Described in a 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.
Most recently, Reuben won First Prize, the Best Recital Prize and the Peoples' Choice Award at the 2024 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition. At the final’s night, he performed Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey.
Reuben was also 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.
He also performed in a national recital tour organised by Piano+ in 2024, performing in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne. He has also performed in many music festivals including the 2024 Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival in Montreal Canada and the Peninsula Summer Music Festival in Victoria.
