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about the organiser
Established in 1984, the School of Music aims to provide a portfolio of music courses, which are both relevant to the Singaporean music performance and education scene, and also attractive to talented international students. NAFA is the only education institution in Singapore that offers diploma and degree programmes for both Chinese and Western music instrumentalists; the Bachelor of Music (Honours) is offered in collaboration with the Royal College of Music, London (RCM) and supported by the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing. Over 200 diploma and degree students are supported by a distinguished international faculty. In addition to weekly public performances on campus, our student soloists, ensembles and orchestra can be heard regularly at performances in Singapore and abroad.
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from the dean Dear Participants, Colleagues, and Friends, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the NAFA School of Music and to the first Nanyang Piano Academy. The Piano Academy is one of the most exciting events organized by SOM in 2019. We aim to nurture higher standards of music making through carefully curated programs, and to create a community comprising of visiting professors, professional artistes, piano pedagogues and young pianists from around the region. I would like to acknowledge our team of distinguished and dedicated faculty members, some of the finest pedagogues and artists from around the world: Professor Claudius Tanski from University of Mozarteum (Salzburg), Professor Nigel Clayton from the Royal College of Music (London), Professor You Xi from the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing), Mr Shaun Choo, a concert pianist based in Austria, Ms Lena Ching, Head of Keyboard (NAFA) and Dr Nellie Seng, lecturer of NAFA. Thank you for participating in the Piano Academy and I wish you a productive learning experience at NAFA! Lim Yau Dean, NAFA School of Music
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from the artistic director Dear esteemed fellow musicians, students, parents, colleagues and friends, On behalf of the organizing committee, I am delighted to warmly welcome every one of you to the Nanyang Piano Academy (NPA) 2019! The Academy was created to bring together both aspiring and advanced students, as well as pedagogues from around the region, for an intensive three days full of music-making, sharing and learning in a vibrant environment. We are honoured to have with us our distinguished group of Clinicians, all of whom are highly established musicians, along with our participants who come from all walks of life with different levels of achievement and experience – all united by our shared love for music and students. The Academy is a great opportunity for participants to experience the pleasures and reward of learning music at the highest level, of selfdiscovery to further develop personal knowledge and understanding, as well as to learn and interact with like-minded individuals. Our line-up of carefully-planned activities include open individual classes with our Clinicians, a series of informative talks, and Dalcroze eurhythmic workshops. Students in the Advanced and Aspiring Artist categories will have opportunities to perform in concerts and to participate in the NPA 2019 Piano Competition. I am certain that each one will take away a piece of inspiration to create something wonderful for the world, in the days ahead. I wish you all a fruitful and enjoyable experience! Yours sincerely, Lena Ching Artistic Director for NPA 2019
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programme for opening gala concert
Ludwig van Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 Shaun Choo Franz Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, Op. 103 D. 940 Nellie Seng and Lena Ching Claude Debussy: Estampes, L. 100 Nigel Clayton George Gershwin: Selections from Song Transcriptions Nigel Clayton =Intermission= Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 Claudius Tanski FrĂŠdĂŠric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Shaun Choo Albert Lavignac: Galop Marche Nellie Seng, Nicholas Ong, Shaun Choo, and Lena Ching
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workshop + concert schedule 17 January 2019, Thursday
1930
2130
NPA 2019 Opening Gala Concert
LFT
18 January 2019, Friday 1000
1200
“Dalcroze Eurhythmic” Workshop (Gerald Leow)
MPH
1330
1430
Pursuing a Music Education - From Cradle to College (Lena Ching)
RH
1500
1600
Lecture: Liszt B Minor Sonata (Claudius Tanski)
MPH
1600
1700
Performance Pleasures and Anxieties (Lena Ching)
LFT Foyer
1700
1900
“Dalcroze Eurhythmic” Workshop (Gerald Leow)
MPH
19 January 2019, Saturday 1000
1200
“Dalcroze Eurhythmic” Workshop (Gerald Leow)
MPH
1200
1300
Practicing Effectively (Nellie Seng)
LFT Foyer
1300
1400
Student Concert 1
MPH
1400
1500
Pursuing a Music Education - From Cradle to College (Lena Ching)
MPH
1500
1600
Student Concert 2
MPH
1600
1700
Competitions: Compete to learn or learn to compete (Shaun Choo)
MPH
1700
1800
Student Concert 3
MPH
1930
2130
Student Competition
LFT
20 January 2019, Sunday 1000
1200
“Dalcroze Eurhythmic” Workshop (Gerald Leow)
MPH
1200
1300
Those (Irritating) Music Exams (Lena Ching)
LFT Foyer
1300
1500
Masterclass with Prof. You Xi
LFT
1400
1500
Musical Talent: Nature or Nurture? (Lena Ching)
MPH
1500
1700
Student Closing Concert
LFT
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advanced artist schedule 18 January 2019, Friday Clinician
Claudius Tanski
Nigel Clayton
Shaun Choo
Venue
LFT
RH
C6.21
0930
1010
Pieter Gunawan
1010
1050
Chan Hoi Yan
Brilliant Stanley
1050
1130
Fu Jin Xia
Eunice Teo
1130
1210
1300
1340
1340
1420
1630
1710
1700
1740
1710
1750
1740
1820
1750
1830
1820
1900
Adam Putra
Felix Rajali Tsai Gin Tzu
Loh Yi Bang
Sunshine Ong
Prateeksha Kaur
Samuel Pang
Yeo Xing Tong Germaine Teh Tew Jing Jong
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advanced artist schedule 19 January 2019, Saturday Clinician
Claudius Tanski
Nigel Clayton
Shaun Choo
Venue
RH
LFT
C6.22
0930
1010
Goh Jun Hui
1010
1050
Chan Hoi Yan
Iola Kanin
Felix Rajali
1050
1130
Koh Ho Weng
Pieter Gunawan
Loh Yi Bang
1130
1210
Fu Jin Xia
Brilliant Stanley
Prateeksha Kaur
1400
1440
Lim Shi Han
Eunice Teo
1440
1520
Nicole Ng
Adam Putra
1520
1600
Yeo Xing Tong
Tsai Gin Tzu
1600
1640
Tew Jing Jong
Sunshine Ong
20 January 2019, Sunday Clinician
Claudius Tanski
Nigel Clayton
Venue
LFT
RH
0930
1010
Lim Shi Han
Goh Jun Hui
1010
1050
Nicole Ng
Germaine Teh
1050
1130
Koh Ho Weng
Iola Kanin
1130
1210
Samuel Pang
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aspiring artist schedule 18 January 2019, Friday Clinician
Lena Ching
Nellie Seng
Venue
C6.21
C6.22
0900
0930
Crystal Dahlan
0930
1000
Keon Lau
Kevina Tenggara
1000
1030
Sophie Keong
Ben Choong Startup
1030
1100
Eng Pei Chen
Jenell Lim Yi Jun
1100
1130
Joshua Loh
Lim Tian Rui Nicole
1130
1200
Tan Zhi Shin
Yong Yoke Ping
1300
1330
Joie Lim Yi Qing
1330
1400
Ng Wai Hoe
1400
1430
Pearlie Peh Zhi Qi
1600
1630
Ng Wai Siew
1630
1700
Clarissa Stanley
1700
1730
Marilyn Lie
1730
1800
Janice Neo
1800
1830
Ng Shi En Felicia
1830
1900
He Zongyi
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aspiring artist schedule 19 January 2019, Saturday Clinician
Lena Ching
Nellie Seng
Shaun Choo
Venue
C6.21
C6.32
C6.22
Eng Pei Chen
Crystal Dahlan
0900
0930
0930
1000
1000
1030
Keon Lau
Ben Choong Startup
1030
1100
Sophie Keong
Jenell Lim Yi Jun
1100
1130
1130
1200
Joshua Loh
1200
1230
Tan Zhi Shin
1330
1400
Kayden Yap
1400
1430
Jolene Chow
1430
1500
Yap Sheng Hwa
Kevina Tenggara
C6.22 1530
1600
Lim Tian Rui Nicole
1600
1630
Yong Yoke Ping
1630
1700
Joie Lim Yi Qing
1700
1730
Ng Wai Hoe
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aspiring artist schedule 20 January 2019, Sunday Clinician
Nellie Seng
Shaun Choo
Venue
C6.22
C6.21
0900
0930
Pearlie Peh Zhi Qi
0930
1000
Ng Wai Siew
Kayden Yap
1000
1030
Clarissa Stanley
Jolene Chow
1030
1100
Marilyn Lie
Yap Sheng Hwa
1100
1130
Janice Neo
1130
1200
Ng Shi En Felicia
1200
1230
He Zong Yi
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programme for advanced artists workshops
Name of Participant
Title
Composer
Adam Putra
Intermezzo in A, Op. 118 No. 2
Brahms
Sonata in E-flat, Hob. XVI:49, Movt. 1 – Allegro
Haydn
Rhapsody in C Major Op. 11
Dohnanyi
Polonaise in A-flat Major Op. 53
Chopin
Etude in B-flat Minor, Op.4 No.3—Andante “In modo d'una canzone” Fantasia K.475
Szymanowski
Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50
Haydn
Ballade No. 1 Op. 23
Chopin
Etude in E Minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Chopin
Brilliant Stanley
Chan Hoi Yan
Felix Rajali
Fu Jin Xia
Germaine Teh Hui Lin
Goh Jun Hui
Iola Kanin Iskandar
Koh Ho Weng
Mozart
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, Book 1 No. Bach 3, BWV 848 Sonata in D Minor, K. 64 Scarlatti “Dreaming” from Four Sketches, Op. 15 No. 3
Amy Beach
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K.533 Movt. 2—Andante Mozart Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K.494 Movt. 3—Rondo Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op. 25 Movt. 1—Piuttuosto allegro con espressione Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Book 1 No. 6, BWV 851 Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50 Movt. 1—Allegro Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Mozart Mozart Clementi Bach Haydn Chopin
*programme is correct at time of printing.
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programme for advanced artists workshops
Name of Participant
Title
Composer
Lim Shi Han
Capriccio Op. 76 No. 5 in C-sharp Minor
Brahms
Sonata in E-flat, Hob. XVI: 52 Movt. 1—Allegro Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S. 434
Haydn
Scherzo No.3 in C-sharp Minor, Op.39
Chopin
Etude in E-flat, S.141
Franz Liszt
“Eroica” Variations in E-flat, Op. 35
Beethoven
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
SchubertLiszt Messiaen
Loh Yi Bang
Ng Xin Yu, Nicole
Ile de feu, Nos. 1 & 2 Pieter Gunawan
Prateeksha Kaur Grewal Bath
Samuel Pang En
Sunshine Ong
Teo Xin Yin, Eunice
Liszt
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Book 2 No. 6, BWV 875 Variations Serieuses Op. 54
Bach
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Book 2 No. 6, BWV 875 Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'
Bach
Drei Kalvierstucke (1894) -Andantino -Andantino Grazioso -Presto Sonata 1.X.1905 Movt. 1—“Predtucha” (The Presentiment)— Con Moto Sonata Op. 34 No. 2 Movt. 1—Largo e sostenuto—Allegro con fuoco Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1
Schoenberg
Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 Movt. 1—Allegro Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33 No. 4 in D Minor
Haydn
Mendelssohn
Beethoven
Janacek Muzio Clementi Chopin
Rachmaninoff
*programme is correct at time of printing.
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programme for advanced artists workshops
Name of Participant
Title
Composer
Tew Jing Jong
Piano Sonata Op. 22 Movt. 1—Allegro con brio Etude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 8 No. 9
Beethoven Alexandar Scriabin Debussy
Tsai Gin Tzu
Étude No. 7 pour les degrés chromatiques
Haydn
Yeo Xing Tong
Piano Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI: 20 Movt. 1—Moderato Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp, Op. 36 Etude in E Major, Op. 8 No. 5
Scriabin
Chopin
*programme is correct at time of printing.
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programme for aspiring artists workshops
Name of Participant
Title
Composer
Ben Choong Startup
Waltz Op. 69 No. 2
Chopin
Clarissa Stanley
Toccata in E-flat Minor
Khachaturian
Crystal Dahlan
Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64 No.2
Chopin
Eng Pei Chen
Camp of the Gypsies
Behr, Franz
He Zongyi
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Schumann
Janice Neo Jing Er
Sonata in D, K. 214
Scarlatti
Jenell Lim Yi Jun
Clair de lune
Debussy
Joie Lim Yi Qing
Alla Turca K. 331
Mozart
Jolene Chow Kit Mun
Sonata in D Major, K. 311 Movt. 1—Allegro con spirito Impromptu in G flat, Op. 90 No. 3
Mozart
Fountain in the Rain
Gillock
Joshua Loh Yong Jie
Schubert
*programme is correct at time of printing.
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programme for aspiring artists workshops
Name of Participant
Title
Composer
Kayden Yap Shi Jie
Sonatine
Ravel
Sonata in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 46
Haydn
Keon Lau
Novelette Op. 27 No. 25
Kabalevsky
Kevina Tenggara
Chopin de Ghibli – Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea / Waltz Op. 34 No. 3 Toccata in E-flat Minor
Chopin/Hisaishi /Akiyama/Aki Khachaturian
Lim Tian Rui Nicole
Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
Chopin
Marilyn Lie Qing Ling
Sonata in F Minor, K.466
Scarlatti
Ng Shi En, Felicia
Piano Sonata in A Minor, K.310 Movt. 1—Allegro Maestoso Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No. 5
Mozart
Ng Wai Hoe Ng Wai Siew
Rachmaninoff
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Book 2 No. 6, BWV 875 Pearlie Peh Zhi Qi Reflets dans l'eau from Images Book 1 No. 3, L. 110 Sophie Keong Zhi Ling Lyrical Waltz from "Dances of the Dolls"
Bach
Tan Zhi Shin
Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825—Praeludium Prelude Op. 34 No. 19 in E-flat Major
Bach
Yap Sheng Hwa
Deux Poemes, Op. 32 No. 1
Scriabin
Yong Yoke Ping
The Darkened Valley
Ireland
Debussy Shostakovich
Shostakovich
*programme is correct at time of printing.
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programme for student competition – advanced artists
Name of Participant
Title
Composer
Adam Putra
Intermezzo in A Op. 118 No. 2
Brahms
Brilliant Stanley
Rhapsody in C Major Op.11
Dohnanyi
Chan Hoi Yan, Jasmine
Fantasia K.475
Mozart
Felix Rajali
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Chopin
Fu Jin Xia
Etude in E Minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Chopin
Koh Ho Weng
Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50, Movt. 1
Haydn
Lim Shi Han
Sonata in E-flat, Hob. XVI:52, Movt. 1
Haydn
Loh Yi Bang
Etude in E-flat, S. 141 No. 2
Liszt
Ng Xin Yu, Nicole
Ile de Feu, Nos. 1 and 2
Messiaen
Samuel Pang En
Janacek
Teo Xin Yin, Eunice
Sonata 1. X. 1905 Movt. 1—“Predtucha” (The Presentiment)— Con moto Sonata in E-flat, Hob. XVI:52, Movt. 1
Tsai Gin Tzu
Étude No. 7 pour les degrés chromatiques
Debussy
Haydn
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programme for student competition – aspiring artists
Name of Participant
Title
Composer
Clarissa Stanley
Toccata in E-flat Minor
Khachaturian
Crystal Dahlan
Nocturne No.20 in C-sharp Minor
Chopin
Eng Pei Chen
Animated Cartoon with Adventure
Slonimsky
He Zongyi
Schumann
Joshua Loh Yong Jie
Kreisleriana VII—Sehr rasch Sonata in D major, K.311 Movt. 1—Allegro con spirito Fountain in the Rain
Kayden Yap Shi Jie
Sonatine, Movt. 1
Ravel
Keon Lau Kevina Tenggara
Chopin de Ghibli – Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea / Waltz Op. 34 No. 3 Toccata in E-flat Minor
Chopin/Hisaishi /Akiyama/Aki Khachaturian
Lim Tian Rui Nicole
Nocturne in E Major, Op.62 No.2
Chopin
Marilyn Lie Qing Ling
Sonata in F Minor, K.466
Scarlatti
Ng Shi En, Felicia
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, Book 2 No. 24, BWV 893 Prelude from Pour le Piano
Bach
Fantaisie Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66 Reflets dans l'eau
Chopin
Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:35 Movt. 1—Allegro con brio
Haydn
Jolene Chow Kit Mun
Ng Wai Hoe Ng Wai Siew Pearlie Peh Zhi Qi Sophie Keong Zhi Ling
Mozart Gillock
Debussy
Debussy
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know your clinicians Prof. Nigel Clayton
Piano Professor, Royal College of Music, London
Nigel Clayton studied with Stephen Savage and Angus Morrison at the Royal College of Music, London, where he won prizes in every category of piano performance and was awarded the College's yearly prize for his Bachelor of Music degree. Whilst there, a particular interest in chamber music and accompanying developed and was further encouraged by international prizes from competitions in London, New York (Concert Artist Guild) and from the English Speaking Union. Since then his worldwide travel has included four major tours of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan with Indian cellist Anup Kumar Biswas, tours of the Middle East and America with Wissam Boustany, of Scandinavia with Gerald LeFeuvre and throughout every European country. He performs more than eighty concerts every season and has also played at most of the music clubs and festivals in his native Great Britain, appearing regularly on the BBC's radio network, at the Wigmore Hall and at the South Bank Centre, where he has already performed over fifty recitals. His most recent concerts have been in Taiwan and Japan, where he is becoming an increasingly regular performer. Nigel also continues to perform as a soloist and has given more than one hundred solo recitals on board the British cruise liner SS Canberra, as well as completing several cruises on P & O's Oriana, Victoria and Arcadia luxury cruise liners. He has performed concertos by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Liszt, Mozart (directed from the keyboard), and was a soloist in Poulenc's two piano concerto in the Royal Albert Hall whilst still a junior student at the Royal College of Music. Apart from several long-standing partnerships, Nigel has appeared alongside such artists as Michael Collins, Sylvia Marcovici, Ofra Harnoy, Tasmin Little and Bryan Rayner Cook, the Chillingirian, Sorrel and Bingham Quartets and with instrumentalists from many countries; he is engaged as official accompanist each year for the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition in Switzerland and has recorded nine commercial compact discs. He teaches at a specialist school for pianists in Surrey and is visiting professor of piano at the North East of Scotland Music School and was recently appointed Professor of Piano at the Royal College of Music.
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know your clinicians Ao. Univ. Prof. Claudius Tanski Lecturer, University Mozarteum, Salzburg
Claudius Tanski was born in Essen/Germany in 1959. He studied in Essen, Salzburg, Vienna and London, where Alfred Brendel was his most important teacher for several years. Tanski won a lot of prizes and distinctions at international competitions and played as a soloist as well as a chamber-musician at important festivals. He played throughout Europe and also in USA, South America, Japan, South-East Asia and India. Tanski recorded some 20 CD`s for the German label MDG (www.mdg.de). His recordings were honoured with a lot of international prizes, among them "CD of the year" for US-magazine "Fanfare", "Editor's Choice" of "Gramophone", five times the "Prize of German Record Critics" and an "Echo-Klassik-Prize" 1997 in the division Chamber music. Claudius Tanski is Professor at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg. Jury-Member Seregno (Pozzoli Competition) 2001 and 2007, Pinerolo 2008, Taranto 2009 and Genova 2010.
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know your clinicians Prof. You Xi The Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing)
Dr. You Xi is a Steinway Artist, and a professor and graduate advisor of the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing). She is a graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music, Hochschule Musik und Theater (Zurich) and the Manhattan School of Music. She has studied with many internationally renowned pianists and educators, including Ye Junsong, Chen Bigang, Li Qifang, Homero Francesch, Solomon Mikowsky, Nina Svetlanova, and Robert McDonald. Additionally, she has had the privilege of being the only Chinese student of world famous pianist, Alexis Weissenberg. She is unique in her experience and mastery of both Eastern and Western music traditions, and through her playing exhibits an authentic continuation of the German-Austrian School and the Russian School. You Xi has performed piano works in numerous countries including the US, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Luxembourg ， the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and South Korea. She has performed in many well-known theatres, such as Carnegie Recital Hall, the Merkin Concert Hall, the Art Institute of Chicago, Zurich City Hall, Turin Music Hall, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (China), Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Hong Kong City Hall, Tianjin Grand Theatre, Wuhan Qintai Grand Theatre and Xinghai Concert Hall. She has attended many pr prestigious international and domestic music festivals, including the International Piano Festival of Alexis Weissenberg in Switzerland, the International Music Festival in Vianden, Luxembourg, the Singapore Nan Yang Piano Festival, the Maccagno International Piano Festival in Italy, the Beijing Contemporary Music Festival, the Xiamen International Piano Festival and the Cadenza International Chamber Music Festival in Thailand. Xi has also devoted herself to performing contemporary music from around the world and promoting the new works of Chinese composers. She recorded and produced the album entitled “The Sound, Poetry and Paintings of Chamber Music---You Xi and Her Friends”, a selection of performance works at the Chamber Music Festival of CCOM and her personal album themed “Voice of You Xi--Les Affinites”. She also edited a collection of piano music entitled “Best Collection of Piano Works of South America”.
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know your clinicians Mr. Shaun Choo
Teaching Assistant to Andreas Weber, student of Jacques Rouvier, University Mozarteum, Salzburg
Shaun Choo was born in Singapore and commenced piano at the age of seven. Upon attaining his Diploma in Music Performance at fourteen under Ms. Lena Ching, he pursued his studies abroad at the University Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria, under the guidance of the late renowned pedagogue professor Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and professor Andreas Weber, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Shaun’s performing career has taken him across Europe and Asia. Venue highlights include the National Concert Hall Beijing, Bregenzer Festspielhaus, Leipziger Gewandhaus and Chopin’s birthplace in Zelazowa Wola. He has been invited to festivals such as the Schwetzinger Festspiele, Duszniki Chopin Piano Festival and Klavierfrühling Deutschlandsberg, and has performed at various international events and congresses. Shaun often appears as soloist with orchestras such as the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, Mozarteum Symphony Orchestra, Daegu Philharmonic and Leipzig Academic Orchestra. Shaun is a prizewinner at more than ten international competitions, including eight first prizes. He emerged victorious at the 3rd International Piano Competition Istanbul Orchestra’ Sion, and is a five- time prizewinner in international Chopin competitions held in Hungary, France, China, South Korea and Australia. Other notable triumphs include the Rotary Club Piano Competition Lindau, Grotrian Steinweg Piano Competition Beijing and ZF MusikPreis Friedrichshafen, and prizes at the "Flame" International Competition Paris and Blüthner Golden Tone Award in Vienna. An avid composer, Shaun often performs his own works during recitals. He was commissioned by the Singapore Armed Forces to compose the Signal Formation Song during his two-year military service. He has conducted several masterclasses, and is a recurring professor at the International Summer Academy Mozarteum. He holds the title of Adjunct Professor in Chun University Charlotte, North Carolina. Shaun is currently in the Master Program at the Mozarteum in the class of renowned professor Jacques Rouvier, and is also under the tutelage of pianist Dang Thai Son.
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know your clinicians Ms. Lena Ching
Head of Studies, Keyboard / Senior Lecturer, Music, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Lena Ching received her early music education in Singapore before going to the Royal College of Music in London for her graduate and postgraduate studies, majoring in both the piano and the harpsichord. She counts herself as part of the privileged beneficiary of her teachers, Victor Doggett, Yonty Solomon, Phyllis Sellick and Ruth Dyson. Amongst Lena’s passions in life is teaching young people to cultivate a love and an understanding for music and life, as well as to see them excel in their talents and potential so as to contribute to the profession and to society. Since 1986, she has taught, developed and mentored numerous students and young performers from her private studio, from the LaSalle College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (the School of Music and the School of Young Talents), and also lectured for a period of time at the SIMUniversity of Buffalo. Having been a prize-winning student herself (1st prize at the National Music Competition 1980, and Runner-Up at the Diners’ Club “Pianist of the Year” Competition 1986), her piano students have also won numerous prizes at local and overseas music competitions, and many have become successful musicians or professionals with a deep interest and love for music. In the midst of a flourishing career, Lena’s continued search for excellence led her to pursue the Master of Arts degree in ‘Psychology for Musicians’ from the University of Sheffield (U.K.), in order to understand better the development and function of human talent and abilities. Her area of research and specialization was on music competitions and how they impact/affect gifted young musicians and high-ability learners. This is one of the outcomes of her illustrious career in teaching and working with musically-exceptional students. Her professional experiences have also included numerous opportunities to perform as a soloist, concerto soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist in concerts, auditions, examinations and competitions. Lena was also an adjudicator for the National Piano Competitions in Sarawak and Ipoh (in the 1990’s), the Malaysia National Piano Competition in 2000, DynamicWorkz’s Young Pianist Competitions in 2009 and 2010, and the “Vivace!” InterJunior College Piano Duo Competition in 2014. Additionally, she has served as a committee member/ panel member for the National Arts Council in 1996 and 1998. To date, Lena continues to be greatly inspired and enthused by aspiring young musicians as well as the work of her many colleagues and contemporaries. In 2015, Lena joined was appointed as the Head of Keyboard Studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, School of Music.
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know your clinicians Dr. Nellie Seng
Lecturer, Music Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Nellie Quinn is a recipient of the Shell-NAC scholarship, with which she furthered her studies at The Juilliard School. Under the tutelage of Oxana Yablonskaya and Jerome Lowenthal, she obtained both her Bachelors and Masters degrees. Nellie went on to further her graduate studies at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where she studied with Thomas Sauer, founder and director of the esteemed Beethoven Institute at Mannes College of Music. Nellie’s thesis for her Doctor of Musical Arts degree focused on Russian composer, Nikolai Medtner. Prior to her education in the United States, Nellie studied with Ms Lena Ching. Under her guidance, Nellie was a multiple prize winner at the biennial National Music Competition. She later furthered her musical education at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, England, studying with Heather Slade-Lipkin and Murray McLachlan. Nellie’s notable performances include her concerto debut with Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and a solo recital in Steinway Hall, London. Besides giving solo piano performances, Nellie is an active chamber musician. As a pedagogue, she strongly believes in nurturing a sense of historical awareness alongside a strong technical foundation in order for students to excel in their musical endeavours.
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know your clinicians Mr Leow Zhen Jie Gerald Adjunct Lecturer, Music Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Gerald obtained his Masters of Arts in Pedagogy Jaques-Dalcroze at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève, Switzerland. He studied with worldrenowned Dalcroze Diplome Superior holders such as Jean Marc Aeschimann, Gabi Chrisman, Mira Daniel, Sylvia Del Bianco, Ruth Gianadda, Sylvie Morgenegg, Dominique Rey and Pascale RochatMartinet. Gerald is a passionate musician and educator. Gerald’s discovery of the Jaques-Dalcroze method prompted him to pursue his study of music pedagogy in Geneva, Switzerland, its birthplace. Learning in a foreign country has been a life-changing experience, and he wishes to offer refreshing insights to the current Singapore music education scene. He is experienced in working with people of all ages, from toddlers, children and adolescents to adults and the elderly. Notable events include the children performance «Clara, c’est nous» in partnership with the Monte-Carlo Ballet and the Monaco National Education, and a piece in «Crôa! Les enfants de la nuit» which he choreographed for the 100th anniversary of the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in Geneva. As a Dalcroze specialist, Gerald plans to develop the method in Singapore with fellow musicians and educators. His interests lie in music pedagogy, music and movement, and interdisciplinary arts.
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