“Silken tone, subtle sense of color, and stunningly imaginative”
— Musical America
Pianist Rachel Cheung has won over audiences and critics alike as a finalist at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with “stunningly imaginative” (Musical America) interpretations marked by “flights of both beauty and virtuosity” (Theater Jones), and was awarded the Audience Prize by online vote. A Young Steinway Artist, she continues to build a reputation for an elegant stage presence, giving sensitive and refined performances in leading concert halls across three continents.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Rachel graduated with first class honors at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of Eleanor Wong, and later studied with Peter Frankl at the Yale School of Music, where she was awarded the Elizabeth Parisot Prize for outstanding pianists. Additional competition honors include prizes at the Leeds, Chopin, Horowitz, Gina Bachauer, and Geneva International Piano Competitions.
Her first concert DVD was released by VAIMUSIC in 2007, and in 2009, she released her first CD, under the Alpha Omega Sound label of the Chopin Society of Hong Kong. Her next recording project is a CD featuring the Chopin Preludes.
Rachel was awarded Musical Artist of the Year by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2019.
