About

Ariel Wong, 19-years-old, was the national 1st prize winner of the Senior Division for the 2020-2021 MTNA Piano Competition.

Originally from Hong Kong, she graduated high school at the American Heritage School in American Fork, Utah when she was 17. Ariel is currently a student at Brigham Young University and studies with Scott Holden, whom she has worked with since coming to the United States at the age of 14. She had received musical instructions and masterclasses from Dr. Irene Peery-Fox, Dr. Natalya Antonova and Dr. Douglas Humphrey from the Eastman School of Music, and more. 

Ariel has won numerous other piano competitions including the Utah Steinway Piano Competition, the Salt Lake Piano Competition, and was a prize winner in the Emory Young Artists Piano Competition in Atlanta. She was selected to perform at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Festival, and soloed with the Lyceum Philharmonic, playing Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto, first movement. In the coming February, Ariel will be soloing with the Utah Valley Symphony at the Provo Covey Arts Center in Utah. Her goal is to touch people’s lives and glorify God through music, and teach other pianists so that they may achieve their musical goals and dreams through the piano. 

Ariel is currently the pianist for the BYU Concert Choir this year, and also have lots of other accompanying and ensemble music experiences. She also had the opportunity to play her own music arrangement at a broadcasted devotional at the BYU Marriott Center. 

Apart from music, she loves outdoor activities like swimming and hiking. Most importantly, Ariel cherished the rare reunions with her family of six, whom she loves dearly.