Mr. Loh has been invited to be on the jury of the Piano House International Piano Competition that will take place on September 15 and 16 in New York City. Winners will be invited to perform at the Gala Concert on September 16 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
2019 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION & FESTIVAL (CHICAGO, U.S.A.)
Mr. Loh has been invited to be on the jury and faculty of the Chicago International Music Competition and Festival to be held from July 27th to August 3rd, 2019 in Chicago, U.S.A.
2019 KOREA-ASIA PIANO OPEN COMPETITION (Seoul, Korea)
Mr. Loh has been invited to be on the jury of the Korea-Asia Open Piano Competition to be held in Seoul, Korea from March 1st to 3rd, 2019.
2019 ALL JAPAN PIANO CONCOURS & AUDITIONS (Tokyo, Japan)
Mr. Loh has been invited to judge the final round of the the 2019 All Japan Piano Concours & Auditions to be held at the Suginami Koukaidou Hall in Tokyo, Japan on February 16 and 17, 2019.
2019 "GOLDEN LION AWARDS" INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION (Singapore)
Mr. Loh has been invited to be on the jury of the final round of the “Golden Lion Awards” International Piano Competition to be held on January 26, 2019 at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.
2018 DE VIER PIANO COMPETITION (Indonesia)
Mr. Loh has been invited to be on the jury of the De Vier Piano Competition to be held in Medan, Indonesia on Saturday, December 1st, 2018.
BRADDELL HEIGHTS JUNIOR ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Casey Li will be the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto in F, K. 459 (first movement) with the Braddell Heights Junior Orchestra conducted by Maestro Yan Yin Wing.
Nine-year-old Casey Li is a Primary 3 student at Raffles Girls’ Primary School. She first started her musical journey at the age of four at the Seimpi School of Music where she studied with Ralitsa Obretenova and Radostin Kirchev. Currently, she is a private student of Benjamin Loh. At the age of five, she won Second Prize at the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, which gave her an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York. Last year, she performed the Divertimento For Piano and Strings in C Major by Haydn with the Emmanuel Symphony Orchestra. Her other achievements this year include the First Prize at the Piano Island Festival Competition (Singapore), Third Prize at the UCSI International Piano Festival & Competition (Malaysia) and two Platinum Awards at the 7th Singapore Performers’ Festival & Chamber Music Competition. She was also a Grand Finalist in the Symphony 92.4FM Young Talents Project. Besides the piano, Casey is an avid reader and loves to swim, play badminton and roller-skate.
The programme includes:
Rimsky -Korsakov “Themes from Scheherazade”
Mozart : Piano Concerto in F, K. 459 (1st movement)
Ippolitov: Procession of the Sardar
Schonberg: Les Miserables
W. Windham: Taiko!
Stevens: Hawaii Five-O
Tickets at $10 each are available at the Braddell Heights CC.
For enquiries, call 6228-1258
SPIRITOSO! A PIANO RECITAL BY STUDENTS OF BENJAMIN LOH
Date: Sunday, September 9th, 2018
Time: 3.00pm
Venue: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (9th floor)
Far East Organization Auditorium
1 Straits Boulevard
Singapore 018906
Ticketing: $20 free seating.
Email benino@singnet.com.sg to purchase tickets.
Programme:
1. Linus and Isaac Ng
P. Tchaikovsky (arr.Halyana Ovcharenko): Dance of the
Sugar Plum Fairy (Duet)
2. Caleb Ong
J.S. Bach: Prelude in D minor, BWV 935
3. Megan Ong
M. Clementi: Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 3 (1stmovement)
4. Charlotte Giraudeau
A. Ginastera: Rondo on Argentine Children’s Folk Tunes
5. Cao Jun Wei
J. Haydn: Sonata in E, Hob.XVI/31 (1stmovement)
6. Yu Jun Qing
Ma Jinfeng & Zhang Nan: Remote Xiangelila
7. Nicholas Chin
F. Haydn: Sonata in F, Hob.XVI/23 (1st movement)
8. Casey Li
I. Berkovich: Variations on a theme by Paganini
9. Koh Jing Shan
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in C, K.309 (1stmovement)
10. Jaden Tan
F. Poulenc: Toccata from Trois Pièces
11. Daniel Wu
E. Chabrier: Scherzo-Valse from Pièces Pittoresques
12. George Yeo
L.v. Beethoven: Sonata in C, Op. 2 No. 3 (1stmovement)
13. Ariel Ng
G. Fauré: Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, Op. 26
14. Vivian Li
F. Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54
INTERMISSION
15. Isaac Koh
C. Debussy: Preludes No. 8 “Ondine”
No. 5 “Les Collines d’Anacapri”
16. Fong Kai Liang
F. Liszt: Paganini Etude No. 5 in E
17. Fong Kai De
M. Ravel: Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit
18. Alexander Ronoyudo
R. Schumann: Sonata no. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (1stmovement)
19. Lee Yu Ying
S. Prokofiev: Sonata no. 6 in A, Op. 82 (1stmovement)
20. Neda Lee
N. Kapustin: Etude Op. 40 No. 3 “Toccatina”
21. Dean Fu
M. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
22. Nigel Lim
F. Liszt: Rigoletto Concert Paraphrase
2018 DMZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL (Yeoncheon, South Korea)
Benjamin Loh has been invited to be on the faculty of the DMZ International Music Festival to be held in Yeoncheon, South Korea from July 21st to 29th, 2018. Mr. Loh will be teaching and performing during this Festival.
2018 PHILIPPINES STEINWAY YOUTH PIANO COMPETITION (Manila, Philippines)
Mr. Loh has been invited to adjudicate the final round of the 2018 Philippines Steinway Youth Piano Competition to be held on June 30, 2018 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, Manila.
2018 MALAYSIA STEINWAY YOUTH PIANO COMPETITION (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Mr. Loh will be on the adjudicating panel of the Live Auditions of the Steinway & Sons Malaysia Youth Piano Competition to be held at Bentley Music Sdn. Bhd. on March 24th and 25th, 2018.
2018 PIANO ISLAND FESTIVAL (Singapore)
Benjamin Loh has been invited to be on the faculty of the 2018 Piano Island Festival which will be held in Singapore from January 9th to 15th, 2018.
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STEINWAY LECTURE SERIES (Singapore)
As part of the Steinway Lecture Series organised by Steinway Gallery Singapore, Benjamin Loh will be giving two talks. The first one, "Effective Piano Teaching", will be held on August 20, 2017 (Sunday) from 3 to 5pm at the Recital Studio of the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.
The second lecture, "Effective Competition Preparation", will be held at Steinway Gallery Singapore's new showroom at ION Orchard (#04-15A) on September 24, 2017 (Sunday) from 3 to 5pm.
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2017 HOTCHKISS SUMMER PIANO PROGRAM (Connecticut, U.S.A.)
Benjamin Loh will be on the faculty of the Hotchkiss Summer Piano Program in Connecticut, U.S.A. from July 17th to 23rd, 2017.
2017 COSTA RICA PIANO FESTIVAL (SanJose, Costa Rica)
Benjamin Loh has been invited to be on the faculty of the Costa Rica Piano Festival in San Jose, Costa Rica from July 8th to 17th, 2017.
JCOM-BOSTON NATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Benjamin Loh has been invited to be on the jury of the JCom-Boston National Piano Competition in Jakarta, Indonesia, to be held from 14th to 17th June, 2017.
1st EUMYOUN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL (Jeju Island, S. Korea)
Benjamin Loh has been invited to be on the faculty of the 1st Eumyoun International Music Festival to be held on Jeju Island, Korea from January 18 to 24, 2017.
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2016 JOHN PERRY ACADEMY OF MUSIC SUMMER PIANO FESTIVAL (California, U.S.A.)
20 June - 2 July, 2016
Benjamin Loh will be on the faculty of this Festival to be held at the California State University at Northridge from 20 June to 2 July, 2016.
2016 PHILIPPINES STEINWAY YOUTH PIANO COMPETITION (Manila, Philippines)
21 May, 2016
Benjamin Loh has been invited to be on the jury of this Competition to be held on 21 May, 2016.
2016 6TH ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC COMPETITION (Hong Kong)
17-21 February, 2016
Benjamin Loh was invited, for the second time, to be on the jury of this year’s Competition held in Hong Kong from 17 to 21 February.