Shuenda Wong
Pianist and Music Educator
Biography 2024
“Shuenda Wong's rendition of Liszt’s fiendishly difficult La Campanella was truly astonishing.
It was a ravishing peal of crystal clarity, thunderous octaves, and thrilling musicality”.
Reviewer, Henley-on-Thames, UK
'Shuenda blew the audience away...’ CH Loh, Off the Edge Magazine, Singapore.
‘Shuenda Wong is a brilliant young artist with outstanding individuality’ ROSL Arts, UK.
DR.SHUENDA WONG is a distinguished musician who is celebrated for his remarkable versatility. He has performed in solo recitals as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, accompanist, and orchestra pianist. He obtained master's and bachelor's degrees from the UK and Germany (full scholarship at Guildhall School of Music, high distinction at Staatliche Hochschule Freiburg). He won many awards, such as the Kobler Trust Award, the Barbara Stringer Scholarship, the HSBC Classics Bursary, the HSBC Piano Competition, the MYOF Scholarship, the Patron Award, and the Raymond Fox Bursary from the Making Music Association UK. He was a prize winner in International Piano competitions in the UK (Oxford Music Festival, Royal Overseas League, Haverhill Sinfonia), France (Lagny Sur Marne),
Germany (Arthur Lepthien), Netherlands (Enschede), and Thailand (Mahidol International), he was also nominated for the Malaysian BOH Cameronian Arts Award, Kenneth Loveland Award, UK and Prestige Magazine Top 40 Young Talents Award.
Notable performances include concerts at the Kaisersaal Freiburg, Elzacher Stadthalle in Germany, Salle Ravel Paris, France, Bunkamura Hall and Miyagi Museum of Art in Japan, Kasteel Terworm in Holland, Hong Kong City Hall, collaborations with the MPO and Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, the opening of the British Commonwealth Games, the Asian Pacific Cooperation Meeting and The Philippines Centennial Independence in Manila, recitals for the Brunei Music Society, Cambodia Music Society, Indonesia Trinity Music Festival, Surabaya Ravel Piano Festival, Shanghai University of Commerce, and Nanjing Conservatory of Arts, China. In the UK, he has performed in Purcell Room Southbank Centre, St Martin-in-the-fields, St James Piccadilly, the Barbican Hall London, ROSL House Edinburg, Princess Alexandra Hall London, and Erin Arts Centre Isle of Man, amongst other venues.
Dr. Wong is also a dedicated music educator. Previous positions include adjunct lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Trinity College London presenter for Asia, Head of Piano at Bentley Music Academy and Master Tutor at the British Academy of Performing Arts. His students have won many International Piano Competitions and performed worldwide. (e.g., at Royal Albert Hall UK, Carnegie Hall USA, Salle Cortot France). They also won many awards in national piano competitions and received high scorer’s awards for ABRSM and Trinity College London Diploma exams. Dr. Wong has adjudicated in countless music competitions and festivals around Asia. He successfully obtained a Ph.D. in Music Education at Liberty University, USA. He maintains a private piano studio and is currently a Steinway Teacher and Educational Partner. He was also recently appointed Visiting Piano Tutor with specialization in higher grades at 3 Music Schools as well.
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Updates 2022-2025
Adjudicator for Euroasia Piano Competition (KL round, Online), Veranza Piano Competition (Medan), Talent Youth Stars Competition, Anime Music Competition
Steinway Quintessence Performance and Chopin Gala Performance
Steinway Teacher and Educational Partner Conferment Ceremony 2024
Steinway Spiriocast, duet with Jieni Wan
Recitals in Cambodia and Thailand
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