Joyce Tseng is an experienced performer in a diverse range of musical styles and ensembles. She has appeared with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Heifetz International Music Institute, and the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Joyce has studied at the Ashkenasi/Kirshbaum Chamber Music Seminar at the Heifetz International Music Institute, as well as with the Ying Quartet. She has delivered solo recitals at the American Viola Society Festivals and Eastman School of Music, featuring repertoire from Bach to contemporary commissions, and her concerto highlights include the Hoffmeister Viola Concerto with the Macao Orchestra.
Joyce’s awards include the Robert L. Oppelt Viola Prize (2019 & 2022; an award presented annually to an outstanding violist at Eastman), third prize in the 2024 Orchestral Audition Competition at AVS, second prize in the 2018 AVS Solo Competition (Collegiate Division), and first prizes in the Macao Young Musicians Competitions (Viola Solo and String Concerto, 2014).
A dedicated educator, Joyce spent five years as Teaching Assistant in Professor George Taylor’s viola studio at the Eastman School of Music, where she coached undergraduates and led small‑group Strings I & II technique classes for Music Education majors. She also served as a secondary viola instructor at Eastman and currently serves as a chamber ensemble coach at the University of Rochester. As a violin/viola mentor for New Horizons Green Strings at the Eastman Community Music School, she guided adult learners in developing performance skills.
Currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Viola Performance and Literature under Phillip Ying, Joyce holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Eastman and has refined her artistry through summer studies with Masao Kawasaki, Roberto Díaz, Robert Vernon, and masterclasses by Kim Kashkashian, Atar Arad, Hsin‑Yun Huang, and others.