Henry Meng was a student at Westlake Boys’ High School in Auckland at the time of the competition and studying the piano with Rae de Lisle and Stephen De Pledge. He’s also a keen composer and he performed one of his own works in his recital.
RAVEL: Une barque sur l'océan, from Miroirs
MENG: Piano Sonata Op 235, 1st movement
LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C# minor S244
Wallace National Piano Competition
Recorded by RNZ Concert in Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 21 July 2019
Producer: Tim Dodd; Sound engineer: Rangi Powick