96. Victoria Wong, piano

Sunday, February 18th, 2024 @2pm

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96.

Salon Concerts at Klavierhaus
Jed Distler, artistic director

presents

Victoria Wong, piano

Hosted by  Lynlia Tso

Sunday, February 18th, 2024 @2pm

Live at Klavierhaus
790 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10019

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Karol Szymanowski
Preludes, Op. 1 No. 1, 8

Frédéric Chopin
Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

Franz Liszt
Années de pèlerinage: Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161
7. Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

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Named as one of “Canada’s Top 30 Under 30 Classical Musicians” by CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation), American-Canadian pianist Victoria Wong was born in Hong Kong and first made her orchestral debut at age five. She has since performed with orchestras including the New Brunswick Symphony, Hong Kong Symphonia, Canadian Sinfonietta, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, and Millersville Symphony Orchestra. She holds a Bachelors degree from New England Conservatory, and a Masters from The Juilliard School.

Victoria has previously toured China with the Hong Kong Symphony, Italy with the Canadian Sinfonietta, and in Canada with the New Brunswick Symphony. Often invited as a guest artist to festivals, Victoria has performed at the 5th Shenzhen Piano Music Festival in China, Note in Citta Festival in Italy, Westben Arts Festival, and Mississauga Polish Festival in Canada. She also performs as soloist throughout Europe, North America, and Asia, at notable venues including Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, Palace of Grazia in Italy, Shenzhen Performing Arts Theatre, Shenzhen Concert Hall in China, Jordan Hall in the United States, and Koerner Hall and Glenn Gould Studio in Canada. She is First Prize winner of Lancaster International Competition, EPTA International Competition, San Francisco International Competition, International Fringe Award, Mozarteum Festival Prize, and the Canadian Music Competition. She is also a top prizewinner at the Canadian Chopin Competition, Orford Music Award, and the Russian Music International Competition. In 2021, she participated in the main stages of the 18th International Chopin Competition in Warsaw.

Victoria’s performances have been broadcasted by Canadian Broadcast Corporation, (CBC Music), Radio Television Hong Kong, Guangdong TV in China, Polskie Radio (Polish Radio), and Sino TV in USA. She currently studies with Horacio Gutiérrez at Manhattan School of Music.