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Biography

“Une pianiste très sensible, au jeu d'une beauté poétique.”
“A deeply sensitive pianist, with playing of poetic beauty.”
— Jean-Eudes Vaillancourt

“Elle fait preuve d'une sensibilité remarquable aux couleurs d'ensemble.”
“She demonstrates a remarkable sensitivity to tonal colors.”
— Françoise Gneri

Anna Tse Man Kiu has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Asia, Europe, and North America. Her engagements include appearances at the International Keyboard Institute & Festival (USA), Music Fest Perugia (Italy), and Gijón International Piano Festival (Spain). In 2022, she served as Artist-in-Residence at Porto Pianofest (Portugal), sponsored by FLAD Fundação Luso Americana para o Desenvolvimento. She was interviewed by Radio Television Hong Kong(RTHK) with her performance recorded for public broadcast. 

Her competition successes include First Prizes at the Asia Pacific Outstanding Youth Piano Competition, Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Youth Piano International Competition, Singapore Zhongsin International Music Competition, Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival, and Purcell International Competition for Young Pianists; Second Prize in the Hong Kong Open Music Competition; and Fifth Prize in the Hong Kong International Music Competition. She has also been awarded prestigious scholarships, including the Fonds de bourses d'excellence Denise Angers, Université de Montréal Excellence Grant, Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (HKSES) 2021, HKSAR Government Talent Development Scholarship, and HKBU Honour Students Recital Awards.

An active chamber musician from her early studies, Anna is a sought-after collaborator. She has performed with notable artists including Axelle Tahiri, Andréanne Chartier-Labrecque, Emmanuelle Lambert-Lemoine, and Jack Lau. Her ensemble experience includes roles as pianist with the HKBU Symphony Orchestra, continuoist with Collegium Musicum Hong Kong, and accompanist for Atelier d’interprétation du lied et de la mélodie, Children’s Broadcast Choir of Zhejiang, Hong Kong Treble Choir, and the Hong Kong Baptist University Women’s Chorus.

Anna holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music (First-class Honours, Performance Concentration) from Hong Kong Baptist University, under the tutelage of Cherry Tsang and Yoonie Han, with harpsichord training from David Chung. She earned her Master's in Music (Piano Performance) from Université de Montréal, studying with Jean Saulnier, Charles Richard-Hamelin, and Henry Kramer. Her teachers trace a pedagogical lineage to Beethoven and Chopin. She has performed in masterclasses for Alon Goldstein, André Laplante, Barry Snyder, Boaz Sharon, Dang Thai Son, Douglas Humphreys, Jerome Lowenthal, Julian Martin, Jose Ramon Mendez, Leslie Howard, Massimiliano Ferrati, Robert McDonald, and Natalia Trull. In 2025, Anna was nominated as one of the First Honor Roll Teacher of The Royal Conservatory of Music.

Having suffered from acute tendinitis on the left hand wrist, Anna attended intensive Alexander Technique Teacher Training at the Montréal School of the Alexander Technique, under the guidance of master teachers Brigitte Caron and Francis Caron. This transformative experience redefined her approach to performance and pedagogy. Passionate about sharing its benefits, Anna integrates Alexander Technique principles into her teaching, empowering musicians to cultivate effortless technique, prevent injury, and unlock their fullest artistic potential. She actively seeks opportunities to bring this somatic approach to a wider community, fostering freedom and sustainability in instrumental practice. Anna continuously seeks improvements in her work by studying with Mr. Eiji Tanimura,. Anna is an affiliated member of Alexander Technique International (ATI). 

©2025 by Anna Tse.

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