Newsies as associate music director and played in the film concert for the Disney Movie UP! She is currently a ballet pianist for the Misty Copeland BE BOLD program and Steps on Broadway Academy.

Rebecca has won several competitions, such as the Joseph Israel Bookstaber Memorial Competition, National League International Young Artist Competition, and many more. She was named student of the month at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in February 2021. Rebecca has extensive experience as a piano accompanist, supporting winners of various competitions and performing multiple times at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall since 2016.