Cheng Wai

Cheng Wai
Background information
Native name 鄭慧
Born Beijing, China
Origin Hong Kong
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Pianist
Instruments Piano
Labels Hong Kong Performance
Website Official Cheng Wai Website
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng (鄭).

Cheng Wai (simplified Chinese: 郑慧; traditional Chinese: 鄭慧; pinyin: Zhèng Huì) is a Hong Kong classical pianist.[1] She is a winner of the Hong Kong Young Music Performer Award of the International Year of Youth[2] and received a Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in 2009. She is also a Steinway Artist.

Life and career

Early graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, she obtained a bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She later obtained her master's degree and artist diploma at Yale University and received her doctoral degree from New York State University at Stony Brook. Her principal teachers include Ling Yuan, Gabriel Kwok, John Winther, Seymour Lipkin, Claude Frank, Gilbert Kalish.

She is now the chairlady of the Central Conservatory of Music (HK) Foundation, and currently teaching at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has also adjudicated in numerous local and international competitions. She is the founding member of the Metropolitan Trio and JW Piano Duo.[3]

Select appearances

In 2008, Cheng performed and recorded The Yellow River Piano Concerto with Sichuan Symphony Orchestra at the Cheng Du Jiao Zi Concert Hall.[4][5][6]

Cheng performed and recorded Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.[7]

In 2015, Cheng Wai was invited to perform concerts in Schlern International Music Festival as a master pianist.[8]

In Nov. 27, 2015, Cheng Wai and Jing Wang, Concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, performed in the James Christie room at the Convention Centre for Christie's selling exhibition The Art of Music.[9]

Awards

Discography

DVD, Leung Kin-fung in Concert (August, 2007) Recording Artists: Leung Kin-fung, Violin & Cheng Wai, Piano

Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong)[10]

DVD, Cheng Wai in Concert (July, 2003) Recording Artists: Cheng Wai, Piano & Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording Label: Media Box Productions (Hong Kong)[10]

DVD, Four Seasons (December, 2003) Recording Artist: Leung Kin-fung, Violin, Cheng Wai, Piano & Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra

Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong)[10]

DVD, Pure String Project (April, 2004) Recording Artists: Cheng Wai-Piano, Monica Su-Cello, Ray Wang-Cello & Michael Ma-Violin

Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong)[10]

References

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