Grace Fong is an American musician who is Director of Keyboard Studies at Chapman University Conservatory of Music and has an active solo and chamber music career.[1] She also performs as part of the Selvaggi Trio.[2]
Biography
editFong grew up in Bakersfield, California. Her parents are immigrants from Taiwan.[3] During the course of her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California, Fong completed a double major and minor; she was awarded the Renaissance Scholar Prize, and was named "The USC Thornton School of Music Keyboard Department’s — Most Outstanding Student B.M." Fong is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Sergei Babayan.
Fong placed 6th in the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition[4] in the United Kingdom, 2nd in the 2007 Bosendorfer International Piano Competition,[5] shared 3rd prize with Michael Mizrahi at the 2006 San Antonio International Piano Competition,[6] and was the Baroque Prize recipient at the 2005 Cleveland International Piano Competition.[7]
Fong was named a finalist of the 2008-2009 Classical Fellowship Awards of the American Piano Awards, and invited to perform a series of concerts by the APA.[8] She later was the 2002 Gold Medalist for the Wideman International Piano Competition.[9] Other prizes include the winner of the 2002 Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition, the winner of the 2002 Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition, 1st Prize in the 2000 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, and 1st Prize in the 2000 Edith Knox Performance Competition.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Fong, Grace". Chapman University. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Homepage". Selvaggi Trio. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Grace Fong – Concert Pianist". Taiwaneseamerican.org. 2010-05-25.
- ^ "Previous Finalists". Leeds International Piano Competition. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2007 USASU International Piano Competition". Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Archived from the original on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ "Past Competitions". San Antonio International Piano Competition. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "What's Happening Now". The Cleveland International Piano Competition. Archived from the original on 2006-05-10. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "2009 Classical Fellowship Awards Finalists". American Piano Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Wideman 2002 Results and Finalists". Wideman Piano Competition. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Grace Fong". Piano-e-competition.com. 2004.