ShaSha originally hails from the city of Chengdu in the Sichuan province of China. The Sichuan province is famed for its extremely spicy food, but is rapidly gaining renown for its equally spicy fiddle players.
A mathematics prodigy and student of classical violin since the age of 6, ShaSha was in training to join the junior Chinese Mathematic Olympic Team when she was accepted to the prestigious Sichuan Conservatory of Music. She opted for music over mathematics, and her decision paid off. In 1996 she won first prize at the China University Students Art Festival .ShaSha would have been content to spend her life performing the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, but a summer scholarship to the Dartington International School in England changed her life forever.
Her studies in England initially revolved around master classes with world-famous violin virtuosos Ruggerio Ricci and Kun Hu. But when ShaSha heard an instructor play through the Irish reel "Drowsy Maggie," she was captivated. She spent the rest of her time in the UK immersing herself in Celtic music.
In 1999 ShaSha accepted an invitation to America to perform in concerts and on tour. She settled in Palm Beach, Florida, where she performs with the Palm Beach Pops, Palm Beach Opera, and the Atlantic Classical Chamber Orchestra. Her arrival in the US afforded ShaSha the opportunity to connect with the surprisingly vast Celtic music community in South Florida and she was soon gracing festival and pub stages with the best musicians in town.
ShaSha's uncanny knack for playing by ear astounded her fellow musicians and she quickly made a name for herself. The Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel ran glowing reviews focusing on ShaSha's infectiously exuberant style.
In various ensembles ShaSha has also performed with Sir James Galway,Andrea Bocelli, Mel Torme, Jack Jones, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Lena Horne, Vic Damone, Kenny Rogers, Diahann Carroll, Cleo Lane, Maureen McGovern, Destiny's Child, Lilias White and many other international artists.She also toured with the famous "Party Band" from blockbuster film Titanic, Gaelic Strom, in 2002. Now the diminutive but captivating violinist eagerly awaits the next opportunity to take it on the road with a major national artist.