Faculty
Cuong
Hung Van
Applied Music Faculty: Piano
The recipient of many international awards, pianist Cuong Hung Van has
performed throughout the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe and
has been hailed by critics as a major talent.
Recent concert engagements in the United States include Alice Tully Hall
at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and the Phillips
Collection and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. Cuong Hung
Van completed a concert tour in Korea with performances in Seoul, Pusan
and Daegu He has also made orchestral appearances with the World
Festival Symphony Orchestra in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Ho Chi Minh
City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra, Vietnam.
In addition to winning the gold medal at Ohio's Cincinnati World Piano
Competition, Cuong Hung Van was also honored with the first prize at the
Frina Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York City and the
second prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition.
Critics have been effusive in their praise for this artist's
interpretive powers and technical skill. Donald Rosenberg of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer said, "Cuong Hung Van puts his searching
musicality to splendid use in all of his fare...[his] taste was
impeccable; his command of musical elements complete." Of his Hilton
Head performance the reviewer said, "He displayed carefully developed
musical ideas...distinguished by multicolored cascades of sound,
translucent sections of stillness and supple, tastefully proportioned
phrasing." Live recordings have been broadcast on WQXR, New York, WGMS,
Washington D.C., WCLV, and Cleveland.
Mr. Van serves on the adjunct piano faculty of Northern Virginia
Community College Loudoun Campus. He has established Loudoun Lyric Opera
Company
http://www.loudounlyricopera.com/
Contact Info
Phone: 703-450-2505
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