Pianist Van Hung Cuong plays Chopin 4 Ballades and More.

Catch pianist Van Hung Cuong return to Orange County after a standing ovation concert last year at Chamber Music OC. Pianist Van Hung Cuong live in person as he masterfully plays all Chopin's Ballades, Fantasy Op. 49 & Scherzo No. 2. Host and Pianist Hoang Nguyen will join with Scriabin and music of Vietnamese-American composer Robert Mai. Don’t Miss International Pianist Van Hung Cuong in Recital. What to expect: The Concert is 75 minutes with no intermission Door open 6:30 and Concert commences stricly at 7:00 pm. The recipient of many international awards, pianist Cuong Hung Van has performed throughout the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Concert engagements in the United States include Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Phillips Collection, and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. In addition to winning the gold medal at Ohio's Cincinnati World Piano Competition, Cuong Hung Van was also honored with the first prize at the Frina Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York City and the second prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Cuong Hung Van served on the piano faculty of Northern Virginia Community College Loudoun Campus and Shenandoah University. He is also a founding member and music director of the Loudoun Lyric Opera Company. Cuong Van has performed with the HCMC Ballet and Opera Orchestra on numerous occasions both as a soloist and a conductor. In December 2009 he conducted the HCMC Ballet and Opera Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Brahms’ Requiem and others. He also has performed and taught at the HCMC Conservatory. In 2025, Van Hung Cuong performed Complete Chopin's Etudes op.10 and op.25 in Saigon, Vietnam and Orange County, California.