Ethan Hsu | composer
ethan hsu
composer (b. 2008)
creator
storyteller
artist.
in the news:​
Harriton's Ethan Hsu Earns Prestigious Music Accolade | Lower Merion School District
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Meet Ethan Hsu, award-winning composer and musician — and a junior at Harriton High School
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Pennsylvania teenager's composition performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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Pittsburgh Symphony Plays World Premiere by Local Teenage Composer
artist statement
Music is the voice of humanity. It's the way that we can communicate throughout the world. I want to encourage young audiences and listeners to explore the diverse world that is classical music with pieces that are accessible, but at the same time, a voice of contemporary music that will help more people explore this art form.
upcoming events
(includes performances and readings)
• 2026 June 2, Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, PA
Harriton High School music department, cond. James Joseph
"Strata" for combined band and orchestra
• 2026 July 23, Westchester County, New York, NY
National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America cond. TBA
"Do a barrel roll" for orchestra (reading)
• 2026 August 10, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
members of the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra
"Oriri" for wind sextet
• 2026 December TBA, The Juilliard School, New York, NY
"Chimera" for orchestra (reading)
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selected past events
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• 2025 August 5, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA
BUTI Young Artists Orchestra cond. Justin Casinghino
"Pandemonium" for orchestra
• 2026 January 8, The New World Center, Miami, FL
musicians of the Nu Deco Ensemble, presented at National YoungArts Week 2026
"shock absorber" for pierrot ensemble
• 2026 March 1, Waterside Stage, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Harriton High School Concert Band & Symphony Orchestra cond. Ethan Hsu
"Strata" for combined band and orchestra
• 2026 March 18, 19, 20, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra cond. Jacob Joyce
"Qilin" for orchestra
• 2026 April 12, Venice Performing Arts Center, Manayunk, PA
Roxborough Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Michael Ludwig
"Elegy for Strings"
• 2026 May 17, The Juilliard School, New York, NY
The Dolphins String Quartet
"jack of all trades" for string quartet
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