Rae Pung

Rae Pung is a Singaporean pianist and Young Steinway Artist whose performances and collaborations span Europe, Asia, and Australia. She has appeared with orchestras including the Philharmonic Orchestra at the University of Alicante, Danube Symphony Orchestra, Dohnányi Symphony Orchestra Budafok, Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria, Toruń Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Music Makers, Orquesta de Cámara, the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, and the Oberlin Contemporary Ensemble, among others. 

Rae has been featured by The Straits Times, Serenade Magazine, The Vale Magazine, Teen World of Arts, Interlude.hk, Classical Music Daily, The Star, Ritmo Magazine, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, LianHe ZaoBao, TV Torún, Telewizja Polska, Todo Alicante, Musik Magazine, Modern Classical Music Magazine, Murcia Today, and Bresciaoggi. Her performances have also been broadcast on radio platforms worldwide. 

A prizewinner in numerous international competitions, Rae has received awards at the Nuova Coppa Pianisti Competition, Sydney Eisteddfod Kawai Scholarship, Val Tidone Piano Competition, V International Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition, VIII Budapest International Chopin Competition, XIII Volodymyr Krainev Piano Competition, XII International Piano Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, Imola City Award, XXI International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth, Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition, Jeune Chopin International Piano Competition, Young Pianist of the North Upon Tyne Competition, and the Piano Island Festival and Competition. 

Equally dedicated to education and leadership, Rae served as a Secondary Lessons Instructor of Piano at Oberlin Conservatory and taught at The Ethan Project, a family non-profit supporting autism awareness, and also led APST-111 Piano Class teaching undergraduate students of diverse instrumental majors. Currently the Artistic Director of the Virtù d’Arte International Piano Competition & Festival, she has studied with Ingrid Fliter, Boris Petrushansky, Stanislav Ioudenitch, Andrzej Jasinski, and Piotr Paleczny, and attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Fondazione Accademia Internazionale di Imola, and The Purcell School. 

“Her piano playing is already turning heads internationally.” – The Straits Times

“A remarkable career, earning recognition on the global stage for her technical mastery and expressive interpretations.” – Serenade Magazine

“Continues to mesmerize audiences with her extraordinary talent” – Vale Magazine