Biography

Australian cellist Benett Tsai has been profiled as one of the thirty “next generation young musicians making their mark” by Limelight Magazine. Since his mainstage debut at the age of thirteen, he has performed internationally as a solo artist and chamber musician. A top prizewinner of numerous distinguished competitions, he came to attention at the 2022 Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann in Berlin, where he received both the Third Prize and Special Prize for the Best Haydn Concerto as the youngest participant. Most recently, he joined the storied roster of Young Concert Artists upon winning the 2023 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions in New York. An inaugural YCA Jacobs Fellow, he was also the recipient of The Stern Young Artist Award from the Linda and Isaac Stern Foundation.