New York Times
"His performances were effortless, his control consummate. His sense of line...showed him to be an intelligent and thoughtful musician."
Washington Post
"If Shih is as gifted in medicine as he is in music, he has some serious career decisions to make. His performance was fluent, gracious, miraculously light, and a joy to the ear." "Flawless ... compelling ... with an easy command of the instrument and an uncanny ability to project material."
"If Shih is as gifted in medicine as he is in music, he has some serious career decisions to make. His performance was fluent, gracious, miraculously light, and a joy to the ear." "Flawless ... compelling ... with an easy command of the instrument and an uncanny ability to project material."
Baltimore Sun
"Could have enjoyed a fine career as a pianist if he had not chosen to become a gastroenterologist instead...consistent polish and sensitivity." "Balanced elegance and drama to keen effect...terrific fire and tension...classy music-making all the way."
"Could have enjoyed a fine career as a pianist if he had not chosen to become a gastroenterologist instead...consistent polish and sensitivity." "Balanced elegance and drama to keen effect...terrific fire and tension...classy music-making all the way."
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"A masterful performance." "A magical touch in voicing and a fine Chopinesque rubato...a total sense of style across three centuries. For Shih, technical control supports impeccable musicianship."
"A masterful performance." "A magical touch in voicing and a fine Chopinesque rubato...a total sense of style across three centuries. For Shih, technical control supports impeccable musicianship."
Fort Worth Weekly
Chosen Best Classical Music Performance of 2011: "There was nothing amateurish about the performance, which unfolded with the assurance and musical insights of a veteran artist many years his senior."
Chosen Best Classical Music Performance of 2011: "There was nothing amateurish about the performance, which unfolded with the assurance and musical insights of a veteran artist many years his senior."
Fort Worth Weekly
"I forgot I was watching a competition and just listened, enthralled by the music, the structure of the piece firmly in place, the phrases sensitively shaped, every note beautifully articulated...could hold his own with just about any pianist on the concert circuit today."
"I forgot I was watching a competition and just listened, enthralled by the music, the structure of the piece firmly in place, the phrases sensitively shaped, every note beautifully articulated...could hold his own with just about any pianist on the concert circuit today."
Los Angeles Times
"Last week, close to 70 amateur pianists convened in Forth Worth, Texas, to participate in the sixth annual International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs."
"Last week, close to 70 amateur pianists convened in Forth Worth, Texas, to participate in the sixth annual International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs."