Nguyen Nhat Quy

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November 18, 2023
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Nguyen Nhat Quy

Nguyen Nhat Quy completed a diploma in secondary level of music (Piano Performance) under the tutelage of pianist Le Ho Hai at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music (Vietnam). In Singapore, she graduated BA (Hons) in Music Performance with First Class at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in a class of distinguished pianist and professor Boris Kraljevic. Later on, she completed Master of Music (Performance) degree with excellent results under the guidance of professor Nancy Weems at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston (USA).

Quy was chosen to participate in a master class of the world-renowned pianist and professor Abbey Simon in the International Piano Festival at the Moores School of Music. Based on her high academic achievements, she was invited to the world’s premier Golden Key International Honor Society. Besides, she was interested in doing research on music education and took piano pedagogy lessons with professor John Weems. She participated in many concerts and festivals including the LAUS Academy Dubrovnik, the Makarska Cultural Summer Concert (Croatia), the International Festival The Days of Music (Montenegro), the unveiling of Chopin monument for the Embassy of Poland (Singapore), the Gala Autumn Melodies with the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, and the International Piano Festival at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music.

Nhat Quy is now a director of Saigon Piano School in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Her students have won top prizes in both national and international competitions such as Singapore International Piano Competition, Steinway Youth Piano Competition (Vietnam), SIU Piano Competition, WPTA piano competitions… and were accepted to prestigious music programs in Europe and United States.