Tracy Wong is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano
performance at the University of Southern California, studying under Antoinette Perry.
While her priority and first love is music, she has spent much of her higher education
dedicated to enhancing her pedagogy and performance with related industries. As such,
she also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor concentrations in business,
entrepreneurship, music education, and arts leadership. It is her personal philosophy
that the arts serve as a method of communication between the self and the world at
large and, pursuant to that communication, she strives to spark curiosity, drive, and self-
awareness in her students during each lesson.

Tracy began her piano studies at the age of three and debuted her first solo
appearance performing Beethoven Concerto No. 1 with the Saint Petersburg State
Symphony in Russia at the age of nine. She has gone on to perform with many
orchestras including the Louisville Symphony and Chicago Ars Viva Symphony. Her
accolades include first place at the Cincinnati World Piano Competition, Delta
Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, and the Joseph Shelhardt Award at the
Hellam Young Artist Competition. As a performer, Tracy has been featured at some of
the most preeminent concert venues in the world, including Lincoln Center, the
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace, and Carnegie Hall. She is also a National YoungArts
alumnus in classical music and part of the National Foundation for the Advancement of
Artists.

Outside of being an active performer, Tracy has also worked professionally with
a diverse array of arts organizations in order to broaden access to music. She is
currently a pre-interviewer for National Public Radio’s “From the Top” segment, focusing
on highlighting young musicians’ personal and musical journeys. She has also worked
with the San Francisco Opera’s Education Department, the Cincinnati Arts Association,
and the Pasadena Symphony and Pops in a variety of roles including professional
development, media management, competition operations, and special events. As a
teacher, this has given her a comprehensive view on what is expected and needed of
young musicians today.

As a music educator, Tracy was previously on faculty and the executive assistant
at the Indiana University Young Pianists pre-college department. She is also an active
member of the Music Teachers National Association as well as the California
Association of Professional Music Teachers. Her previous students have received high
honors and distinctions through advanced levels of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s
examination program and she encourages a goal-oriented exploration of creativity, allowing students to flourish in both self-discovery and excellence. Her priority as an
educator is to understand each student’s aspirations and incorporate those unique
goals into a larger curriculum of disciplined holistic music learning. While this may
include a vigorous emphasis on learning diverse repertoire, music theory, aural training,
and technique, previous students have also enjoyed forays into improvisation, digital
music-making, and interdisciplinary projects. Fundamentally, Tracy believes that every
lesson is a chance to deepen the understanding of how music interacts with each
student’s unique experience of the world.