Tzuying Huang, a native of Taipei, Taiwan is the clarinetist and bass clarinetist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, where she was appointed in 2015 under the direction of music director David Robertson. She also held the position of Clarinet/Bass Clarinet with the Britt Music Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon since 2019 and serves as Artistic Director of the Ariel Concert Series in St Louis, Missouri. Prior to her time in St. Louis, she played for the Kansas City Symphony as Clarinet/Bass Clarinet.
Ms. Huang has performed with renowned orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and regularly collaborates with the Ariel Concert Series, Chamber Music Society of St. Louis, Chamber Projects St. Louis, and the Missouri Chamber Music Festival. Her performances have taken her around the world, including to Taiwan, Shanghai, Beijing, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Singapore.
She earned her Master of Music Degree and Performance Diploma from The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University-Bloomington. Her primary teachers include James Campbell, Joaquin Valdepeñas, Burt Hara, Nathan Williams, Wei-Ling Bill Chen, and Pei-Lin Lee. In addition, Ms. Huang participated in several summer music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival, Banff Music Festival, and the Young Artist Program at the National Arts Center in Ottawa, Canada.
Ms. Huang is a Buffet Crampon performing artist and D’Addario Woodwinds Artist, exclusively playing on D'Addario Reserve Bass Clarinet reeds, Buffet Crampon clarinets, and bass clarinets.