Xiao Shi

Boston- and Ann-Arbor-based Chinese tenor Xiao Shi specializes in the oratorio and concert repertoire. Xiao recently made his role debut in Italy as Uriel in Die Schöpfung and Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro with La Petite Bande Academy under the baton of historical performance pioneer Sigiswald Kuijken. Xiao’s 2025-26 season includes BWV 229 Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit with Marsh Chapel, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St. John Passion with Cantata Singers, and Haydn’s Nelson Mass with Cambridge Community Chorus.

Xiao has appeared as a soloist with Masterworks Chorale and Boston Choral Ensemble. He has performed with Seraphic Fire (PCI), Music at Marsh Chapel, the Shift Orchestra Project, Berkshire Choral International, and Yale Opera. Outside classical music, Xiao has sung backing vocals for pop icons Darren Criss and Ellie Goulding.

Xiao received graduate-level voice training from New England Conservatory faculty; he has performed in masterclasses by Christian Immler for Lied and Oratorio at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Aside from singing, Xiao holds a degree in Computer Science from Yale, is a published researcher. His favorite pastime is playing with his friends’ dogs. http://xiaoshi.music/