About
Canadian pianist Naomi Wong is emerging as a compelling musical orator whose sincere and thoughtful artistry places human connection at the forefront of her performances.
Recipient of the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grant, awarded to exceptional young Canadian artists, Naomi is active as both a soloist and concerto performer. She made her concerto debut with the North York Concert Orchestra and has since appeared as a soloist with the York Symphony Orchestra, University of Toronto Campus Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kindred Spirits Orchestra, among others, performing concerti by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Schumann.
As a recitalist, Naomi has performed in series across North America and Europe, and is especially passionate about curating programs that highlight lesser-known repertoire, inviting audiences to engage more deeply with music that is often overlooked. Her program interweaving selections from living composer Lera Auerbach’s Preludes for piano with Bach’s Preludes & Fugues was featured at Steinway Hall in New York City, the Blanco Performing Arts Series in Blanco, Texas, and the Austin Steinway Gallery.
In recent years, Naomi has distinguished herself in numerous international and national competitions, receiving Fourth Prize and the Special Vecchiato Prize at the Palma d’Oro in Finale Ligure, Italy; Third Prize and the The Irène Bujara Prize at the Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition; and First Prize in the Betty Dickinson Piano Competition at the Texas State International Piano Festival. She was also the winner of the Montpelier Arts Center Classical Recital Competition and is a National Gold Medalist in Theory from the Royal Conservatory of Music, a distinction awarded annually to the highest-achieving theory student in Canada.
Throughout her artistic journey, Naomi has been privileged to have been shaped by many inspiring teachers. Supported by a DAAD scholarship, she is currently pursuing a Concert Exam Diploma at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in Germany concurrently with an Artist Diploma at the Université de Montréal. She also holds a Master’s and Performance Diploma from the Peabody Institute, as well as a Bachelor’s with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Toronto. Naomi is greatly indebted to her current and former teachers: Gilead Mishory, Jean Saulnier, HieYon Choi, Steven Philcox, Enrico Elisi, Ken Marple, and Rachel Yu.
Naomi has also participated in masterclasses and festivals throughout North America and Europe, such as the Pianofest in the Hamptons, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, Domaine Forget International Academy for Music & Dance, and the Texas State International Piano Festival, where she has studied with leading artists including Michelle Cann, Richard Goode, Soyeon Kate Lee, Jerome Lowenthal, Benedetto Lupo, and Boris Slutsky.
Her transformative experience with her current and past mentors has inspired her to work with younger students as a private piano teacher. She endeavours to help all students, regardless of their natural musical aptitude, connect to music on a human level.
(August 2026)
PC: Danielle Sum