Let the music speaks: Concert pianist Lee Jae Phang at Yamaha Music Centre in Kelana Jaya on July 9, 2024.
By Foong Pek Yee
July 12, 2024
While each and every piece of music is unique and captivating , skills are needed to bring out their character.
This applies to music at any level.
Thus, a grade one piece may appear easy, but it is no less captivating compared to pieces from higher grades.
To bring out the character of a piece of music requires, among others, a combination of one’s acquired skills, professional guidance, hard work and deliberate practice.
“It is about the communication, interpretation and delivery of each piece; the technical challenges,” says concert pianist and music teacher Lee Jae Phang at an event in Yamaha Music Centre , Kelana Jaya, Selangor on July 9, 2024.
The event, jointly organized by Yamaha Music Centre and Harmony Music Centre, Damansara Utama, focused on ABRSM pieces Grade One to Eight 2025 and 2026 pieces.
Lee Jae plays pieces from each grade before highlighting their character, technical challenges, how to tackle them and bringing a level of deep connection between the audience and the piece.
Bringing musical excellence around the world : Yamaha Music Malaysia managing director Jin Katagiri speaking at the opening of the event in Yamaha Music Centre in Kelana Jaya on July 9, 2024.
A passion for music: John (left) who owns Harmony Music Centre at the event in Yamaha Music Centre in Kelana Jaya on July 9, 2024, was seen sharing some thoughts with his friend.
Concert Pianist Lee Jae Phang.
Lee Jae is a Malaysian and he won the Audience Prize and the 1st Beethoven Performance Award in the Beethoven Piano Festival in Altaussee, Austria in 2016.
Getting his first diploma in piano at the age of 11, he went to the United Kingdom (UK) to continue his education not long after.
Lee Jae has Masters of Music in Performance (MMus) with Distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK and a Fellow of the Royal School of Music (FRSM) with Distinction.
