Congratulations to the following students for their success in the 2014 November/December Diploma examinations:
Abigal Lim (11 y.o.): ATCL Recital (Distinction)
Jovi Koh: ATCL Recital
Jasmine Khoo: ATCL Recital
Nigel Lim: LTCL Recital (Distinction)
ALYSSA KOK GETS ACCEPTED TO THE LEOPOLD MOZART INSTITUTE, AUSTRIA
Congratulations to 12-year-old Alyssa Kok for being offered a scholarship to study piano performance at the Leopold Mozart Institute, Mozarteum University, Salzburg, Austria.
Alyssa officially starts her new term on October 1st, 2014, and was the only pianist accepted during the Singapore auditions held earlier this year.
2014 ADAM GYORGY ISLAND ACADEMY (Indonesia)
Benjamin Loh has been invited to be on the faculty of the Adam Gyorgy Island Academy, a week-long piano camp aimed at enhancing the skills of young pianists. The Academy will take place in Bali, Indonesia from December 14 to 20, 2014.
More details can be seen at http://adamgyorgy.com/islandacademy/Home.html
MAY/JUNE 2014 TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC DIPLOMA EXAMINATION RESULTS (Singapore)
Congratulations to the following students in their success in the May/June Trinity College piano performance examinations:
1. Jonathan Chua: FTCL
2. Mok Peck Yim: ATCL (Distinction)
3. Clare Yip: ATCL
2014 SINGAPORE PERFORMERS’ FESTIVAL (Singapore)
Alyssa Kok wins the Platinum Award at this Festival held in Singapore on June 20, 2014.
2014 ASIA INTERNATIONAL PIANO ACADEMY & FESTIVAL (S. KOREA)
11-year-old, Alyssa Kok, won the Gold Award at the Festival Competition held at Baekseok University in Cheonan, South Korea on July 21, 2014.
2014 2nd SINGAPORE STEINWAY YOUTH PIANO COMPETITION
11-year old Alyssa Kok and 15-year-old Nigel Lim both took the 1st runner-up awards in Categories 2 and 3, respectively.
The Competition was held for the second time at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall on May 17, 2014. Each participant had to play a 20-minute program that included the first movement from a Classical Sonata.
Alyssa played Haydn’s Sonata in C, Hob.XVI/50, Glinka’s Variations on “The Nightingale” by Alyabyev and Debussy’s Prelude “Les Collines d’Anacapri”.
Nigel performed Haydn’s B minor Sonata Hob.XVI/32, Brahms’s Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op. 4 and Debussy’s Prelude “Ondine”.
2014 GOLDEN KEY MUSIC FESTIVAL (U.S.A.) – DEBUT INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
11-year-old Alyssa Kok was selected as a Second Degree winner in the Junior category (14 and below), and will be making her United States debut at the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall on May 31st, 2014.
13-year-old Fong Kai De won an Honorable Mention award in the same category.
15-year-old Jonathan Chua won an Honorable Mention award in the Senior (15 to 18) category.
2014 5th ALL JAPAN PIANO CONCOURS (Tokyo, Japan)
Congratulations to the following students in their success at the recent 5th All Japan Piano Concours held on February 11, 2014 at the Suginami Koukaidou Hall in Tokyo:
1. Zhou Yutong (22 y.o.): Gold Prize, Professional Category “S”
2. Jonathan Chua (15 y.o.): Gold Prize, Category “V”
3. Alyssa Kok (11.y.o.): Bronze Prize, Category “V”