Bianca Beng is a Singapore based harpist deeply passionate about music and the arts. An avid performer, she has shared her music with a vast international audience, winning top prizes at competitions such as the Thailand International Youth Harp Competition, Asia Harp Chamber Competition and Enkor International Chamber Competition. During her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, she was awarded the Guy Magrath Harp Prize (2021) and a "Very High Commendation" in the Skaila Kanga Harp Prize (2020).

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Bianca has also been invited to perform at an array of local and international events such as the World Harp Congress (Hong Kong), Académie musicale de Villecroze (France), Asia Harp Festival (Korea), World Harp Congress (Australia), International Harp Festival (Thailand), Young Artist Harp Seminar (USA), Harp of the Orient (Malaysia) and the Lee Kuan Yew World Cities Award Ceremony (Singapore).

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In addition to solo playing, Bianca enjoys performing and collaborating with other musicians. She has premiered pieces by rising composers such as Pizzica by Louise Drewett, One Night of Passion by Mikolaj Majkusiak, and Two Souls into One by Robert Pete. She performs with West Wind Band Singapore and has collaborated with Vox Camerata, a local Professional Chorus. Bianca is also a founding member of Viva Rave, Singapore’s first professional harp ensemble aimed to promote harp ensembles and its' repertoire. Orchestras she has performed with include the various Royal Academy orchestras (including its Symphony Orchestra and Musical Theatre Orchestra), under renowned conductors such as Semyon Bychkov, Robert Trevino, Sir Mark Elder, and John Wilson.

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Bianca graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London with a Bachelor of Music (First Class Honours), studying with Catherine White, and was awarded the Dominions Fellowship Award for her outstanding results. Alongside her Bachelors, she also completed her Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music for Harp, teaching students of all age groups and backgrounds. She was involved in the Academy’s Open Academy Programme to explore different pedagogical approaches in the music education of children. Back in Singapore, Bianca was also active in the Rave Harps Silver Arts Project organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), an initiative that provides new opportunities for seniors to engage in the Arts. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Music Studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, under Alice Giles.

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Inspired over many years, Bianca is grateful to her teachers and to the Temasek Foundation and Sydney Conservatorium for their generous support through the David Marshall Scholarship for Young Artists and the Iremonger Marceau Family Scholarship.