Duc-Anh Nguyen

Pianist Duc-Anh Nguyen is known as one of the leading pianists in his country. He started learning piano from the age of seven at Hanoi Conservatory of music. Then he continued his study in Freiburg Music University Germany. Between 2015 – 2017 he completed a bachelor’s and master’s degree with distinction for piano performance. The highlight of his international achievements was the 2nd prize (1st prize not awarded) of Alkan-Zimmerman International Piano Competition in Athens, Greece. A year later, Duc Anh received a certificate of merit from the minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam for the above impressive achievement. Duc Anh performed in numerous music festival such as the Autumn International Festival in Ho Chi Minh City, The Gina Bachauer Music Festival in Corfu, Greece; and the Long Lake Festival in Lugano, Switzerland. He was invited to perform as the solist with the Selangor Symphony Orchestra, Daegu International Symphony Orchestra, Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Hanoi Chamber Orchestra, Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra. As an enthusiastic and passionate musician, Duc-Anh has always desired to perform uncommon but high-quality works by forgotten composers. He was the first person who introduced Charles-Valentin Alkan’s piano works to Vietnamese audiences. He is also honored to be the first Vietnamese Blüthner Artist. From 2020, he works in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as Head of piano at Soul Institute of Arts in Ho Chi Minh City.