Mei Yi Foo (Chinese: 傅美兒; pinyin: Fù Měi'er; Jyutping: Fu6 Mei5 Ji4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pò͘ Bí-jî, born 1980) is a Malaysian pianist who currently based in London. She has been taught by musicians such as Yonty Solomon, Chris Elton and Alexander Satz.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] Mei Yi was also awarded the medal of Setiawan Tuanku Muhriz in 2011.[4]

Early life

Born in Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, Foo 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.[5][6]

Reviews

“...Mei Yi Foo was anointed Newcomer of the Year at the BBC Music Magazine Awards […] she sat down at the piano to give us a taster: three little late-20th century dazzlers, impish and poetic. Immediately we were her devoted fans.” The Times, April 2013 [7][8]

“Mei Yi Foo makes light work of Shostakovich, Berg and Saint-Saëns [...] an enjoyable programme.” The Guardian, March 2017 [8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "#Showbiz: Merdeka magic with Mei Yi Foo | New Straits Times".
  2. ↑ "Mei Yi Foo | The Keyboard Charitable Trust". Keyboardtrust.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Zaharah Othman (10 April 2013). ""Malaysian wins BBC music award"". New Straits Times. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Striking the right keys to success". The Star. 1 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "帶有東方色彩的鋼琴獨奏 — 傅美兒". Arts-News (Hong Kong). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Brown, Geoff (2013-04-19). "Mei Yi Foo: Musical Toys". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  8. 1 2 "Mei Yi Foo :: Official Website". www.meiyifoo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  9. ↑ Jeal, Erica (2017-03-09). "ConNotations CD review – Mai Yi Foo makes light work of Shostakovich, Berg and Saint-Saëns". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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