Bernice Chua

21-year-old Australian pianist BERNICE CHUA is a multi-prize competition winner both nationally and internationally. In 2015, she was named the Australian Capital Territory Young Virtuoso of the Year and was a finalist in the National Young Virtuoso of the Year Award. A prize-winner in the National, Sydney and Wollongong Eisteddfods, Bernice also won 5th place in the WPTA International Piano Competition Spain – Young Artists Category in 2022.

Bernice first started her musical training under Marie Cull in Canberra, Australia, and later studied under the tutelage of Dr. Bernadette Harvey. At the age of 15, she was accepted into the pre-college program at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Austria under Professor Andreas Weber. The following year, Bernice was admitted into the bachelor’s program, in which she graduated in June 2023 at the age of 20. She is currently studying in two master’s programs – Piano Solo Training and Piano Chamber music and Song accompaniment, under Professors Jacques Rouvier, Connie Shih, and Donald Sulzen. Bernice has participated in several masterclasses over the years with teachers including Amandine Savary, Eva Pobłocka, Edward Neeman, Stephanie Neeman, Michael Kieran Harvey, Michał Białk, Óscar Martín and Benedicte Palko.

As a soloist and chamber musician, Bernice took part in the 2015 Canberra International Music Festival as part of the Beethoven series, as well as the 2022 Nacht Der Komponist*innen “Amor Y Muerte“ contemporary music festival hosted at the Mozarteum University. She has performed across Australia, as well as in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain in venues such as the Llewellyn Hall (Australia), Australian Parliament House, Austrian Embassy (Australia), Hungarian Embassy (Australia), Italian Embassy (Australia), the Mozarteum University Solitär concert hall (Austria) and the Mozarteum University Wiener Saal (Austria). She has also made several radio appearances, including ArtSound FM (Australia), ABC Classic FM (Australia), 2MBS Fine Music Sydney (Australia) and ORF (Austria).

An avid chamber musician, Bernice regularly performs with instrumentalists and singers. She also frequently performs and premieres contemporary classical music including works by Simone Fontanelli and Sebatian Nagl. She has also worked with composer Klemens Vereno, recording his Sonatine for Cello and Piano with cellist Lenz Defregger.

I have nine years of teaching experience and have taught many students from beginner to advanced levels. My teaching style is European classical.