Proud achievers …While learning, practising and  playing the piano build music skills and is a form of brainpower training, performing on stage is an ultimate test. The Piano Students of Lee Jae Phang at the Studio Recital 2025  at Yamaha Festival Hall, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia on Sept 13, 2025. By Foong Pek Yee foongpekyee@gmail.com … Continue reading<span …

One last song:  Some 2,500 people including students, teachers and Board of Directors of Chong Hwa High School in Kluang, Johor lined the roadside leading to the school Monday morning (June 23, 2025) for a funeral procession. They sang the school song to the late principal Goh Siew Yin when the hearse made a brief … Continue reading<span …

  Building on his deep love and fascination for Ludwig van Beethoven’s music … Malaysian concert pianist Lee Jae Phang has performed 16 sonatas in public from memory!  He marked another milestone on May 24, 2025 with his recital Beethoven The Piano Sonatas Part IV that won him a standing ovation at Yamaha Music Malaysia … Continue reading<span …

An evening of great music…Cellist Steven Retallick, violinist Dino Akira Decena and pianist Lee Jae Phang presented two great masterpieces of the  chamber music repertoire in Kuala Lumpur on March 2, 2025. The hour long concert opened to a packed hall and was met with several rounds of enthusiastic applause from the audience. Mendelssohn Piano … Continue reading<span …

In the mood for celebration  Jan 29, 2025 By Foong Pek Yee foongpekyee@gmail.com Concert pianist and teacher Lee Jae Phang says his musical arrangement this year unites the famous Gong Xi Gong Xi (Congratulations, Congratulations) with a variation on it and a new tune, both composed by him. Combining his musical imagination and creativity , … Continue reading<span …

Hope-turns- despair…Cold and confused, a pet dog named Pudding cuts a lone figure at the entrance to its village in  Yeonggwang County, South Korea waiting for its family’s return. By Foong Pek Yee foongpekyee@gmail.com Jan 4, 2025 Every approaching vehicle brings Pudding  hope that quickly turns despair as they zoomed past with no sight of … Continue reading<span …