Friday, July 24, 2020

Winnie Chua | 3rd Prize | Piano | 7th Edition | ENKOR Int'l Music Competition


Winnie Chua was born in Singapore and is currently at the Royal College of Music in London, under the tutelage of Professor John Byrne. She started receiving professional piano training since the age of six at Singapore's Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), School of Young Talents. Being passionate and committed to music, Winnie earned a Distinction in Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) at the young age of 14.

Winnie has won numerous competition awards, including First prize in Singapore's East zone Piano competition, Gold award in the 5th Singapore Performers’ Festival and Second prize in the Singapore International Festival of Music Competition Soloists Category for age 17 to 30. She was also awarded First in Brighton's Springboard festival 2020, and won two First prize awards for two separate categories in the Great Composers International Competition 2020.

Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20, Chopin, 9:56.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AVpBnWBADI

Sonata in D major, K. 576 - 1st movement, Mozart, 3:54.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDoANz1M4kE

Sonata in D major, K. 576 - 2nd movement, Mozart, 4:58.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1YD6F4WNs