Described as an "extremely musical and sensitive" musician whose playing "speaks to the soul", Reuel Hon is a 24-year old American prize-winning pianist currently residing in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally from Southern California, he started playing piano at the age of 5 but his passion and love for music did not become apparent until he was 14. Since then, Hon began pursuing a professional career in piano. Since then he has gained experience and continues as a soloist and chamber/collaborative pianist, collaborating with with musicians, artists, and music industry peers at the Chapman University Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music, the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, and the Longy School of Music. 

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His performance engagements have taken him to venues across America and in Europe, most notably to Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Universität Mozarteum’s Solitär Hall in Salzburg Austria, the Amalfi Coast Piano Festival in Italy, Walt Disney Concert Hall’s BP Hall in Los Angeles, and the Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall in Boston. Additionally, Hon has also performed live at the Longy School of Music, Chapman University's Salmon Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory's Warner Hall, Manhattanville College in Purchase NY, California State University, Fullerton and at the Musco Center of the Arts in Orange, California as a member of the Chapman Orchestra and Wind Symphony.

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Hon is a prizewinner of many piano competitions, most notably the Elite, Grand Prize Virtuoso “Salzburg”, Crescendo (with a special prize to participate in their International Student Exchange Program in Japan), and the Los Angeles “Golden Classical Music Awards” International Music Competitions. He has also been a prizewinner of multiple competitions hosted by the Music Teacher's Association of California (MTAC) and the California Professional of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT), which include the MTAC Theme Festivals, MTAC Concerto Competition, and the State Honors Competition.​​

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In the 2023-2024 season, Hon gave a world premiere of his composition "Nemophila" at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA to great acclaim. Additionally, Hon and his chamber group had the privilege to personally work with American composer Adolphus Hailstork, where they performed the composer's "Deux Chansons" for piano, voice, and clarinet.

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Hon has also participated in various piano festivals, which include the Oberlin, the Summit, Orford Musique, and the Amalfi Coast piano festivals. He has been featured in many masterclasses with esteemed piano faculty such as: Jerry Wong, Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Bernadene Blaha, Enrico Elisi, Daniel Shapiro, Stéphane Lemelin and Victor Rosenbaum. His former piano teachers are Sofia Zukerman, Dr. Janice Park, and Dr. Grace Fong. Hon is a graduate of Chapman University, where he graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors and as a 2023 Liberace Scholar, receiving a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a minor in Music Technology. He studied with Dr. Grace Fong, concert pianist and the Director of Keyboard Studies at Chapman University.

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Currently, Hon attends the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, MA where he pursues a Master in Music degree with Grammy-nominated Lithuanian concert pianist and composer Andrius Žlabys.