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Steven Baxter Recital Studio<\/strong> 18 Feb 2020 (Tu)<\/strong> Orchestral Hall<\/strong> 18 Feb 2020 (Tu)<\/strong> Foo Mei Yi, presenter and piano<\/strong><\/p>\n Composers from neighbours Singapore and Malaysia explore commonalities and diversities in creative ideas and styles, going past physical, social and historical boundaries at this forum and concert.<\/p>\n UK-based Malaysian pianist Mei Yi Foo will bring the two cultures together in a unique contemporary piano recital. The programme will feature works by YST faculty Chen Zhangyi, Chow Jun Yan, Adeline Wong together with composers from the Composers Society of Singapore \u2013 Hoh Chung Shih, Joyce Koh and Americ Goh<\/strong>, as well as Lee Chie Tsang and Samuel Cho from Malaysia.<\/p>\n During the forum, Mei Yi Foo and the composers will illuminate on their work and artistic approach, and offer insight into how the creative process can transcend all barriers tangible and intangible. This meeting of minds hopes to bring greater understanding into how art transcends the limitations life brings.<\/p>\n Chen Zhangyi \u2013 Clima<\/em> (2018)<\/p>\n Samuel Cho \u2013 Vatni<\/em> (2019)<\/p>\n Chow Jun Yan \u2013 In the Absence of Silence<\/em> (2019)<\/p>\n Americ Goh \u2013 black or white or red (with a tinge of white and blue)?<\/em> (2019)<\/p>\n Hoh Chung Shih \u2013 Reef Weave<\/em> (2019)<\/p>\n Joyce Koh \u2013 la pierre magenta<\/em> (2000)<\/p>\n Joyce Koh \u2013 Piano Peals<\/em> (2002)<\/p>\n Lee Chie Tsang \u2013 Sympathetic [re]sonance<\/em> (2015)<\/p>\n Adeline Wong \u2013 Herringbone<\/em> (2018)<\/p>\n Winner of the BBC Best Newcomer of the Year award, Mei Yi Foo dazzled critics and audiences at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2013 with her \u2018liberating\u2019 and \u2018virtuoso display\u2019 (The Times). Her recent debut at the Lucerne Festival was voted \u2018Highlight of the Year\u2019 by SRF and she continues to captivate audiences across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Since winning the Maria Callas Grand Prix\u201908 in Athens, Mei Yi has transformed from \u2018a pianist to watch\u2019 (BBC Radio 3) to a \u2018rising star\u2019 (International Piano Magazine), and according to a recent review on The Arts Desk, David Nice writes, \u2018her genius is now unquestionable\u2019. Learn more about Foo Mei Yi here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n
5:30 PM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\nConcert:<\/h4>\n
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n
7:30 PM \u2013 9:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\nAbout This Event<\/h4>\n
About the Forum<\/h4>\n
Concert Programme<\/h4>\n
About Foo Mei Yi<\/h4>\n