Mrs. Lucien Wang

Wong Maan Shing (; 3 February 1909 – 2 June 2007), better known as Mrs. Lucien Wang, was a Guangzhou-born pianist, piano teacher and songwriter who settled in Singapore following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The first musician to receive the Public Service Star – Silver, several of her students became prominent local musicians, including concert pianists Ong Lip Tat, Toh Chee Hung and Lim Jing Jing.

Early life and education Wong was born to a wealthy family in Guangzhou, China, on 3 February 1909. Her tutors there included a "Miss Hoveth", a Russian pianist. She remained there for five years. After this, she went to study at the Trinity College of Music in London from 1935 to 1936. She also published a collection of 16 songs in that year. In 1978, Wong organised a concert in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Cortot's birth.

Wong's students included musicians Alwin Lee, Lim Shieh Yih, Cheung Mun Chit, Toh Chee Hung, Ong Lip Tat and Lim Jing Jing, as well as beautician Jane Kok, hotelier Yeoh Cheng Kung, piano teacher Chua Kah Pin (also known as Cai Jiabin) and Director of the Institute of Education Lau Wai Har. Shortly after the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957 was commenced, Wong received her Singaporean citizenship. In May 2007, Wong was taken to the Singapore General Hospital due to fears that she had developed pneumonia from a recent cold. However, she was instead diagnosed with kidney cancer and her condition rapidly deteriorated. She died of the disease while in a coma at the hospital on 2 June 2007. Her body was cremated at the Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium. Following her death, six of her former students and friends formed a fund to "help poor students pursue music", which was reportedly her wish. Ong claimed that he would donate a portion of the proceeds from all of his future concerts to the fund.