Welcome to the website of physician and pianist Christopher Shih.  For more information about his medical practice, please visit U.S. Digestive Health.

"Remarkable musicianship."

– Baltimore Sun

Physician and pianist Christopher Shih has a remarkable dual career as both full-time practicing physician and actively concertizing pianist. Hailed by the New York Times as "an intelligent and thoughtful musician," with "effortless performances" and "consummate control," he has performed in major venues worldwide and has soloed with numerous orchestras, including repeated engagements with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington DC.

Upcoming Performances

ALL performances
July 24, 2025

American String Quartet at LIPF

Barshinger Center at F&M
Lancaster, PA

Franck quintet with the American String Quartet at the Lancaster International Piano Festival.

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"Flawless ... compelling ... with an easy command of the instrument and an uncanny ability to project material."

- WASHINGTON POST
New York Times

"His performances were effortless, his control consummate. His sense of line...showed him to be an intelligent and thoughtful musician."