Hailing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pianist–composer Ng Chong Lim studied at the Royal College of Music (RCM), London under the tutelage of Professor Frank Wibaut. He also studied piano with Professor Elza Kolodin and composition with Professor Beat Furrer at the Universitat fur Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria.
Chong Lim has performed both as a soloist and chamber musician in many international festivals including The 3rd Asian Grand Piano Concert in Seoul, “Evmelia” International Music Festival in Greece, 2014 “21st New Music Festival” in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2018 International Taipei Piano Maestro Festival and 2019 Perugia Music Festival in Italy. He has served as juror of international competitions, such as The 5th 6th and 7th ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition in Malaysia, The Jakarta International Piano Competition, and 2019 & 2020 Singapore International Piano Competition.
A keen composer, Chong Lim has had his works commissioned by and premiered in various countries. Notable works include “Three Sketches for Two Pianos” (premiered in Taiwan 2004), "Rimba", “Window” and “Xiang”(premiered by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006-7), “Amorphous” for String Orchestra (premiered at “Streams” New Music Festival in Brauweiler, Germany, 2010), “Footprints” for Piano Solo (premiered at “John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium, New Mexico, USA, 2011), “Shadows” for Piano and Malay Traditional Instruments (premiered at “International Festival Of Classical Music” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2011).
Chong Lim was adjunct lecturer at Universiti Malaya and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. Many of his students have won major prizes at both local and international competitions.
Chong Lim devotes his free time to charity work, helping many homeless and underpriviledged children both locally and in Nepal and Cambodia. For his great contribution to the Malaysian music scene, Chong Lim was awarded STM (Pingat Setiawan Tuanku Mukhriz - Associate-Order of Loyalty to Tuanku Mukhriz) by the Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia in 2011.
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