Mei Yi Foo
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Mei Yi Foo ({{zh|c=傅美兒|poj=Pò͘ Bí-jî|j=Fu6 Mei5 Ji4|p=Fù Měi'er}}, born 1980) is a Malaysian pianist who is currently based in London. She has been taught by musicians such as Yonty Solomon, Chris Elton and Alexander Satz.{{cite web| url = https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2019/08/511323/showbiz-merdeka-magic-mei-yi-foo| title = #Showbiz: Merdeka magic with Mei Yi Foo {{!}} New Straits Times}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.keyboardtrust.org/artists/mei-yi-foo/ |title=Mei Yi Foo | The Keyboard Charitable Trust |publisher=Keyboardtrust.org |date= |accessdate=2013-09-08}}
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.{{cite web|author=Nice, David|title="Newcomers triumph at BBC Music Magazine Awards: Malaysian pianist steals the show performing three pieces from her CD 'Musical Toys'"|date=10 April 2013|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/classical-music/newcomers-triumph-bbc-music-magazine-awards|accessdate=April 11, 2013}} Mei Yi was also awarded the medal of Setiawan Tuanku Muhriz in 2011.{{cite news|author=Zaharah Othman|title="Malaysian wins BBC music award"|date=10 April 2013|newspaper=New Straits Times|url=http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/malaysian-wins-bbc-music-award-1.252116|accessdate=April 11, 2013}}
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 SMJK 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.{{cite news|title=Striking the right keys to success| date=1 November 2010| newspaper=The Star|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx/?file=%2f2010%2f11%2f1%2fnorth%2f7296525&sec=north}}{{cite news|url=http://www.arts-news.net/artnews/article/%E5%B8%B6%E6%9C%89%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B9%E8%89%B2%E5%BD%A9%E7%9A%84%E9%8B%BC%E7%90%B4%E7%8D%A8%E5%A5%8F-%E2%80%94-%E5%82%85%E7%BE%8E%E5%85%92|title=帶有東方色彩的鋼琴獨奏 — 傅美兒|work=Arts-News (Hong Kong)|date=20 March 2014|accessdate=18 August 2017}}
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 {{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/mei-yi-foo-musical-toys-jxx2qlnvdzf|title=Mei Yi Foo: Musical Toys|last=Brown|first=Geoff|date=2013-04-19|work=The Times|access-date=2019-06-15|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.meiyifoo.com/|title=Mei Yi Foo :: Official Website|website=www.meiyifoo.com|access-date=2019-06-15}}
“Mei Yi Foo makes light work of Shostakovich, Berg and Saint-Saëns [...] an enjoyable programme.” The Guardian, March 2017 {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/09/connotations-cd-review-mai-yi-foo-orchid-classics|title=ConNotations CD review – Mai Yi Foo makes light work of Shostakovich, Berg and Saint-Saëns|last=Jeal|first=Erica|date=2017-03-09|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-06-13|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.meiyifoo.com/ Official website]
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Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Category:Malaysian women pianists
Category:Malaysian classical musicians
Category:Women in classical music
Category:People from Negeri Sembilan
Category:21st-century pianists