Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, BWV 848 J. S.

Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 854
Piano Sonata No.13 in B-flat major, K.333 W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Andante cantabile
Allegretto grazioso
Etude Op. 10 No. 3 F. Chopin (1810-1849)
Etude Op. 10 No. 9
INTERMISSION
Nocturne in E-flat minor F. Santiago (1889-1947)
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke F. Liszt (1811-1886)
Prelude in Jazz Style Op. 53 No. 1 N. Kapustin (b. 1937)
Prelude in Jazz Style Op. 53 No. 5
Prelude in Jazz Style Op. 53 No. 15

Jet Stephen Chong, now 17 years old, started taking his first piano lessons at the age of 5 in Chiang Kai
Shek College’s School of Music. When he reached 9, he transferred to Prof. Anthony Say.

2011- First solo recital at the age of 11

2011- PTGPFI Soundscapes Competition, Category A2, 2nd Prize
2012- National Music Competitions for Young Artists, Category A2, Special Jury Award for Best in
Debussy
2013- Scholarship grant to study in PHSA
2013- Second Solo Recital
2014- UCSI International Piano Competition in Malaysia, Intermediate Category, 3rd Prize
2016- 1st Henrietta S. Tayengco-Limjoco (HSTL) Mozart Piano Concerto Competition, Open Category,
Honourable Mention
2016- Orchestral debut with the Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Prof. Aries Caces
2016- Steinway Youth Piano Competition, Category 3, 1st Prize
2016- National Music Competitions for Young Artists, Category B, Grand Prize and Special Prize for Best
Interpretation of Contest Piece
2017- HSTL Winners’ Concert with the Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Prof. Aries Caces
2017- Active participant of the Taiwan Piano Festival

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17-year-old Jet Stephen Chong, a Grade 10 student of Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA), learned
to play the piano at the age of 5 under the tutelage of Ms. Mary Evans Villalon. At the age of 9, he
transferred to Prof. Anthony Say to further hone his piano playing. He had his first solo recital back in 2011
which was followed by winning 2nd prize in the Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines’ (PTGP)
Soundscapes Competition, Category A2.

In 2013, Jet received a scholarship grant to continue his studies in the PHSA, a place where he could focus
more on playing the piano. He also had his second solo recital in the same year. He placed 3rd in the UCSI
International Piano Competition 2014 in Malaysia. He competed with 50 other pianists of age 30 and
below and grabbed Honorable Mention in the 1st Henrietta S. Tayengco-Limjoco Mozart Piano Concerto
Competition 2016, eventually leading to his orchestral debut with the Manila Symphony Orchestra under
the baton of Maestro Aries Caces. He got 1st place in Category 3 in the Steinway Youth Piano Competition
2016 and bagged both the Grand Prize and the Special Prize for Best Interpretation of Contest Piece in
NAMCYA, Category B in the same year.
Jet was recently featured, together with other winners, in the Winners’ Concert of the 1st HSTL Piano
Competition where they were accompanied again by the Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of
Maestro Aries Caces. He was also an active participant in the Music Fest Perugia in Taiwan following the
concert.