First Prize, Open Category
Combined Age 17 and Below & Age 18 and Above, Malaysian Piano Competition 2021
Born in 2003, Kwan Yee Lim began playing the piano at five. By the age of seven, she was already performing on stage and actively participating in piano competitions. Her artistry has been recognized internationally, earning awards in competitions across England, the United States, Canada, China, Finland, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Most recently, she won the St. Columb’s Hall Concerto Award 2025 in Northern Ireland.
Alongside her solo pursuits, Kwan Yee has shown a deep passion for chamber music and collaborative performance. Since 2017, she has been actively involved in chamber ensembles and orchestral performances. In 2018, she made her concerto debut at the Petronas Philharmonic Hall, performing Medtner Piano Concerto No. 1 under the baton of Maestro Naohisa Furusawa. The following year, she performed Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1.Kwan Yee remains actively engaged in both solo and ensemble settings. She recently gave her European solo recital debut at the Franz Liszt Memorial Hall in Budapest and performed Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 in Northern Ireland. Upcoming performances include solo recitals at the Civico Museo Medievale di via Manzoni in Bologna and the Auditorio Manuel de Falla in Granada.She has participated in masterclasses with renowned pianists such as Armen Babakhanian, François Dumont, Philip Fowke, Murray McLachlan, and Anthony Hewitt.
After earning her undergraduate degree with First-Class Honours in 2024, she is now pursuing postgraduate studies under Professor Thérèse Fahy at the Royal Irish Academy of Music on a full scholarship.
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