Mei Yi Foo
Mei Yi Foo (born 1980) is a Malaysian pianist who currently lives in London.
She has played at the Royal Festival Hall, Finlandia Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, Wigmore Hall, Verona Filarmonica, Megaron Athens and the Zurich Kammerorchester Haus. Her teachers include Yonty Solomon, Christopher Elton and Alexander Satz at the Royal College and the Royal Academy of Music in London.[1]
She was awarded the Maria Callas Grand Prix in 2008. In 2013, she won the Best Newcomer in the BBC Music Magazine Awards for her début disc, Musical Toys (Odradek Records), which featured works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Unsuk Chin and György Ligeti.[2] Mei Yi was also awarded the medal of Setiawan Tuanku Muhriz in 2011.[3]
Early Life
Born in Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, Mei Yi began music lessons at the age of four. After her early education at SRJK(C) Pei Hua and SMK Chan Wa, she furthered her musical studies at the Wells Cathedral School, and then the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. [4]
References
- ^ "Mei Yi Foo | The Keyboard Charitable Trust". Keyboardtrust.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ Nice, David (10 April 2013). ""Newcomers triumph at BBC Music Magazine Awards: Malaysian pianist steals the show performing three pieces from her CD 'Musical Toys'"". Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ Zaharah Othman (10 April 2013). ""Malaysian wins BBC music award"". New Straits Times. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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