Behind the scenes with
MICHAEL DE HUY

Personal Profile

From Chinese/Vietnamese heritage, Australian born Michael de Huy began his piano studies at age 4 where he studied with Anatoly Documentov and later continued his studies with Glenn Riddle at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School.  He is currently an honours student in his final year of the bachelor's degree in music performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he has been under the guidance of Natalia Ricci.

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The recipient of numerous prizes and scholarships, Michael was the winner of the 2023 SCM Piano Concerto Competition and joint winner of the 2023 Theme & Variations Foundation National Piano Award.  He was also awarded the SCM Henderson Travellers Scholarship in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the 2022 SCM Mendelssohn Scholarship and the St Andrew’s College Major Music Scholarship from 2022-2024.  Such scholarships have led to extensive travel in Europe over the past three years, attending music programs and masterclasses in countries such as Germany, France, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.  During this time, he had the privilege of studying with teachers such as Marta Zabaleta, Sergei Edelmann, Jacques Rouvier, Paul Roberts, Pavel Nersessian and more.