MASTERCLASS PIANISTS

Wang Huang Hao Jia

J.S. BACH (1685 – 1750)

French Overture in B minor, BWV 831

Hao Jia started his musical studies at the tender age of 5 when he enrolled in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts School of Young Talents Gifted Young Pianists Course. He was under the tutelage of the Principal, Mdm Fang Yuan since 2011 He won the 1st prize in the National Piano and Violin Competition (Intermediate category) in 2015 and the Grand Prize of the 3rd Steinway Youth Piano Competition in 2016. In 2017, he was accepted into Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, studying Piano Performance under Professor Albert Tiu.

It is his dream to study in a music conservatory and he is loving the experience very much. He grew a lot in terms of musicality and technique and won the 1st prize in the National Piano and Violin Competition (Senior category) in 2019. Moreover, he had the honour to perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Singapore Police Force Band during his National Service He is also grateful to have had masterclasses with Adam Gyorgy, An Ning, Erik T. Tawaststjerna, Foo Mei Yi, Jeremy Denk, Ng Chong Lim, Stephen Hough and Yoheved "Veda" Kaplinsky.

Lee Yun Yee Amanda

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756 – 1791)

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, K. 576

Lee Yun Yee Amanda was born in Singapore in 2001 and started learning the piano at the age of 4. She recently graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Hons) in Piano Performance at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST), National University of Singapore (NUS), under the tutelage of Dr. Thomas Hecht and Dr. Khoo Hui Ling.

Amanda actively performs locally and internationally, as a soloist and a collaborative pianist. She has performed in many recitals like Asian Civilisation Museum (ACM) Concerts, YST Recital Series, Esplanade eXchΔnge Series. Amanda also had the pleasure of participating in masterclasses by Arbo Valdma, Gabriel Kwok, Támas Ungár, Kevin Class, Henri Sigfridsson, amongst other renowned pianists She has won numerous competitions such as the 2014 International Competition of Young Musicians “Ohrid Pearls” Macedonia, the Thailand 5th Mozart International Piano Competition and the ‘Liszt Memorial Prizes’ Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition. Moreover, she has attained the Fellowship of Trinity College of London FTCL Piano Recital in 2019 In the conservatory, Amanda has also been awarded the Dean’s List for the semesters in the Academic Year (AY) 2019/2020 Semester 2, AY 2021/22 Semesters 1 and 2 for academic excellence.

Amanda is passionate about serving the community and has headed many multisensorial projects involving hospices in Singapore She strives to connect her music making with the mental and social wellness in the community. In her free time, she plays the violin and loves to search for the best spots for food.