CHEUNG Wai-ching, Rachel
Pianist

Studied piano with Professor Eleanor WONG and graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with first-class honors in 2001, Rachel earned her Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music.

She won numerous prizes and awards in international piano competitions, including the 28th Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competition in Italy in 2008; the Fifth Prize at the 16th Leeds International Piano Competition; a semifinalist at the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw; and the Georges Leibenson Prize in the 67th Geneva International Piano Competition. To recognise her outstanding achievements in promoting arts and culture in Hong Kong, she was awarded the "Certificate of Commendation" by the Hong Kong SAR Government and "Award for Young Artist 2009" by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

As an active soloist and chamber musician, she was invited to perform in many chamber music festivals and has worked with world-renowned musicians including Vladimir MENDELSSOHN, Dong-Suk KANG, Jan-Erik GUSTAFSSON, NING Feng, Trey LEE, Latica-Honda ROSENBERG, Jens Peter MAINTZ, Virpi RÄISÄNSEN and Jian WANG.