IPFC Masterclass by Nicholas Ong

Meet The Presenter

Dr. Nicholas Ong is the recipient of numerous international prizes, including First Prize at the Yvonne Lefébure International Piano Competition in France and recognition as a finalist at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Switzerland. He has been lauded by The New York Times for his “firm rubber-ball touch and bounce” and by Le Figaro for his “astonishing virtuosity.” His performances have captivated audiences across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Dr. Ong has appeared in major concert venues such as Alice Tully Hall and Miller Theatre in New York, Salle Gaveau and Salle Cortot in Paris, the Seoul Arts Center, and the Tainan Cultural Centre. His festival appearances include the Castleton Festival, Focus! Festival (New York), Chopin Festival (Paris), Festival de l’Orangerie, Jeunes Pianistes Virtuoses (Lyon), Piano en Saintonge (Cognac), and the Villa Medici Festival in Rome. A committed advocate for contemporary music, he has performed at the Soundbridge Contemporary Music Festival (Malaysia), the China–ASEAN Contemporary Music Festival (Nanning), and the Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival (Virginia, USA).

An active and versatile chamber musician, Dr. Ong has collaborated with musicians from the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, participated in faculty chamber concerts at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and toured with principal players of major orchestras as well as emerging young artists.

Dr. Ong earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School. He previously studied at the École Normale de Musique de Paris on a French Government Scholarship, and received his Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Nicholas Ong currently serves as Head of Keyboard at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore. A sought-after pedagogue, he is a frequent guest faculty member at the Asia International Piano Academy Festival in South Korea. He has served as an adjudicator for numerous competitions, including the Singapore International Young Pianist Competition, Steinway Youth Piano Competition, Music Singapore International Competition, Singapore Raffles International Music Festival, ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition (Malaysia), ASA-BIMA International Piano Competition, and the Elyon National Music Competition (Indonesia).

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