Reuben Tsang

Described in a Sounds Like Sydney review as a pianist with “technical wizardry and versatility,” Cairns-born Reuben Tsang is now guided by Natasha Vlassenko OAM in his Bachelor of Music studies at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. 

Reuben has been a recipient of several awards in prestigious competitions. Most recently, Reuben won first prize and received the Best Recital and the Peoples' Choice Award at the 2024 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, where he performed Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey.  

Reuben was a semi-finalist and recipient of several prizes including the Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist Award at the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition. Other achievements include receiving the Elisabeth Murdoch First Prize in the 2022 Great Romantics Competition and reaching the semi-finals of the 2023 Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark. Reuben was also fortunate to be given a national recital tour opportunity by Piano+, performing in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne in March and April of 2024. He has also performed in the 2023 Peninsula Summer Music Festival and the 2024 Tyalgum Music Festival. He has also relished performing in masterclasses held by notable pianists including Sergio Tiempo, Jayson Gillham, Behzod Abduraimov, Andrea Lam and Elisabeth Brauss. 

Reuben has also enjoyed working on many collaborative projects, including performing and undertaking masterclasses at the 2024 Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival in Montreal, Canada; performing with the North Queensland Chamber Orchestra; and playing in various chamber music performances which include performing alongside notable musicians like Li-Wei Qin and Dale Barltrop. Reuben has also explored his love for art song through performing with soprano Gianna Guttilla in the 2023 Queensland Art Song Festival and the 2024 Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival and with Rebecca Goobanko in the 2024 Queensland Art Song Festival.