ANDREW AND GILBERT WONG

Twin brothers Andrew and Gilbert Wong began their piano studies with Dr. Lam at the age of 6. Their four-hand piano career began in their second year of lessons and blossomed quickly with a 1st prize win at their first piano competition at the age of 10 in the Ohio Music Teachers Association Graves Piano Competition in Columbus, Ohio. The continued their piano studies with the former duo-piano team of Thomas Hecht and Sandra Shapiro. Under their direction, they won a number of solo and duo-piano competitions, including the Murray Dranoff National Junior Two-Piano Competition in 1997. They have performed with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Lima Symphony Orchestra and have given concerts at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Festival International de Duo-Piano du Québec. They subsequently studied under Anton Nel and Logan Skelton while they were college students at the University of Michigan where they received the Elaine Bychinsky Award in Music for non-music majors.

Even while pursuing their medical careers, they continued their musical endeavors, performing as soloists and in chamber groups. Andrew currently lives with his wife in Irvine, California, where he is faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC Irvine. Gilbert lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife and two sons where he is a private practice ophthalmologist.

How Music Helped Us:

Piano has taught us some of most important lessons in life: discipline, teamwork, passion, and confidence. Music has been a great outlet for us in our personal lives, and it has been a wonderful way for us to bring joy into other people's lives and worship God. The hand dexterity that we have gained from years of practice have benefitted us as we perform procedures in each of our medical careers.