Piano
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Biography
Hong Kong pianist Shelley Ng has performed extensively in the world’s renowned venues across the three continents including Carnegie Hall, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Harris Hall, and Milton Court; as well as most prestigious festivals such as the Tanglewood Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Taiwan International Festival of Arts and Hangzhou Contemporary Music Festival. Her performances and interviews have aired on Radio Television Hong Kong, Metro Radio, Teledifusão de Macau, and WHRB, Harvard Radio Broadcasting.
During the 2023/24 season, Shelley undertook an eight-city recital tour in the United States and was featured as a soloist at the Tai Kwun Prison Yard Festival. She spearheaded a Turkish-themed fundraising concert for the 2023 earthquake victims, and subsequently performed at the Türkiye – Hong Kong SAR Friendship Concert presented by the Consulate General of Türkiye in Hong Kong. Shelley has also performed an all-Czech programme at the home of the Czech Consul General for guests of the consulate, and shared the stage with Maia Makhateli, the principal dancer of Dutch National Ballet at the Hong Kong Ballet’s 45th Anniversary International Ballet Gala.
Shelley has presented engaging, innovative concert repertoires with an eclectic mix of contemporary repertoire and those from the standard canon. She performed a solo recital in the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival upon the invitation of noted composer, pianist and conductor Marc Neikrug; transcribed and performed the piano solo of the Concert for Piano and Orchestra by John Cage; performed Oliver Knussen’s Sonya’s Lullaby as a soloist in his tribute concert and Bernstein’s Piano Trio in his 100 celebration at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music; gave solo and lecture recitals in the Hong Kong Museum of Art and in the HKU MUSE series of The University of Hong Kong. In addition to solo performances, she toured the Mediterranean, Carribean, Mexico, United States and Canada with the piano quintet and quartet in residence of Lincoln Center Stage. Exploring intersections of her musical career as well as social and artistic interests, she organised fundraising concerts for Sichuan earthquake in 2008 and for people with autism in 2016, touching audiences with her thoughtful programming and expressive performances.
A devoted musician of varied interests, Shelley has been pushing her limits as a pianist which has led her to perform under conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Thomas Adès, and Stefan Asbury. In addition to extensive concerts of piano literature, she continually explores off-the-beaten path pieces like Medtner’s Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor. In recent seasons, Ms. Ng has centered her place as an interpreter of new music scores and has premiered numerous works. She also played unusual repertoire including George Antheil’s Ballet Mechanique for four pianists and eleven percussionists. Pushing towards the outer limits of piano repertoire, she enjoys exploring different keyboard instruments such as the square piano, harmonium, synthesizer, celeste, accordion, toy piano and the harpsichord.
Prize winner of the Schoenfeld International String Competition, American Protégé International Competition, and Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition Salzburg, Shelley Ng is currently associate musician of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Prior to her return to Hong Kong, she was the piano faculty, chamber music coach at the Rice University Preparatory Program and staff pianist of studios of Midori Goto, Pamela Frank, and Margaret Batjer. She earned her Master’s degrees from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with distinction and subsequently from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music under full scholarship.
Photo: Musica del Cuore
Shelley NG
Piano
Biography
Hong Kong pianist Shelley Ng has performed extensively in the world’s renowned venues across the three continents including Carnegie Hall, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Harris Hall, and Milton Court; as well as most prestigious festivals such as the Tanglewood Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Taiwan International Festival of Arts and Hangzhou Contemporary Music Festival. Her performances and interviews have aired on Radio Television Hong Kong, Metro Radio, Teledifusão de Macau, and WHRB, Harvard Radio Broadcasting.
During the 2023/24 season, Shelley undertook an eight-city recital tour in the United States and was featured as a soloist at the Tai Kwun Prison Yard Festival. She spearheaded a Turkish-themed fundraising concert for the 2023 earthquake victims, and subsequently performed at the Türkiye – Hong Kong SAR Friendship Concert presented by the Consulate General of Türkiye in Hong Kong. Shelley has also performed an all-Czech programme at the home of the Czech Consul General for guests of the consulate, and shared the stage with Maia Makhateli, the principal dancer of Dutch National Ballet at the Hong Kong Ballet’s 45th Anniversary International Ballet Gala.
Shelley has presented engaging, innovative concert repertoires with an eclectic mix of contemporary repertoire and those from the standard canon. She performed a solo recital in the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival upon the invitation of noted composer, pianist and conductor Marc Neikrug; transcribed and performed the piano solo of the Concert for Piano and Orchestra by John Cage; performed Oliver Knussen’s Sonya’s Lullaby as a soloist in his tribute concert and Bernstein’s Piano Trio in his 100 celebration at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music; gave solo and lecture recitals in the Hong Kong Museum of Art and in the HKU MUSE series of The University of Hong Kong. In addition to solo performances, she toured the Mediterranean, Carribean, Mexico, United States and Canada with the piano quintet and quartet in residence of Lincoln Center Stage. Exploring intersections of her musical career as well as social and artistic interests, she organised fundraising concerts for Sichuan earthquake in 2008 and for people with autism in 2016, touching audiences with her thoughtful programming and expressive performances.
A devoted musician of varied interests, Shelley has been pushing her limits as a pianist which has led her to perform under conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Thomas Adès, and Stefan Asbury. In addition to extensive concerts of piano literature, she continually explores off-the-beaten path pieces like Medtner’s Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor. In recent seasons, Ms. Ng has centered her place as an interpreter of new music scores and has premiered numerous works. She also played unusual repertoire including George Antheil’s Ballet Mechanique for four pianists and eleven percussionists. Pushing towards the outer limits of piano repertoire, she enjoys exploring different keyboard instruments such as the square piano, harmonium, synthesizer, celeste, accordion, toy piano and the harpsichord.
Prize winner of the Schoenfeld International String Competition, American Protégé International Competition, and Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition Salzburg, Shelley Ng is currently associate musician of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Prior to her return to Hong Kong, she was the piano faculty, chamber music coach at the Rice University Preparatory Program and staff pianist of studios of Midori Goto, Pamela Frank, and Margaret Batjer. She earned her Master’s degrees from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with distinction and subsequently from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music under full scholarship.