No. 1 in undergraduate enrollment majors at the Curtis Institute of Music
No. 1 in the Master's program at the Yale University School of Music, with a double major in Master of Music and Master of Fine Arts in Music
No. 1 in Doctoral Studies at the University of Michigan
Territory: Globe
First in undergraduate enrollment majors at the Curtis Institute of Music
First in the Master’s Entry Program at the Yale School of Music with a double major in Master of Music and Master of Fine Arts in Music
First in the doctoral program at the University of Michigan
Conductor Zubin Mehta said, “This is a very fine young musician with a bright future.”
Tony Shen is an outstanding young (born in 1997) clarinetist who has been widely acclaimed in China and around the world.
As an undergraduate, he entered the Curtis Institute of Music with full prizes and studied with renowned performers Ricardo Morales (Principal Clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra), Anthony McGill (Principal Clarinet of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra), and Michael Rusinek. Among other things, Ricardo Morales said of Tony Shen, “Of all my students, when I look at Tony it’s as if I see myself as a child.”
In 2021, he was admitted to the Yale School of Music with full honors to continue his studies in the Master of Music program with David Schifrin, and served as Yale’s undergraduate clarinet instructor during his time there. According to David Schifrin, “Tony is an exceptionally talented clarinetist with a beautiful tone, a highly expressive performance style, and marvelous virtuosity.” In May 2024, he successfully graduated from the Yale School of Music with a Master of Music and Master of Fine Arts in Music double major.
In 2024, Tony Shen was admitted to the University of Michigan with the world’s first full prize in his major, and will continue his studies for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, this August.
Management:
Wray Armstrong:
wrayarmstrong@gmail.com
Evita Zhang:
evita.zhang@armstrongmusic.cc
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