▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E up ter ot inae <0x0A> </s> ▁Chen ▁Pi - hs ien ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Taiwan ese - G erman ▁classical ▁pian ist . ▁She ▁has ▁received ▁hon ors ▁at ▁several ▁international ▁piano ▁compet itions ▁and ▁was ▁pra ised ▁as ▁the ▁" Ch inese ▁Mi racle " ▁by ▁European ▁media . ▁She ▁teach es ▁at ▁the ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Musik ▁Fre ib urg ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁Germany ▁at ▁present . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Chen ▁Pi - hs ien ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Taiwan . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁main land ▁China ▁but ▁went ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁college ▁professor . ▁She ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁piano ▁less ons ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four ▁and ▁gave ▁public ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁early ▁age ▁of ▁five . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁nine , ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁C ologne ▁to ▁continue ▁her ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Musik ▁Köln ▁with ▁Hans - O tto ▁Schmidt - Ne u haus , ▁where ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁di pl oma ▁as ▁classical ▁pian ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁she ▁purs ued ▁her ▁studies ▁with ▁Hans ▁Le yg raf ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁piano ▁courses ▁given ▁by ▁Wilhelm ▁K emp ff , ▁Tat iana ▁Nikol aye va , ▁Cla udio ▁Ar ra u , ▁and ▁Gé za ▁And a . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9