» Clarinet and piano duo (with Dominic Desautels) - 2012-2013 Desjardins concert
Instrument: Piano
Hailed as a “paradigm of lyricism” by the Charleston Gazette, pianist Tina Chong has established herself as an up-and-coming young artist in North America. Having made her orchestral debut at the age of nine, Tina Chong went on to appear as a guest soloist numerous times with orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico, including the Calgary Philharmonic, the Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Her most recent performance of Chopin’s Concerto No. 2 was described as “…mature and yet fresh, imbued with tradition and yet inhabited by individuality, the marks of an artist.” (Peter Jacobi, The Herald Times). Tina Chong’s recital career has brought her to such world-class venues as the Sala Chopin in Mexico City, the Sheldon Center in St. Louis, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and most recently, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
A semi-finalist and winner of the Best Canadian Artist Award at the 2011 Montreal International Musical Competition, Tina Chong also won First Prize in the 2010 Stepping Stone at the Canadian Music Competition, as well as prizes at several other international competitions including the 2009 Jacques Klein Piano Competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Other top placements include the Aspen Music Festival Concerto Competition and the Seneca Chamber Orchestra Competition.
A native of Banff, Canada, Tina Chong began her musical studies at the age of three. She is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where she studied under the guidance of Angela Cheng. Tina Chong is now pursuing her Artist Diploma degree at Indiana University as a recipient of the Jacobs School of Music Fellowship. She is currently a student of Arnaldo Cohen.