A native of Taiwan, Chiawen Tsai, holds a Master of Arts from National Sun Yat-Sen University Music Department, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music Department from National Taiwan Normal University.

Ms. Tsai, an enthusiastic educationist, has been a Music Teacher for more than 20 years, and also an active promoter of Suzuki cello method. Since immigrated to the United States, Ms. Tsai has been leading her students performing in many charity organizations. Now Ms. Tsai is the instructor of Cellestial Cello Ensemble, Dancing Fingers Music Academy and Ivy Chamber Strings. She is also a member of Music Teachers' Association of California(MTAC), Suzuki Association of the Americas(SAA) and Southwestern Youth Music Festival(SYMF).