Tel: 01923 331100 Email: info@purcell-school.org
Vietnamese pianist Nhi Luong has enjoyed an international career spanning over three
continents. Born and raised in a musical family, Nhi started playing piano at the age of four. In
2014, Nhi was the only candidate who got chosen to study in Kunstuniversität Graz (Austria)
with full scholarship, after a series of auditions which were held by the ASIA-Uninet and OeAD
in the South-East Asia region. During her time in Austria, she was engaged in numerous
performances throughout Europe, such as Bad Goisern (Austria), Karlsruhe (Germany) and
Aarhus (Denmark).
Nhi is the prize winner of the Yong Siew Toh Concerto Competition (2017), Lee University
International Piano Competition (2021), MTNA National Piano Competition (2023), the
University of Michigan School of Music Concerto Competition (2023), and recently the Sicily
International Piano Competition, which gained her a five-concert tour in Italy and England in
2024.
Nhi was selected to perform in various international festivals such as the Amalfi Music Festival
(Italy), Engadin Summer Piano Academy (Samedan, Switzerland) and Musical Chairs (Montreal,
Canada). She has worked alongside Andras Schiff, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Stephen Hough, Shlomo
Mintz, Nelson Goerner and David Fray.
Nhi obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance with full scholarship at the Yong Siew
Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore) and Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance and
Chamber Music at the University of Michigan–where she continues to pursue her Doctoral of
Musical Arts degree under the tutelage of Prof. Christopher Harding.
Nhi is one of the Co-founders of the Lunar New Year Piano Concert Series, showcasing music
by Asian composers and advocating for cultural diversity.
Programme:
Beethoven Andante Favori WoO 57
Schubert Piano Sonata No. 4 in A minor, D. 537, I. Allegro ma non troppo, II. Allegretto quasi andantino and III. Allegro vivace
Henri Dutilleux Piano Sonata Op. 1, I. Allegro con moto, II. Lied and III. Choral et variations
Dang Huu Phuc- Drums (from Bunches of Flowers of Vietnam)
