Yii Kah Hoe

Yii Kah Hoe is an active Malaysian composer. He was the winner of Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Forum for Malaysian Composers 2 on March 2007. He was also awarded 3rd Prize of International Composition for Chinese Orchestra organized by Singapore Chinese Orchestra on November 2006 and finalist of Città di Udine International Competition for Composers 2010. Yii’s music has been perceived as bold, avant-garde and awesome. His stunning pieces are best seen and listened to, for his use of sounds and rhythm from many traditional instruments as well as from the ethnic and local cultures are unique. The sensitivity he mastered with space as a Chinese ink painter in his younger days now comes through in his music. His music has been performed in U.S.A, Germany, Paris, Italy, Mexico, Melbourne, Trindidad, Bangkok, Hanoi, Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippine, Indonesia and Singapore. He is also the festival director of the Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival 09. Furthermore, as a keen educator