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.