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Donna Kwong, Piano

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Donna Kwong grew up in Vancouver, Canada, where she began her piano studies at the age of seven. Only two years later she received national recognition, winning top prizes at the Canadian Music Competitions, Dorothy A. Andersen International Piano Competition, B.C. Festival of the Arts, CIBC National Competition, and Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition at Juilliard. In addition, she won the gold medal for the Royal Conservatory of Music's Associateship in Piano. 

Ms. Kwong made her concerto debut with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of thirteen, and has since been featured as soloist with various orchestras, including L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, London Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, and Utah Symphony. Reviewers call her a “masterful pianist” (Denver Post) who “always plays with precision, intelligence and sensitivity” (Lawrence Journal-World). She has been praised for her recordings on Arabesque, Ongaku, Tria, and Maestro Classics Records labels.

As a founding member and the pianist of the critically acclaimed Claremont Trio for 12 years, she performed extensively on the stages of many venues all over the world, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, American Academy in Rome, and the festivals of Mostly Mozart, Lucerne, Ravinia, Caramoor, and Saratoga.

As an educator, Ms. Kwong has given master classes all over the United States, including the Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Conservatory at SUNY-Purchase, Longy School of Music, Duke University, and at the Suzuki National Conference. She started educating and sharing her love of music with others as a teenager and continues to do so in private and outreach settings with students of all ages.

Ms. Kwong received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters program at The Juilliard School, where she was also a Piano Minor Teaching Fellow. She has studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky, Robert McDonald, Lorraine Ambrose and Jane Coop. Donna Kwong is a Steinway Artist.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Note From Amy & Kevin
    • About ChamberFest Canandaigua
    • Mission Statement
    • CFC Staff
    • Festival Photos >
      • CFC 2022 - Festival Musicians
      • CFC 2022 - Music of Wine
      • CFC 2022 - A Night To Remember
      • CFC 2022 - Classical Blue Jeans
      • CFC 2022 - Formal Concert #1
      • CFC 2022 - Formal Concert #2
      • CFC 2021 - Classical Blue Jeans
      • CFC 2021 - Children's Concert
      • CFC 2021 - The Stars Align
      • CFC 2021 - The Music of Wine
      • CLMF 2019 - Week 1
      • CLMF 2019 - Week 2
    • Press Coverage
    • Friendly Links
  • Concerts
    • The Music of Wine - July 16
    • A Night To Remember - July 18
    • Classical Blue Jeans - July 19
    • Free Children's Concert - July 20
    • Concert #1 - July 21
    • Concert #2 - July 23
  • CFC Artists
    • Amy Sue Barston
    • Moran Katz
    • Kevin Kumar
    • Donna Kwong
    • Johanna Nowik
    • ARTISTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS >
      • Audrey Andrist
      • Andrew Appel
      • Brad Balliett
      • Thomas Bovard
      • First Inversion Choir
      • Meredith Crawford
      • Christine Grossman
      • Kieran Hanlon
      • Jasper String Quartet
      • Isabel Hagen
      • Edward Klorman
      • Salley Koo
      • Michael Leopold
      • Sasha Margolis
      • Cory Palmer
      • Katina Pantazopoulos
      • Thomas Rodgers
      • Beverly Shin
      • Adam Silverman
      • Patricia Sunwoo
      • Laura Weiner
      • Maia Jasper White
      • Lee Wright
    • Performance Videos
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