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The Indonesian pianist and conductor, Vincent Wiguna, was introduced to the world of music when he started playing the piano during his early age at 3,5 years old in Yamaha before continuing his lessons in Yayasan Musicorum. Some of the teachers that have taught him first-hand were: Fiona, Stanley, Ihsia Wermann, Khie Su Hwa, Julina and So Kim Wie. He participated in master-classes by Ani Takidze and Michelle Campanella, and also learned hymn accompaniment with Billy Kristanto.
As a pianist, Vincent Wiguna actively plays solo piano, and had the opportunity to play W.A. Mozart's Piano Concerto K. 271 under the baton of Michael Budiman Mulyadi. As a collaborative musician, he has frequently accompanied the Student Choir of the University of Indonesia and Mercu Buana University, collaborated with Pharel Silaban, performed in vocal recitals by Yayasan Musicorum, and he was also the official music accompanist of Pekan Seni Mahasiswa Nasional 2016, a nationally held competition on music and arts. He was also given the honour to be one of the judging panel member in Casanova Piano Competition 2017, due to the fact that he has been teaching piano lessons professionally since he was still a junior high school student.
During his senior high school period, Vincent Wiguna who is currently studying International Relations in University of Indonesia got his initial experience in conducting. Back then, he was the leader of his school’s orchestra, Canisius Wind Ensemble (CWE), for two years. During this time, he had the pleasure of leading charity concerts in Tegal and Purwokerto, musical drama Newsies, and ultimately leading his orchestra to an overseas experience; they participated in a collaborative concert in Aulendorf, Germany. Subsequent to his graduation from high school, Canisius College, he partook in conducting lessons under the guidance of Budi Utomo Prabowo, master-classes from Robert Lehrbaumer and also from Shiak Yao Lee. Since 2015, he also has been coaching Eliata Choir, under the guidance of soprano Renata Lim, and now is entrusted with the responsibility as assistant conductor for Jakarta City Philharmonic. Earlier in 2017, he was also assigned the position as the music director of a musical theater, The Threepenny Opera.
Vincent Wiguna's interest in music is also channeled into his vocal training. Since early age, he has been an active member in a church choir, namely Jakarta Oratorio Society, and later became a member of Jakarta Festival Chorus in 2014. |
