Trung

I am a pianist.

Career Snapshot

Young Trung performing the finale of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto in C Major with the William and Mary Symphony Orchestra

I am a prizewinner of 10+ international & national competitions and have performed extensively throughout the United States.

Honors, Selected:
• Winner – International Knabe Piano Competition, International Young Artists Piano Competition, William and Mary Concerto Competition
• Featured at the International Southeastern Piano Festival, the Art of Piano International Festival in Cincinnati, the Maryland State Music Teachers’ Association’s Annual Conference, the Hungarian Embassy, and the Washington and Lancaster International Piano Festivals
• Performed with the Shepherd Symphony Orchestra and the William and Mary Symphony Orchestra

I had my first piano lesson when I was 7 years old.

Since then, I have embarked on an incredible journey with the piano. I have been playing the piano for 14 years and am currently a student of Dr. Daniel Inamorato at the College of William and Mary. Previously, I had studied with Dr. Marjorie Lee, Dr. Scott Beard, Faye Bonner, and Allen Odgen. I love performing music: learning new pieces, polishing them, and sharing the weeks and months of hard work with others will always be a experience that is special to me. I have participated with excellence in many piano competitions, most recently winning the 2024 William and Mary Concerto Competition and performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the William and Mary Symphony Orchestra. I’ve also performed Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D Major with the Shepherd Orchestra in West Virginia and was one of the 24 pianists accepted into the 2020 International Southeastern Piano Festival and Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition and one of the 30 pianists accepted into the Art of Piano International Festival in Cincinnati where I returned in 2021 and 2022.

Apart from competing in piano competitions and performing at major venues, I also enjoy performing at smaller-scale events. I perform for the elderly at nursing homes very frequently, and I am part of a few bands and music groups at William and Mary. I am also an accompanist and have accompanied other pianists, singers, and entire violin studios for recitals. Lastly, I also teach the piano which is something I really enjoy.

Please feel free to contact me for any inquiries regarding performances, accompaniment, or lessons.

Repertoire

Baroque:

  • Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830
  • Bach – Preludes and Fugues from WTC I: 3,4,5,10,22,23
  • Bach: Preludes and Fugues from WTC II: 9,15,17
Test Repertoire
  • Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830
  • Bach – Preludes and Fugues from WTC I: 3,4,5,10,22,23
  • Bach: Preludes and Fugues from WTC II: 9,15,17

Classical:

  • Beethoven: Excerpts from Sonatas Nos. 3, 5, 13, 16, 29, and 32
  • Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2
  • Mozart: Excerpts from Sonatas Nos. 5, 6, and 18
  • Mozart: Sonatas No. 10 in C Major and No. 17 in B-flat Major
  • Haydn: Sonatas No. 34 in E Minor and No. 51 in D Major

Romantic:

  • Rachmaninoff: Preludes in D Major and D-flat Major
  • Rachmaninoff: Moment Musicaux No. 6 in E Minor
  • Liszt: Legend No. 2
  • Liszt: Cloches de Geneve from Annes 1
  • Liszt: Transcendental Etudes Nos. 4, 8, 11, 12
  • Chopin: Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31
  • Chopin: Ballade No. 3, Op. 47
  • Chopin: Three Nocturnes (Op. 37 No. 1, Op. 48 No. 1, Op. 72 No. 1)
  • Chopin: Four Etudes (Op. 10 Nos. 4,5 and Op. 25 Nos. 1,5)
  • Medtner: Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 1

Impressionistic/Contemporary:

  • Debussy: Excerpts from Suite Bergamasque
  • Debussy: Excerpts from Preludes Book 1
  • Debussy: Excerpts from Estampes
  • Debussy: L’isle Joyeuse
  • Barber: Ballade
  • Barber: Excursion No. 3
  • Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7: Finale
  • Prokofiev: Toccata
  • Bartok: Sonata mvmt. 1
  • Ravel Ondine
  • Lachenman: Schubert Variations

Concertos:

  • Haydn: Concerto in D Major
  • Beethoven: Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
  • Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
  • Prokofiev: Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major, Op. 10

In Progress:

  • Bach: Goldberg Variations
  • Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82
  • Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30

Gallery

Recordings

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“Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it”

-Tom Lehrer