Recital by pianist Mei Yi Foo

Hong Kong Chamber Music Society
proudly presents

Recital by pianist Mei Yi Foo
Date and time:
Thursday 11 September, 2008
(Concert at 7:15pm / Dinner at 9pm)
 
Location:
Central

Admission: 
Concert only: 
Standard $250
Full-time students $150
Concert and Dinner: $520
 
Programme:
Bach: Partita I in Bb major BWV 825
Clara Schumann: Three Romances Opus 11. \1.

~Intermission~

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Opus 109
Mei Yi Foo: Three Colour Pieces
 
About the musicians:

Mei Yi Foo (piano)

Winner of the 2013 BBC Music Magazine’s Best Newcomer award, Mei Yi Foo is recognised internationally as an innovative pianist with a diverse and eclectic repertoire. A prolific concerto soloist, Mei Yi has appeared with the English Chamber Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony, London Chamber Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Remix Ensemble and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, garnering rave reviews from The Times, Independent, Neue Zurcher Zeitung, SRF broadcast, Guardian and Klassik magazine.

As an avid new music advocate, Mei Yi works actively with living composers and performs at the world’s most eminent festivals including the Lucerne Festival, Ultraschall Festival Berlin, Huddersfield Festival and the Punkt Festival in Norway. She was also the featured artist at Southbank Centre’s ‘Music of Today’ series in 2017.

A native of Malaysia, Mei Yi resides in the UK after completing her studies at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music in London with Yonty Solomon, Chris Elton and Alexander Satz.  Currently she holds a teaching position at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Mei Yi was also awarded the medal of Setiawan Tuanku Muhriz for her contribution towards art and music in her home country.

*All concert admission fees will be donated to the Hong Kong Red Cross China Relief Fund.