Alexandra Nguyen, Piano

Alexandra Nguyen (a.nguyen), Piano

Biography

A native of Montreal, Alexandra Nguyen is an accomplished solo and collaborative pianist. She has appeared throughout the United States and Canada, including performances at the Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York, New York), the 2000 Bartók International Congress (Austin, Texas) and the Société Pro Musica Chamber Music Series (Montreal, Canada). As a founding member of Trio Encantar, she has performed extensively with oboist Deirdre Chadwick and bassoonist Peter Kolkay, and the group was recently featured in recital at the Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music series.

Dr. Nguyen's awards include the John Newmark Prize at the Prix d'Europe Competition, the Barr Award and the Brooks Smith Fellowship, both at the Eastman School of Music. Awarded the first Performer’s Certificate to be given in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music, she was also the first recipient of the C. Eschenbach Award, as well as being a three-time winner of the Excellence of Accompanying Award. Dr. Nguyen completed her doctoral studies under the guidance of Dr. Jean Barr at the Eastman School of Music, where she also obtained a Master of Music degree. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and a Premier Prix from the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec a Montréal.