Shih-Yuan Chang began learning the piano at the age of four. During her studies in Taiwan, she performed in the numerous concerts and was awarded good prizes in numerous competitions.
She has played with singers and instrumentalists. She is now studying in the Royal Northern College of Music. She has recently won the David Brookes Piano Competition; the Birmingham Conservatoire Piano Prize; and the Second Prize of Birmingham Philharmonic Concerto Prize. She has also participated in master classes with Ivo Progorelich, Martino Tirimo, Andrei Gavrilov, John York, Martin Jones, William Fung, Murray Mclachlan, Mihail Kazaprevich and Steven Osborne.
She believes that music is not just about the beauty of it, but the significance and education behind it are important too. Western music is heavily influenced by religious music. As being a Buddhist herself, she loves Buddhist music (e.g. Amitabha).