Name: Wasserman Piano Series presents Chelsea Guo, soprano and pianist
Start: 2025-09-19T19:30:00-06:00
Location: Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall

Wasserman Piano Series presents Chelsea Guo, soprano and pianist

The Wassermann Piano Series, in collaboration with USU Songfest, presents Chelsea Guo, soprano and pianist.
Winner of the 2022 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, New York-born and Connecticut-raised Chelsea Guo is equally acclaimed as a pianist and soprano. A recent graduate of The Juilliard School, she has quickly established an international presence with performances across North America, Europe, and Asia.
She has appeared at Italy’s Fazioli Piano Festival, Spain’s Sociedad Filarmónica de A Coruña, Germany’s Moritzburg Festival, and in leading venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Wigmore Hall. At San Diego’s 2023 Mainly Mozart Festival, she drew praise for her versatility, appearing as soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 under Michael Francis and, two nights later, as pianist in Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. She has also performed with such orchestras as the New Jersey Symphony and Fort Worth Symphony, collaborating with conductors including Barry Douglas, Xian Zhang, Michael Stern, and Michael Francis.
Since her historic YCA win—the first artist honored as both pianist and vocalist—Chelsea has made recital debuts at New York’s Merkin Hall and Washington’s Kennedy Center. Recent highlights include the gala opening of The Florida Orchestra, a duo recital with baritone Joseph Parrish at Kansas City’s Harriman Jewell Series, and Handel’s Messiah with the Richmond Symphony.
Her debut recording, Chopin in My Voice (Orchid Classics), was named an “Essential New Album” by Gramophone and featured by WQXR and Naxos China. She was also recognized as a Classic FM “Rising Star.”
Chelsea is a member of the Opera Studio of the Volksoper Wien through 2026, with upcoming U.S. appearances including the Gilmore Rising Stars Series, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Orchestra Iowa, and the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival.