About Van-Anh Nguyen, HRA Ambassador.

26 May 2008: HRA Director Chris O'Dempsey announced this week that Van-Anh Nguyen has accepted the role of HRA Ambassador.

"This is a tremendous thing for both Heart Reach and Van-Anh, and we look forward to seeing many positive activities and results from this new position.

"Van-Anh is a delightful young lady, with a youthful exuberence that flows through not just her music, but her whole personality. She adds a tremendous dynamic to our 'team', and will, I am sure, endear herself to everyone she meets within the fulfillment of this role, just as she has endeared herself to all of us at HRA who have had the pleasure of sharing with her.

"I believe as she meets this new challenge, many people will come to know her, and respect her heart and desire to assist people who are living in poverty."

Australian born (1987) Van-Anh studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, starting at just four years of age. She achieved an associate diploma in piano when nine.

Van-Anh's achievements include:

• high honours at the Vienna International Pianists Summer Festival 2005,
• the Audience Choice award at the 2005 Klavier Summer Festival in Germany, and
• New South Wales state finalist in the Yamaha Piano Youth Competition in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2005.

She has also given recitals in many countries including the US, Germany, Austria, and Viet Nam.

Following two successful concerts in 2008 and 2009 at Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Van-Anh has booked to perform there again in May 2010 (details here...).