{"id":35,"date":"2026-10-17T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoangochapianist.com\/index.php\/artist-biography-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T19:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:31:26","slug":"artist-biography-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hoangochapianist.com\/index.php\/artist-biography-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2017 to 2019, supported by a Romania\u2013Vietnam bilateral scholarship, she pursued graduate studies at the National University of Music Bucharest, studying with Professors Veronica Gaspar and \u0218erban Nichifor. She graduated with distinction in Piano Performance in September 2019.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside performance and recording, Hoa Ngoc Ha has maintained a commitment to piano education. Since 2019, she has taught at Vietnam\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n<!-- pa-extended-profile-merged-v2036-en -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education &#038; Teaching<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2000\u20132009<\/strong> \u2014 Nine-year intermediate music programme in Hue<\/li>\n<li><strong>2008, 2009<\/strong> \u2014 Two Toyota scholarships<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010\u20132014<\/strong> \u2014 Bachelor\u2019s in Piano Performance, graduated with distinction<\/li>\n<li><strong>2014\u20132017<\/strong> \u2014 Piano lecturer, Military University of Culture and Arts<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017\u20132019<\/strong> \u2014 Romania\u2013Vietnam scholarship, graduate studies in Bucharest<\/li>\n<li><strong>09\/2019<\/strong> \u2014 Master\u2019s in Piano Performance, graduated with distinction<\/li>\n<li><strong>2019\u2013nay<\/strong> \u2014 Lecturer, National University of Art Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Performances<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2017\u20132019<\/strong> \u2014 Festivals, recitals and cultural exchange programmes in Romania<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong> \u2014 Liebesbotschaft \u2014 Goethe-Institut, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i v\u00e0 TP.HCM<\/li>\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> \u2014 with Iulian Ochescu, V-Art Space, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i<\/li>\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> \u2014 Europe Village; Harmonia \u2014 Vietnam\u2013Romania Friendship Concert<\/li>\n<li><strong>2025<\/strong> \u2014 Appassionato \u2014 11\/01 TP.HCM; 06\/04 H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i; 09\/08 \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> \u2014 Silver, 20th-Century Music<\/li>\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> \u2014 Bronze, Piano Master<\/li>\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> \u2014 Second Prize (George Enescu work)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recordings<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> \u2014 seven pieces from George Enescu, Pieces Impromptues, Op. 18<\/li>\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> \u2014 Sinding: Rustle of Spring; Rachmaninoff: Moment musicaux, Op. 16 No. 3; Enescu: M\u00e9lodie (MV); Bart\u00f3k: Fantasy II<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong> \u2014 Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor; Debussy: Arabesque<\/li>\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> \u2014 Bruch: Romanze for Viola and Piano; M\u00f9a Xu\u00e2n \u0110\u1ea7u Ti\u00ean (MV; piano arrangement by \u0110\u1eb7ng H\u1eefu Ph\u00fac)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2024<\/strong> \u2014 Rachmaninoff: Moment musicaux, Op. 16 No. 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoa Ngoc Ha is a Vietnamese pianist and music educator whose training and performing career span Vietnam and Romania. 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