Accolades

'A young pianist of high calibre, Shuenda Wong possesses a rare combination of talents-intuition, intelligence, culture, temperament; as well as extraordinary ears, memory and technique'. - Elza Kolodin, Musikhochschule Freiburg, Germany

“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

Biography

Malaysian Pianist Shuenda Wong graduated from the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg, Germany with high distinction in 2006 where he studied with Elza Kolodin and participated in masterclasses by J.Rouvier, P.Devoyon, H.Leygraf and P.Devoyon. He completed his Masters degree under full scholarship from the Kobler Trust and a Barbara Stringer Scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama UK with Joan Havill.He also won the HSBC Classics Bursary 2008,the Malaysian Youth Orchestra Foundation Scholarship 2007 and the Raymond Fox Bursary 2010 from Making Music Association UK.

Shuenda was 1st prize winner in the Oxford Music Festival 2010,HSBC National Piano Competition 2008 and Malaysian Youth Music Festival 2007.He was top Prize Winnner at the Concours Internacional de Piano de Lagny-sur-Marne 2010, France, Royal Overseas League Music Competition 2009,UK,Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist competition 2009,UK, 1st Thailand International Piano Competition 2008,Arthur Lepthien International Piano Competition Germany 2005, Enschede International Piano Competition for Young Musicians, Netherlands 2004,as well as the National Piano Competitions 2000 and 2001.

Shuenda has given concerts in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Japan, Brunei, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and the UK.Notable performances include concerts at the Kaisersaal Freiburg, Elzacher Stadthalle in Germany, Bunkamura Hall and Miyagi Museum of Art in Japan, Kasteel Terworm in Holland, collaborations with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and Kuala Lumpur Sinfonietta,the opening of the British Commonwealth Games, the Asian Pacific Cooperation Meeting and The Philippines Centennial Independence in Manila.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.