Young Musicians Fund Raising Concert

Malaysian Youth Orchestra Foundation presents: PerformanceYOUNG MUSICIANS FUND RAISING An afternoon of musical delights followed by the famous Ritz-Carlton High Tea. Featuring MYOF’s scholarship recipients, Jane Ng on violin, Shuenda Wong on piano, and talented young musicians from The Music Professionals Academy of Performing Arts. Date: Saturday, 24th March 2012 2pm to 3.30pm ~ Performance 3.30 - 4.30pm ~ High Tea HIGHLIGHTS “Can-Can” from “Orpheus in the Underworld” ~ Offenbach Drowsy Maggie ~ Reel Violin Sonata in G Major, K301 ~ Mozart Violin Sonata ~ Poulenc Liebesleid ~ Kreisler Schon Rosmarin ~ Kreisler Canon ~ J. Pachelbel “Hornpipe” from “Water Music” ~ Handel Gavotte in D Major ~ JS Bach Pupil’s Violin Concerto No. 1 ~ F. Seitz “La primavera” (spring) ~ Vivaldi Tickets for performance with High Tea: RM250, RM300 per pax for back and side tables. Row 1 & 2 stage facing tables are sold only by a table of 10 pax. Contact the organizer for more information: [email protected]. Funds raised from concert will be channeled towards setting up of a Junior String Camp and scholarship awards for the camp. 24TH MARCH 2012, 2 ~ 4.30PM THE RITZ-CARLTON, KUALA LUMPUR This event is sponsored by PERFORMERS The performing career of Malaysian-born Jane Ng began at the age of seven when she gave concerts on both piano and violin. As a violinist, pianist, and composer, she has performed extensively at international festivals in Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Spain, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. She furthered her studies with Ani Schnarch and Yossi Zivoni in London on a full International Scholarship from The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) from which she graduated with First Class Honours and subsequently, a further Full Scholarship from the Royal College of Music for the Masters Degree and the Artist Diploma in Performance, supported by The Richard Carne Trust, The Musicians Benevolent Fund, The Malaysian Youth Orchestra Foundation (MYOF), and Tinggi Foundation. Jane Ng Jane made her recital debut at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room, London in June 2009, and in the same month, gave the World-premiere of her own composition ‘The Pagoda of Dreams’ – Fantasia for Violin & Orchestra, as soloist with the Wandsworth Symphony Orchestra. This has also been featured on BBC Radio 4 “Chopsticks at Dawn”. In the UK, Jane has won the Hastings and Hatfield Music Festivals. She has performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Hatfield Philharmonic Orchestra and Ravel’s Tzigane with the Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra as representative of Benslow Music Trust’s 75th anniversary celebrations. She regularly performs in music society concerts in the UK and was selected as a Concordia Artist by the UK Concordia Foundation. Recital highlights include the Leeds International Concert Series, the ABRSM Golden Jubilee Scholars’ Concert, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St James’ Piccadilly, St John’s Smith Square, Steinway Hall, St Georges’ Bristol, University of Essex, Bath Recital Artists’ Trust, Chelsea Schubert Festival, Chelsea Flowers Show, and the Malaysian Embassy. Jane currently performs on a 1750 Testore violin, kindly on loan from the Rin Collection. Jane is also an accomplished pianist and performs regularly for the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, and The Four Seasons Hotel, Park Lane London. Past achievements include winning 2nd prize at the “Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte” International Piano Competition in the Czech Republic and performances of the Haydn Piano Concerto in D major with the London Chamber Orchestra. Malaysian Pianist Shuenda Wong graduated from the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg, Germany with high distinction in 2006 where he studied with Elza Kolodin and participated in masterclasses by J.Rouvier, P.Devoyon, H.Leygraf and P.Devoyon. He completed his Masters degree under full scholarship from the Kobler Trust and a Barbara Stringer Scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama UK with Joan Havill.He also won the HSBC Classics Bursary 2008,the Malaysian Youth Orchestra Foundation Scholarship 2007 and the Raymond Fox Bursary 2010 from Making Music Association UK. Shuenda was 1st prize winner in the Oxford Music Festival 2010,HSBC National Piano Competition 2008 and Malaysian Youth Music Festival 2007.He was top Prize Shuenda Wong Winnner at the Concours Internacional de Piano de Lagny-sur-Marne 2010, France, Royal Overseas League Music Competition 2009,UK,Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist competition 2009, UK, 1st Thailand International Piano Competition 2008, Arthur Lepthien International Piano Competition Germany 2005, Enschede International Piano Competition for Young Musicians, Netherlands 2004, as well as the National Piano Competitions 2000 and 2001. Shuenda has given concerts in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Japan, Brunei, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and the UK.Notable performances include concerts at the Kaisersaal Freiburg, Elzacher Stadthalle in Germany, Bunkamura Hall and Miyagi Museum of Art in Japan, Kasteel Terworm in Holland, collaborations with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and Kuala Lumpur Sinfonietta,the opening of the British Commonwealth Games, the Asian Pacific Cooperation Meeting and The Philippines Centennial Independence in Manila.In the UK, he has performed in Purcell Room Southbank Centre, St Martin-in-the-fields, St James Piccadilly, the Barbican Hall London, ROSL House Edinburg, Princess Alexandra Hall London, and Erin Arts Centre Isle of Man amongst other venues. Shuenda is currently lecturer at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He was recently invited to be adjudicator for the 2012 Steinway Malaysia Youth Piano Competition and the2012 Thailand Young Mozart Piano Competition. PERFORMERS The Music Professionals Academy of Performing Arts NG MEI FONG, Musicpro’s Principal Springfield Symphony Orchestra in was selected to perform in Master Founder and music director of The U.S.A. Apart from being a string class with Isaac Stern, Szymon Music Professionals Academy of teacher, Tony Tsao was the assistant Goldburg and Mischa Maisky. Su was Performing Arts, Ng Mei Fong began conductor of Taiwan Normal University ranked the first in the Taiwan National her career as concert pianist and now Symphony Orchestra and worked as Violin Exam for the University. With his devotes herself in music education in chief administrator for the orchestra. years of experience working with hope to instill a lifelong love for music teachers and pupils of all ages, his amongst her Academy’s students. She In 2009 summer Mr. Tsao participated unique teaching abilities have led to an has nurtured many young and talented in the Conductors Institute at Bard outburst of demand for his teaching. children who have achieved various college in New York. Under the Some of his many students have won performing awards in Singapore Young instruction of the famed maestros: scholarships to study abroad and many Pianist Competition, Asian International Lawrence Golan, Eduardo Navega, Apo have gained top marks and prizes in Chopin Piano Competition, Malaysian Hsu, David Rudge and Raymond international examinations, as well as Youth Music Festival as well as music Harvey. Mr. Tsao was the conductor music competitions in Japan(Sendai scholarships from Cempaka and instructor for Strings section for International Violin Competition), International School. Peace Glory String Orchestra which Austria(Brahms International was founded by Taiwan Soka Competition), Taiwan(T.S.O Strings Under the tutelage and guidance of Association; Violist at the National Competition), China(Qin-Dao Taiwanese String instructor Mr. Su Tzu- Defense Symphony Orchestra and is a International Violin Competition) and Yuan, MusicPro’s newly set up String representative for Beloved Music overseas. Department has proven to produce Orchestra performing many educational high standards in performance concerts for the community. Su works as a private music educator amongst their pupils. in Taipei teaching violin and viola. He also forms and c o n d u c t s t r i n g SU TZU-YUAN, orchestra in primary and secondary TONY TSAO, LI- String Coach schools. Su performs frequently in TUNG, conductor Taiwanese-born Taiwan and had also performed in Hong Mr. Tony Tsao was violinist, violist Kong, Tokyo, USA, Sweden, Finland, born in Taipei,Taiwan. and conductor, Germany, Latvia, Czech, Slovenia, He had studied under Su Tzu-Yuan started learning violin at Poland, and Hungary. He was invited to Mr. Tzu-Yuan, Su, Mr. a very young age and later graduated Rui, Wang and Prof. as Bachelor in Music at “Fu-Jen perform at “Spring of Prague Music Ting-Hui, Chen in viola performance Catholic University” and obtained a Festival” 2002. In 2003, he performed at Chopin Hall in Warsaw for “Poland and orchestra skills. He was pursuing Master in National Taipei Art University. Modern Music Festival” as an invited his master under Prof. Apo Ching- Hsin He later furthers his music study in guest. Currently, he is the leader of the Hsu who is serving as music director at Tokyo, To-Ho Gakuen Music University the National Taiwan Normal University under several renowned violin teachers. “Mangrove Quartet” which he founded Symphony Orchestra and the He graduated from Taiwan & Japan and in 2007. MUSICPRO JUNIOR & SENIOR STRING ENSEMBLE (Age 6 - 14) Irene Houng, Koh Han Bay, WennQing Tan , Chan Shao Yong, Sharifah Naiema , Chloe Ang, Tay Yin Yi, Tai Ju Han, Nathalie Kwan, Suzanne Pang., Ong Xin-E, Aiman Harris, Trinity Koh, Tai Ju Yi, Chan Jing Yuan, Natasha Lim., Lau Siong Ta, Wong Yu Xi, Siobhan Doyle, Lim Jo Ann, Nadia Anis, Melissa Ooi, Cheong Keat Zhen, Soo Yik Liang, Brandon Pang, Soo Wan Loo, Melanie Ooi, Bernadine Kwan.

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