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Artist Biography

Hoa Ngoc Ha is a Vietnamese pianist and music educator whose training and performing career span Vietnam and Romania. After completing her intermediate music studies in Hue, she graduated with distinction in Piano Performance from the Military University of Culture and Arts in Vietnam. She received Toyota scholarships for young musical talent in both 2008 and 2009.

From 2017 to 2019, supported by a Romania–Vietnam bilateral scholarship, she pursued graduate studies at the National University of Music Bucharest, studying with Professors Veronica Gaspar and Șerban Nichifor. She graduated with distinction in Piano Performance in September 2019.

Her performance activities have included concerts and cultural exchange programmes in Romania and Vietnam. Selected appearances and projects include Liebesbotschaft (2020), Metamorphosis with Iulian Ochescu (2023), Harmonia (2023), and the Appassionato educational concert series (2025).

According to the supplied profile, in 2023 she received Silver in the 20th-Century Music category and Bronze in the Piano Master category at the Ad Libitum International Piano Competition, as well as Second Prize at the Online Glory International Piano Competition, New York. Her recorded repertoire includes works by George Enescu, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and other composers.

Alongside performance and recording, Hoa Ngoc Ha has maintained a commitment to piano education. Since 2019, she has taught at Vietnam’s National University of Art Education. Through performance, teaching, and artistic collaboration, she aims to share her love of the piano and strengthen the connection between music and education.

Education & Teaching

2000–2009 — Nine-year intermediate music programme in Hue
2008, 2009 — Two Toyota scholarships
2010–2014 — Bachelor’s in Piano Performance, graduated with distinction
2014–2017 — Piano lecturer, Military University of Culture and Arts
2017–2019 — Romania–Vietnam scholarship, graduate studies in Bucharest
09/2019 — Master’s in Piano Performance, graduated with distinction
2019–nay — Lecturer, National University of Art Education

Selected Performances

2017–2019 — Festivals, recitals and cultural exchange programmes in Romania
2020 — Liebesbotschaft — Goethe-Institut, Hà Nội và TP.HCM
2023 — with Iulian Ochescu, V-Art Space, Hà Nội
2023 — Europe Village; Harmonia — Vietnam–Romania Friendship Concert
2025 — Appassionato — 11/01 TP.HCM; 06/04 Hà Nội; 09/08 Đà Nẵng

Awards

2023 — Silver, 20th-Century Music
2023 — Bronze, Piano Master
2023 — Second Prize (George Enescu work)

Recordings

2021 — seven pieces from George Enescu, Pieces Impromptues, Op. 18
2021 — Sinding: Rustle of Spring; Rachmaninoff: Moment musicaux, Op. 16 No. 3; Enescu: Mélodie (MV); Bartók: Fantasy II
2022 — Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor; Debussy: Arabesque
2023 — Bruch: Romanze for Viola and Piano; Mùa Xuân Đầu Tiên (MV; piano arrangement by Đặng Hữu Phúc)
2024 — Rachmaninoff: Moment musicaux, Op. 16 No. 1

HÀNH TRÌNH NGHỆ THUẬT

Dấu mốc sự nghiệp

Đào tạo & giảng dạy

2000–2009 — Trung cấp âm nhạc 9 năm tại Huế
2008, 2009 — Hai học bổng Toyota
2010–2014 — Cử nhân Biểu diễn Piano, tốt nghiệp xuất sắc
2014–2017 — Giảng viên piano, ĐH Văn hóa Nghệ thuật Quân đội
2017–2019 — Học bổng Hiệp định Romania–Việt Nam, học tại Bucharest
09/2019 — Thạc sĩ Biểu diễn Piano, tốt nghiệp xuất sắc
2019–nay — Giảng viên, ĐH Sư phạm Nghệ thuật Trung ương

Biểu diễn tiêu biểu

2017–2019 — Festival, recital và chương trình giao lưu tại Romania
2020 — Liebesbotschaft — Goethe-Institut, Hà Nội và TP.HCM
2023 — Metamorphosis — với
2023 — Europe Village; Harmonia — Vietnam–Romania Friendship Concert
2025 — Appassionato — 11/01 TP.HCM; 06/04 Hà Nội; 09/08 Đà Nẵng

Giải thưởng

2023 — Ad Libitum — giải Bạc hạng mục Âm nhạc thế kỷ XX
2023 — Ad Libitum — giải Đồng hạng mục Piano Master
2023 — Online Glory, New York — giải Nhì

Sản phẩm âm nhạc

2021 — Carillon — 7 tiểu phẩm
2021 — Sinding: Rustle of Spring; Rachmaninoff: Moment musicaux, Op. 16 No. 3; Enescu: Mélodie (MV); Bartók: Fantasy II
2022 — Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor; Debussy: Arabesque
2023 — Bruch: Romanze for Viola and Piano; Mùa Xuân Đầu Tiên (MV; piano arrangement by Đặng Hữu Phúc)
2024 — Rachmaninoff: Moment musicaux, Op. 16 No. 1

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