Biography

Hazel Nguyen began her music education at the age of three. Developing a controlled, prodigious technique, she has been praised for her authority over the most complex technically demanding pieces, the depth of her musical insight and charismatic stage presence.

With a full scholarship to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she graduated with a First-Class Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance. In the last four years, Hazel taught at Rossall All-Steinway-School in Lancashire and at Ripley St Thomas in Lancaster as a Subject Leader. Apart from performing worldwide and judging international competitions, she is also one of the youngest examiners in the UK.

As a rounded musician, Hazel is a recording artist, and a transcriber, an arranger, and a business partner for Musescore UK. You can find her latest videos here https://www.youtube.com/user/hazel20111993/

In the past, Hazel was awarded Worthing Pianist of The Year. At Brighton Springboard Music Festival, she won the Senior Championship and the Senior Concerto Class. As a result, she was invited to perform with Brighton orchestra for two seasons.

Her virtuosic recording of Beethoven’s Bagatelle op.33 no.5 was played on BBC Radio 3 and made a signature tune for their program In Tune. In Glasgow, producing the best performance of a Mozart Concerto, she was awarded Jock Holden Memorial Trophy. Hazel won the Rosanne Archibald prize for the most promising musician at Blackburn Music Festival and was also a winner at Glasgow Rising Star competition.

Recently, Hazel returned to her home country, Vietnam, after 12 years of residing in the UK. She is looking forward to teaching at major music institutes in Vietnam, collaborating with other performers, and inspiring the next generation of pianists and musicians in her home country.