| Yii Ying is currently studying a double degree - Bachelor of Commerce/Music under Dr. Kenji Fujimura at Monash University - The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, majoring in classical piano. Born in 1996 in Malaysia, she has been playing the piano since she was six under Chelsia Yu. She is a recipient of Bernies Music Land Classical Piano Award and also a recipient of the Chamber Music Prize given by the Faculty of Arts at Monash University. Most recently, she had won the second prize of the global online Great Composers Competition Series, in both categories - 'The Music of Germany and Austria' category and 'The Music of Eastern Europe' category. She was also one of the 295 competitors to be selected to proceed to the semi final round for the Shanghai Piano Competition - a competition which was participated by 13,517 applicants worldwide. Yii Ying was chosen to perform in 3MBS Radio Station The Talent Series Live Performance and also was involved in the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music Piano CD Recording. She has also been actively performing at masterclasses by great pianists such as Leslie Howard, Geoffrey Saba and Jane Hammond as well numerous concerts and events such as Pianistic Australiana at the Melbourne Recital Centre and Classical Piano Sound Series Concerts. |
