About Me

Born in 2002, Singaporean classical pianist Alyssa Kok was a Bachelor’s graduate with full distinctions from the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Austria at 18, and a Master’s graduate with distinctions from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland at 20. She studied with prominent pianists and pedagogues, including on the interpretation of Fryderyk Chopin’s music, and was invited to masterclasses with the most renowned pianists today.

A winner of over 30 prizes in international piano solo and concerto competitions, she performed frequently in recital in Europe, North America, Israel, Asia and New Zealand. She performed a number of sold-out all-Chopin piano recitals in Singapore, New Zealand and Italy, including a special concert named “Alyssa Kok Plays Chopin” for the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Association in Singapore.

Some prizes Alyssa Kok won include 1st Prize in the Altalena Concerto Competition, Hungary, Special Prize in the Tournament for Foreign Scholarship Holders for Prince Radziwiłł in Antonin, Poland, the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli prize in the Mauro Paolo Monopoli International Piano Competition, Italy, 2nd Prize in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Turzno, Poland, and 2nd Prize in Chopin’s Interpretations for the Young in Konin-Żychlin, Poland. In 2015, she won five 1st prizes and a 2nd prize in Italy, Vietnam and Belgium. She has collaborated with several orchestras such as the Toruń Symphony Orchestra, Sándor Végh Institute Chamber Orchestra and the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, with which she recorded for the Mozarteum DVD production “Wir Wunderkinder”.

Alyssa Kok was admitted to the Bachelor’s programme at the Mozarteum University Salzburg at 14, after entering the Leopold Mozart Institute for Young Talents in Salzburg at 12 and the Młoda Muzyczna Akademia in Katowice at 14. She made her debut solo recital in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City at 11, during which she was also the youngest scholarship recipient of the Singapore International Foundation as cultural ambassador of the arts. In 2022, she staged eight solo piano recitals in Canada as part of her Canadian Tour. In 2014 and 2016 she performed on tour in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China during the Mozart Festival. Her music was featured on the Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore, Gov.pl, COMTV.pl and MojeKatowice, Poland, ORF Salzburg, Austria, La Tribuna, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno and GioiaNet, Italy, and others.

With a heart for people, Alyssa Kok has initiated and performed several sold-out charity recitals on several continents with tickets for up to $180. All proceeds went to children, young women and the elderly.