Vienna Teng is her stage name, taken at age 12 to honor the Austrian city that was home to classical composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms her birth name was Cynthia Shih. Teng was born in 1978 in San Jose, California. She has released two albums on the Seattle-based Virt label and has appeared on CNN, The Late Show with David Letterman, and National Public Radio's Weekend Edition. After her graduation from Stanford University, she caught the public's attention with her graceful, intricately accompanied original songs. Teng studied classical piano from age five until she finished high school. Ĭalifornia-born singer-songwriter-pianist Vienna Teng has drawn numerous comparisons from journalists attempting to characterize her style-comparisons not only to other female singer-songwriters like Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos, but also to classical composer Fréderic Chopin. Addresses: Record company-Virt Records, P.O. Education: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, bachelor's degree in computer science, 2000. Born Cynthia Shih in San Jose, CA, 1978 daughter of Taiwanese immigrant parents took stage name Vienna Teng in recognition of the role of the city of Vienna, Austria, in classical music history.
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