Tri Nguyen. An artist from elsewhere. Tri begins studying the piano at age five and a half in Vietnam with French-trained teachers. After graduation from the Music Conservatory of Saigon, he continues his studies at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with great teachers such as Jacques Lagarde, himself a former student of Marguerite Long and Clara Haskil; then Ramzi Yassa, concert virtuoso trained in Moscow, with whom he discovers the great Russian school. Born into a literati family in South Vietnam strongly attached to its ancestral culture, his parents believe that studying the piano is not enough for his musical education, and find an old zither master with whom he begins to study the instrument. Zither master Hai Bieu proves to be one of the last musicians belonging to the old school of Vietnamese music. Thus, from an early age, Tri Nguyen divides his time between two cultures, two musical worlds; Western and Ancient Vietnamese music. Tri has collaborated with eminent artists from The United States, Canada, France, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Africa, Argentina, Venezuela..., most of whom are Grammy and International Awards recipients. His music has been aired around the world such as on BBC Radio 3, M21 Spain, Concertzender FM Netherlands, France Culture, Protestant Frequency, Radio RMA, Radio RCF, Demain TV-France, Mundo Internacional Mexico, and others. Since 2016, Tri is voting member of the Academy Awards/NARAS.