Grace Fong
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Grace Fong, D.M.A., is currently the Director of Keyboard Studies at Chapman University
Conservatory of Music and continues an active solo and chamber music career. She also performs as part of the Selvaggi Trio.
Dr. Fong is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music
where she studied with Sergei Babayan
who describes Dr. Fong as "not only a true artist and an exciting virtuoso, but a sensitive poet who can speak about the most important of subjects through the craft of her hands." During the course of her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California
, Dr. Fong completed a double major and minor; she was awarded the prestigious Renaissance Scholar Prize, and was named "The USC Thornton School of Music
Keyboard Department’s — Most Outstanding Student – B.M."
Dr. Fong is a prizewinner in numerous international competitions, including the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition in the United Kingdom, the 2007 Bosendorfer International Piano Competition, the 2006 San Antonio International Piano Competition, the 2006 Viardo International Piano Competition, and the 2005 Cleveland International Piano Competition.
Dr. Fong was named a finalist of the 2008-2009 Classical Fellowship Awards of the American Pianists Association, and invited to perform a series of concerts by the APA. She also won the 1997 Grand Prize in piano from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts and was thereafter named a "Presidential Scholar in the Arts", and was presented a medallion by President Clinton at the White House. She later was the 2003 Gold Medalist for the Wideman International Piano Competition. Other prizes include the winner of the Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition, the winner of the 2002 Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition, 1st Prize in the 2000 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, and 1st Prize in the 2000 Edith Knox Performance Competition.
Chapman University
Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
Conservatory of Music and continues an active solo and chamber music career. She also performs as part of the Selvaggi Trio.
Dr. Fong is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....
where she studied with Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan is an Armenian-American concert pianist.-Biography:Babayan began his musical studies at age six with Luisa Markaryan. He studied under Lev Naumov and at the Moscow Conservatory under Vera Gornostayeva and Mikhail Pletnev. In 1989 Babayan travelled to the United States...
who describes Dr. Fong as "not only a true artist and an exciting virtuoso, but a sensitive poet who can speak about the most important of subjects through the craft of her hands." During the course of her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, Dr. Fong completed a double major and minor; she was awarded the prestigious Renaissance Scholar Prize, and was named "The USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States...
Keyboard Department’s — Most Outstanding Student – B.M."
Dr. Fong is a prizewinner in numerous international competitions, including the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition in the United Kingdom, the 2007 Bosendorfer International Piano Competition, the 2006 San Antonio International Piano Competition, the 2006 Viardo International Piano Competition, and the 2005 Cleveland International Piano Competition.
Dr. Fong was named a finalist of the 2008-2009 Classical Fellowship Awards of the American Pianists Association, and invited to perform a series of concerts by the APA. She also won the 1997 Grand Prize in piano from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts and was thereafter named a "Presidential Scholar in the Arts", and was presented a medallion by President Clinton at the White House. She later was the 2003 Gold Medalist for the Wideman International Piano Competition. Other prizes include the winner of the Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition, the winner of the 2002 Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition, 1st Prize in the 2000 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, and 1st Prize in the 2000 Edith Knox Performance Competition.