Malaysian pianist Wai Sum Chong is a graduate of the RSAMD where she studied with Philip Jenkins. She was awarded the Barcapel Foundation Scholarship to study chamber music and held the post of RSAMD Accompaniment Scholar for two years. She also taught and accompanied students of the RSAMD Junior Department and was Philip Jenkins’ research assistant in preparing Denis Matthews’ manuscript of ‘Cadenza’s for Mozart Piano Concerti’ (Lengnick Publishing, 2003).

In recognition of her accomplishments she has been awarded the RSAMD’s Piano Accompaniment Prize, The Angus Ramsay Calder Prize, The Bach Prize and the Dunbar Gerber Prize. As an accompanist for the Council for Music in Hospitals she has toured Scotland to bring live music to hospices and nursing homes. She is currently based at the Purcell School as a Practice Supervisor/House Tutor and Accompanist. Performances in 2005 include recitals for the Scottish Wagner’s Society, St. Andrew’s University, and a House Pianist residency at the Ardingly Summer Music Summer School.