Quynh Nguyen

Quynh Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thuý Quỳnh), (pronounced Quin Nwin) is a Vietnamese-American classical pianist and educator based in New York City. Born in Hanoi, she studied at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow, the Juilliard School, Mannes College of Music, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where she received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Nguyen has appeared as a soloist and recitalist in the United States, Europe, and Asia, including performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Smithsonian Institution, the Berlin Konzerthaus, and the Hanoi Opera House. She has performed with orchestras including the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Her recordings include solo albums on Arabesque Records, The Flower of France: Germaine Tailleferre, Works for Piano on Music & Arts, and Paul Chihara: Complete Piano Works on Naxos American Classics. The Chihara recording includes Concerto-Fantasy, composed in close collaboration with Nguyen and recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra under conductor Stephen Barlow. Her Tailleferre album received attention for bringing together solo piano works, transcriptions, and excerpts from ballet and film scores by Germaine Tailleferre. Nguyen has been associated with the music of Mozart, Chopin, Olivier Messiaen, Paul Chihara, and Germaine Tailleferre. She received a Fulbright Fellowship to France for research on Messiaen and Eastern influences in his music. As part of her fellowship, she studied with Yvonne Loriod Messiaen, (muse and second wife of Olivier Messiaen and professor emeritus at the Paris Conservatory). She serves on the music faculty of Hunter College, City University of New York, and is affiliated with the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York. In 2025, Nguyen served as President of the Jury for the U.S. Debut Scholarship auditions held at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.

Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami - 2023-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z

The Flower of France. Germaine Tailleferre Works for Piano - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

The Flower of France. Germaine Tailleferre Works for Piano - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York - 2013-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Quynh Nguyen plays Schubert and Chopin - 2012-07-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel - 2012-07-11T00:00:00.000000Z

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