Pianist Yang Shen has given concerts and recitals in Asia, North America, Europe and Israel to critical accolades. She earned her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree at University of Southern California, where she also received her Master of Music degree, studying with the renowned pedagogue John Perry. Prior to moving to California, she graduated Suma cum Laude from The Conservatory of Music at Lynn University with a Bachelor of Music degree as a student of Roberta Rust.

Ms. Shen has been awarded top prizes in numerous competitions including The National Society of Arts and Letters Piano Competition, Josef Hoffman International Piano Competition, Los Angeles Liszt Piano Competition, Carmel International Music Competition amongst others. She has also been invited to participate in some of the most prestigious piano events in the world including The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, The Leeds International Piano Competition, and she was a semi-finalist in The 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition in Australia. Most recently, Ms. Shen has performed in Fort Worth, Tempe, Salt Lake City and Sioux City. This coming summer, she will be performing in Minneapolis as part of the International Piano E Competition.

In 2002, Ms. Shen attended the Aspen Music Festival as a recipient of the prestigious New Horizon Fellowship; she has also participated in the Pianofest in the Hamptons and The Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara with full scholarships. She is currently a staff accompanist and a faculty memeber of the Preparatory Division of Conservatory at Lynn University.