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.
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Concerto-Fantasy: I. Dolce Cantabile - Allegro - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Concerto-Fantasy: II. Interlude - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Concerto-Fantasy: III. Scherzo - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Concerto-Fantasy: IV. Finale - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 1: No. 1, Like falling leaves… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 1: No. 2, Drinking song for kittens… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 1: No. 3, Fleeting fireflies, Seldom seen in reflection, After the rainstorm… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 1: No. 4, Frankie and Annie… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 1: No. 5, Bon odori… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 1: No. 6, Misty fugue… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 1: No. 7, Hip hop farmer… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 2: No. 8, Hommage aux trois B's (Bach, Brahms, Bolcom) - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 2: No. 9, ZW (Zigeunerweisen)… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 2: No. 10, Summer nights… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 2: No. 11, La Valse des Chatons… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 2: No. 12, Kleine Toccata… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 2: No. 13, Für Carol… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku), Pt. 2: No. 14, Like rising mist… - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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4 Reveries on Beethoven (2021 Version): No. 1, RAG 109 - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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4 Reveries on Beethoven (2021 Version): No. 2, Pastorale - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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4 Reveries on Beethoven (2021 Version): No. 3, Storm - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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4 Reveries on Beethoven (2021 Version): No. 4, Sayonara - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Ami: I. Hotaru - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Ami: II. Love Song - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Ami: III. Pascal Rag - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Ami: IV. Aka Tombo - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Ami: V. Finale - Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Bagatelles, Reveries & Ami -
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Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, "Les Adieux," Op. 81a: I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, "Les Adieux," Op. 81a: II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, "Les Adieux," Op. 81a: III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35: I. Grave. Doppio movimento - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35: II. Scherzo - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funebre: Lento - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35: IV. Finale. Presto. Sotto voce e legato - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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From Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus (selections): I. No. 15. Le baiser de l'enfant-Jesus ("The kiss of the infant Jesus") - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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From Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus (selections): II. No. 20 Regard de l'eglise d'amour ("Contemplation of the Church of love") - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Waltz Op. 34 No. 1 in A-flat Major - Quynh Nguyen: Live in Concert - New York -
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Chromatic Fantasy - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Fugue, BWV 903 - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Sonata in A Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto, ma non troppo - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Sonata in A Major, Op. 101: II. Vivace alla Marcia - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Sonata in A Major, Op. 101: III. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto - IV. Allegro - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55 - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8 - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Etude in G-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6 - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35: I. Grave - Doppio movimento - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35: II. Scherzo - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funebre - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35: IV. Finale - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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Gaspard de la Nuit - Scarbo - Quynh Nguyen plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel -
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