Eric Hoang is an American pianist currently holding a full-ride scholarship to UNCSA studying under Dmitri Vorobiev. Most recently, he won First Prize in the North Carolina MTNA Competition and has appeared as a finalist in the North Carolina Symphony Concerto Competition. He is also a frequent guest artist and chamber musician for the Lamar Stringfield String Orchestra. Hoang has attended the Vivace International Music Festival in 2021 and 2022, as well as Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival in 2022 and 2023.
Hoang has performed across the country as a soloist, and has had masterclasses with some world renown pedagogues from Curtis Institute, Juilliard, Eastman, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, Peabody Institute, San Francisco Conservatory and Boston Conservatory. As a teacher, his students have won top prizes at the Winston-Salem Symphony Youth Concerto Competition, NCMTA, NC Federation, the annual UNCSA Piano competition and others.