Andrew Nguyen

Andrew Nguyen is a senior at Lenape High School. He started piano lessons at the age of five with Nancy Dodd in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. Currently, he studies piano with Veda Zuponcic of Cherry Hill.

Andrew is a grand-prize winner of the AMSA World Piano Competition, a three-time past winner of the Steinway Society Scholarship Competition, a four-time winner of the Young Artist International Piano Competition, and a four-time winner of the NJMTA Young Artists Piano Competition. Also, he is a winner of the Lansdowne Symphony Piano Competition, the Bartok-Kabalevsky International Piano Competition, and the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Albert Greenfield Student Competition. Andrew has performed in Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts, in addition to numerous recitals in New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C. He made his orchestral debut with the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra in March 1998. Andrew performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Wolfgang Sawallisch in September 1999. In 2000, he performed with the Rowan Youth Orchestra after winning the NJMTA Concerto Competition.

Andrew is a capable high school student who involves himself both academically and in extracurricular activities. He enjoys reading, playing computer games, and listening to music. He has been teaching piano privately since the beginning of this year. In April of this year, he earned a 1600 on his SAT’s. Career-wise, Andrew is interested in aerospace engineering and financial analysis, though he plans on pursuing the study of music in college.

Andrew Nguyen is a winner in the 2003 Fifth Annual Andrew De Grado Piano Competition in the soloist category with his performance of the Barcarolle, Op. 60 by Chopin.