John Tseng-Hsin Hsu (April 21, 1931 in Shantou[1][2] – March 24, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) was a viol player, barytonist, cellist, and conductor.
When he was young, he fled the Second Sino-Japanese War with his family, first to Hong Kong, then to Shanghai, where he began his cello studies,[2] with Johann Kraus and Walter Joachim.
During his 50-year tenure at Cornell University, Hsu served five years from 1966 to 1971 as chair of the department and was appointed the Old Dominion Foundation Professor in 1976.
He recorded three disks of Haydn's early symphonies with the Apollo Ensemble, a period instrument orchestra that he founded in 1991, one of which was nominated for the 1996 International Cannes Classical Music Award.
He made three CD's of Haydn's baryton trios, one of which was chosen Winner in the Early Instrumental category of the Music Retailers Association Annual Award of Excellence in London, 1989.