Truong Thi Ngan Ha (2002) CV
Ha Truong started learning the piano at age 5, and graduated the Vietnam National Academy of Music’s pre-college program (excellent award) as a student of Professor Tran Thu Ha. She had won numerous awards including the Grand Prix at the Concorsi Internazionali di Musica della Val Tidone (Edizione 2015), 1st Prize in the Concerto Competition at the American Fine Art Festival (AFAF), 2nd Prize in the Open Category at the International Music Competition organized by the Persatuan Chopin Society of Malaysia, 1st Prize – Category E – MEIPC 2022 competition.
Ha has performed at the Carnegie Hall (New York), the Hanoi Opera House (Hanoi), and at other renowned halls around the world. She had been a solo pianist with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) and the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) under the batons of Honna Tetsuji, Ngo Van Thanh, and Olivier Ochanine. Ha has played in masterclasses with Leon Fleisher, John and Mina Perry, Dang Thai Son, Joseph Kalichstein, Boris Berman, Oxana Yablonskaya, Andreas Frolich, Leonel Morales, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, and many others.
Ha is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at Northwestern University – Illinoise, Chicago, USA under the tutelage of Dr. Sylvia Wang, as a recipient of the Betty Van Gorkom Scholarship.
You can find Ha’s 2024 Winter Music Competition piano performance here.