ONLINE POPULAR PIANO COMPETITION 2020

VICTOR KAM
INDONESIA

A passionate music teacher with more than 20 years experience in Indonesia and Singapore. Victor Kam holds a Masters degree in Architecture summa cum laude from Parahyangan University of Indonesia and Diploma in Piano performance from Trinity College of Music, London.

He was an accompanist and choir member of prestigious Parahyangan Catholic University Choir that has won many awards in International competitions.

Now, he is active as music examiner, accompanist and also served on the juries of several competitions, recently was Singapore International Youth Piano Competition.

HARVARD SOO
SINGAPORE

Harvard started his music journey in both classical and contemporary genre through piano at the age of 6. He obtained his Diploma in Contemporary Music (Piano) from Trinity College when he was 15 years old, followed by a Diploma in Classical Piano from London College at the age of 19. He went on to complete his 3rd Diploma in Jazz Performance at Lasalle College of the Arts.

As an avid believer in holistic music education, he is committed to train and groom students at all levels in technique, theoretical knowledge, and also musicianship. His insightful and inspiring lesson planning allows students to build a firm foundation for a continuous quest for an enhanced musical imagination, technical expertise and passion for music.

LAW LEH SANG
MALAYSIA

Miss Law Leh Sang started  playing the piano lesson at the age of 8.

In 1995, she entered the Monash University, Australia, to pursue advanced studies in music majoring in piano performance and musicology, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree, afterwhich she continued with a Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Music) exploring more musical genres, pedagogy and research methods.

In 1997, she travelled to Shizuoka, Japan to perform in The 7^th Japan International Youth Musicale. With the remarkable results, she was awarded as a whole-life membership by “The Golden Key National Honour Society”. Her active involvement in church composition also won her several prizes in the “Australian Methodist Youth Conference Camp”.

With her 20 years professionalism and commitment to music education, she is now Music Education Manager in A2G Music Centre Pte. Ltd.

ANDREW BONG
USA

Andrew Bong is an award-winning composer, orchestrator and music producer. His works have premiered at international film festivals in Los Angeles & Chicago (USA), Denmark (EU), and Asia as well as appearing on award-winning albums in China under the country’s leading Classical Music Recording Label (RHYMOI Music), and recent Malaysian Animated film “Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal”.

He is also a singer and a multi-instrumentalist, playing violin, ukulele, guitar, and piano having performed as an invited guest to the prestigious Capital Records (USA) where he wrote and sang his original songs for a live studio recording session with  Grammy Award-winning recording engineer Al Schmitt (Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra).

Besides composing, Andrew Bong has also worked as a recording engineer for Tripe-A game titles, Final Fantasy 15 by SquareEnix and anime, Little Witch Academia 2 for Netflix.

Andrew is currently a member of The Society of Composer & Lyricists (USA)

DR. ONPAVEE NITISINGKARIN
THAILAND

Dr. Onpavee Nitisingkarin received her undergraduate degree in piano performance at College of Music, Mahidol University where she is currently a piano instructor. She has also received numerous diplomas in piano from the Trinity College of Music in London.

After completing her Bachelor’s Degree, she attended West Virginia University for her Master’s degree in music and a Doctorate in piano performance. Whilst pursuing her studies, she garnered various awards & accolades in the university’s Classical and Jazz piano festivals and performances, and was a senior piano instructor in the WVU community music program teaching Piano, Eurhythmics (music and movement 1 and 2), and Explore and Enjoy classes for toddlers. She was also piano faculty at Washington and Jefferson College as well as at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Nitisingkarin is in the Dalcroze Eurhythmics Certification program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh as well as Orff Certificate program at George Mason University.

KAORI NAKAMURA
JAPAN

A Graduate of Nihon University, Kaori Majored in Arts with a concentration in Piano. She was also Graphic Design Major at Vantan Design Institute.

Her performing and music directing work include many live collaborations, performances at many famous Tokyo Michelin starred restaurants, and appearances in productions for famous Japan comedians such as Neptune, and Shimura Ken in his “Laugh Shimra Ken” Show, and “Shimurakon 10 & 11” tours. She has also worked as cast, cound crew and musician in movies such as “Heart Beat” and “Gomennasai”.

Kaori has won awards for her work as Musical Director and Main Cast in the movie “Border”, winning the Composition National Graduation School Festival Grand Prix award and the Ueda Castle Town Film Festival Jury Prize Winning Acoustics · Recording JPPA Group Silver Award.