Wangshu Xiang is a dynamic and versatile cellist, whose active performance career includes chamber, orchestral, and solo works. She has collaborated with celebrated musicians such as Frank Huang, Misha Amory, and Hsin-Yun Huang in various festivals and chamber concert series. Wangshu has performed at notable festivals including Music@Menlo, Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series, Taipei Music Festival, Strings Music Festival, and Colorado Music Festival. In June 2019, she embarked on a solo recital tour, performing as part of the "Sound of Laurel" series across seven major cities in China, where she highlighted works by Franck, Chopin, and Saint-Saëns. As an orchestral cellist, she has served as the principal cellist for both the MSM Symphony Orchestra and the MSM Philharmonia. 

Her deep commitment to chamber music has led to performances in esteemed venues. In 2023, Wangshu won the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, which gave her the opportunity to perform Brahms' Piano Quartet in A Major and Beethoven's String Trio in G Major at Greenfield Hall in New York City. As the founding member of the Marian String Quartet, she and her ensemble won the Gold Prize at the 17th annual Saint Paul String Quartet Competition. They made their debut at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in 2022, performing a program that included Fanny Hansel's String Quartet, Haydn's "Sunrise" Quartet, and Caroline Shaw's Blueprint. The quartet has also performed at venues such as Tenri Cultural Institute and the David Rubenstein Atrium in New York City. In addition to their performances, the Marian String Quartet is devoted to community engagement and audience collaboration, launching the Young People's Concert Series, “Music & Storytelling,” which toured New York City Public Schools in April 2023.

Born in Shenzhen, China, Wangshu began studying cello at the age of eight, inspired by the recordings of Jian Wang and Jacqueline Du Pré. She earned her Bachelor's degree from the Juilliard School and Master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studying under teachers including Julia Lichten, Qiang Tu, Timothy Eddy, and Allison Eldredge.