Biography,List of Repertoire, Teaching Experience: Official Biography and CV

“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

Recognized for his versatility, DR. SHUENDA WONG has performed as a pianist in solo recitals, concertos, chamber ensembles and orchestras. 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 and 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 from Liberty University, USA. Currently, he is Senior Lecturer at INTI International University and Steinway Teacher and Educational Partner.

1989-1992

JMC Yamaha course (Mdm G)

Private Piano Lessons (Mdm L)

Tadika Alpha

Highlights, solo performance at JMC graduation, with mum on the side of stage, playing Waltz of flowers.

1993-1997

JSAC Yamaha (Mdm L) , Piano lessons (Mdm L) , Composition lessons (Mdm K and Mr CS) , Electone lessons (Mdm K and Mr CS) , Violin Lessons (Mdm N),Theory lessons(Mdm N)

attended SRJK (c) Chen Moh- won awards such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in class all 6 years, plus additional awards in running, sports,basketball,mathematics, academics, language

Grade 8 high distinction piano, Grade 7 distinction Violin, Grade 5 electone distinction and Grade 5 Fundamentals Yamaha

Performed at Japan IJOC (composition: 3 Stooges), Phillipines PCJOC (composition: Funky celebration) , Malaysia AOJOC (composition: Tomorrow Land), won champion in Electone Festival multiple times (solo- Jazz waltz, and ensemble: Funky celebration) . Performed in various functions such as APEC meeting at DFP, Bukit Jalil Stadium Opening.

UPSR 7A

1998-2002

Piano lessons(Mdm L)Cello Lessons (Mdm A)

Dip AB distinction, LRSM distinction, Lmus distinction Piano, ATCL distinction Cello, Grade 3 Electone and Fundamentals, learned Erhu, Grade 8 Theory pass

attended CHS PJ

IJOC Japan 2001 (composition: The lost empire), Performance at Australian High Commisioner as high scorer Lmus (Liszt)

Taiwan AOJOC with composition "The Sanguine and the Melancholy" (last minute cancellation due to 9-11)

National Piano Competition 2000 and 2001 prize winner ( 2nd, 3rd, and special prize for best performance of original composition), 1st prize Open category of 2001 Expomusik.

Offered places at Royal College Music London and Melbourne University Australia.

Qualified top 40 out of 200 candidates for the Junior Tchaikovsky Piano Competition.

Masterclasses with Dr.N.O., Ms MY.F, O.Cazal,D. Lee and CH Toh

Concert tours in Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan, Penang. PMR 8A and SPM 11 A1 (including Chinese), 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in class all the years.

Learned German till Level 2

2003-2008 Successfully Auditioned for Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg with full marks in all audition areas

Learned German till level 5 at Sprachenkolleg

Piano lessons (Prof K) Finalist Enschede Piano Competition 2004 (Programme- Bach and 4 Etudes of Chopin,Liszt, Ligeti, Haydn Sonata in E flat, Liszt Mephisto Waltz) and Arthur Lepthien Competition Germany 2005(Programme- Bach, Debussy Images 2, Messiaen Regard de l'esprit, Chopin Scherzo 3, Haydn Sonata and Liszt Mephisto Waltz)

Attended Russian School masterclasses (V. Margulis playing Liszt) and masterclasses by H.Leygraf (Liszt) , P.Devoyon (Chopin), J. Rouvier (Debussy), I Dumitrescu(Chopin), Ph Chen (Ligeti).

Performed in Kaisersaal Freiburg and Elzacher Stadthalle Germany

Vocal lessons and conducting lessons

Graduated with all full marks, Piano, Aural, Theory. Programme for piano- Chopin 4 Ballades, Ravel Gaspard, Beethoven Op.7, Schumann Songs, Chopin Concerto.

Won 2007 Malaysian Youth Music Festival (Liszt concerto) and HSBC Piano Competition 2008 (Bach and 3 Etudes, Beethoven Appasionata, Chopin Concerto, Ravel La Valse, Keeyong Splattered Landscape), HSBC Bursary Award winner 2008.

Steinway Antique Road Show Presenter 2008, with works by Bach, Chopin , Liszt, Ravel

Thailand International Piano Competition finalist and Prize winner (special prize for Ravel Gaspard), performed Chopin concerto with TPO. Programme- Bach Prelude and Fugue, 3 Etudes, Chopin Sonata No.3, Beethoven Appassionata, Debussy Prelude, Chopin Barcarolle, Messiaen Premiere Communion.

Performance at Singapore Alliance Francaise of Chopin Concerto with 2 pianos

2009-2010

Full scholarship for Masters at Guildhall School of Music with Prof Havill.Masterclasses with Prof. C. Elton (Beethoven), Prof. E (Albeniz), Prof R. O'Hora (Scriabin, Rachmaninov), Prof Donohoe (Chopin) at Purcell Room with performance

Oxford Piano Festival 1st Prize (Schubert Impromptu, Ligeti Etude, Liszt Rhapsodie Espagnole, Debussy Preludes), 3rd Prize Concurs Lagny sur marne (out of 50 contestants, program- Albeniz,Ligeti, Debussy, Liszt), Royal Overseas League competition finalist and special prize winner ( Chopin Polonaise fantaisie, Ravel Toccata, Rachmaninoff Etude, Ravel Scarbo, Scriabin Poems). Haverhill Sinfonia Competition (7th Prize overall for all instruments and 3rd prize pianist- Program:Debussy, Liszt, Ligeti, Schubert), Making Music Raymond Fox Bursary (Auditioned with Debussy preludes), Kenneth Loveland Award finalist (Ireland- Chelsea Reach), Beethoven prize and Romantic Prize finalist (Chopin etudes, Polonaise fantaisie, Beethoven Op.7 )

Recitals at Aylesbury, Yamaha London Chappell Street (Messiaen 3 pieces from Regard, Chopin 4 Impromptus, Scriabin 4th Sonata), ROSL hall Edinburgh and London and St James Piccadilly ( Schubert 2 Impromptus, Rachmaninoff Preludes, Liszt Rhapsodie Espagnole, Debussy Preludes), Isle of Man Arts Centre and Barbican Center London (3 Rachmaninoff Preludes, Rachmaninoff/Kreisler Liebesleid and Liebesfreud, Flight of the Bumble Bee, Polka, Bernstein 4 Anniversaries and Touches), Recital at KLPAC and Singapore ( Bach, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Liszt)

Chamber Music competition in Holland, semifinalist and Chamber music prize finalist(Beethoven and Schumann Trios), Song Recital (Duparc, Poulenc, Debussy, Chausson),performances at St Martin-in-the-fields (Schumann and Beethoven Trios)

Qualified out of 200 contestants (Top 30) for the Sendai International Piano Competition, performed at Salle Ravel Paris and Sendai Miyagi Arts Museum

Graduated with MMus distinction

2011-2021 Teaching Career plus performing

2011 qualified top 15 out of 200 contestants for Hong Kong International Piano Competition, programme: Bach, 4 Etudes, Debussy prelude, Ravel Gaspard, Sibelius Valse, Beethoven Op.109, Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue, Mozart Sonata in C, H.Blake work, Tchaikovsky Concerto,Dvorak Quintet, awarded masterclass with G. Graffmann(Franck)

Performances at Brunei (Scriabin, Ravel, Beethoven), Cambodia (Debussy, Liszt, Chopin, Bartok, Ravel, Brahms), at BMA as Head of Piano and UPM (Adjunct Lecturer)- Programme: Messiaen Le Baiser, Prokofiev and Barber Sonata, Beethoven Sonata and Franck Prelude Choral and Fugue, Mendelssohn Piano Trio and Dvorak Trio, Song cycles, Flute recital, Piano Gala 2015,2016, 2017 with Scriabin Sonata 3, Messiaen pieces from Regard, Barber sonata and Ravel Gaspard, chamber music, orchestra pianist and song cycles at Thailand, China, Indonesia, MPO, won the audition for Thailand Philharmonic Piano position but turned down.

As representative of Trinity College London, performances of Strauss Arabesque on Blue Danube, Ravel La Valse in Jakarta for lauch of Trinity, seminars all over Malaysia (including UM), Indonesia, Thailand (including Payap University), Vietnam, Singapore for syllabus 2012-2018)

- Private students in London UK and Germany.

- Senior Piano Tutor at the Talent Makers Studio,Pianotec Sri Petaling, as well as private piano coaching and masterclasses in studio at Subang Jaya.

-Adjunct Lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Head of Classical Piano at Bentley Music Academy, Master tutor at British Academy of Performing Arts

-Open Masterclasses at UCSI (Universiti College Sedaya International)

Trinity Piano Syllabus Presenter around Asia 2012-2018,with seminars and adjudication over Asia

Adjudicator at HK International Music Festival 2018 and 2019, HK Youth Performing Arts Festival 2019, HK Schubert Competition 2012,HK Kabalevsky, Tchaikovsky Piano Competition 2014 , Steinway Malaysia Youth Piano Competition 2012, Thailand International Mozart Piano Competition 2012, Euroasia Music Festival 2020, KL Piano Festival 2015, Johor Piano Festival 2015, Penang Strings Festival 2015, Kuantan Piano Festival 2016, Malaysia China Korea Friendship Piano Competition Ipoh 2017, Kota Kinabalu Festival 2014, Borneo Music Festival 2012 and 2013,Singapore Golden Lion Awards Competition 2019, Veranza Music Competition Indonesia in Medan,Semarang, Jakarta,Surabaya(2017-2020), Rhapsodie Essex Piano Competition Jakarta 2017, Bangkok International Piano Competition 2020, International Competition for Young Musicians Ravel Center 2020, Malaysia Piano Competition 2020,2021, Indonesia Youth Piano Competition and Indonesia International Piano Competition 2021, Indonesia Christmas Piano Competition 2021

Seminars at Payap University Chiang Mai Thailand, Trinity Bangkok, Vietnam, Miri, Bintulu, Kuching, Brunei at JIS International School, KK, Sandakan, Jakarta, Singapore, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kota Bharu, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Kajang.