Chloe Chua

Chloe Chua
蔡珂宜
Chloe Chua performing at the 2018 Young Talents Project
Chloe Chua performing at the 2018 Young Talents Project
Background information
Born (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 17)
Singapore
GenresClassical
OccupationViolinist
Websitechloechuaviolinist.com
Chinese name
Chinese蔡珂宜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Kēyí

Chloe Chua (蔡珂宜; Cài Kēyí) (born 7 January 2007)[1] is a Singaporean violinist. She is the first prize winner in the Junior division of the 2018 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists alongside Christian Li,[2][3] and also the winner of the 24th Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Category A.[4] She is currently the Artist-In-Residence of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons).

Biography

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From Singapore, Chloe Chua was originally introduced to the violin at age four and to the piano at two and a half years by her mother, who is a music educator. Her teacher is Yin Ke, who started teaching her at age four at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts[5] and School of Young Talents String Section.[4] She has performed across the world in countries such as the United States of America, Italy, China, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, and in festivals such as the New Virtuosi Queenswood Masterclass and the Singapore Violin Festival, and Chingay Festival.[6] Chua has also performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra,[7] Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra,[8] Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Russian National Youth Orchestra, Kammerorchester Basel[9] and the China Philharmonic Orchestra.[10] In 2018, Chua and Christian Li were both awarded first prize in the Junior division of the Menuhin Competition.[3]

After her Menuhin Competition performance was featured in the 2018 video "Is Ling Ling a GIRL?" by music YouTubers Brett Yang and Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin, the two visited Chua in September 2020 and held a master class session on Paganiniana, a piece composed by violinist Nathan Milstein and based on Paganini's Caprice No. 24.[11][12][13] Chua also took part in a "Ling Ling Workout" with Chen and Yang, released in March 2021,[14] and in a later video, "Our Secret Plan to Get Back into the Menuhin Competition (Ft. Chloe Chua)", released in May 2021.[15]

Chua has played on violins such as an 1884 Vincenzo Postiglioni loaned from Peter Chew and a one-year loan on a 1625 Amati violin from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins.[2] She currently performs on a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan 1753, on loan from the Rin Collection.[16]

Awards and appearances

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  • First prize winner, Junior division, Thailand International Strings Competition[6]
  • 2015: Third prize winner, Junior division, Singapore National Piano and Violin Competition[6]
  • 2016: First prize winner, Junior Category, Symphony 924 Young Talents Project[17]
  • 2017: Third prize winner, 2nd Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians Violin Group A[4][6]
  • 2017: First prize winner, Category A, 24th Andrea Postacchini Violin Competition[4][6]
  • 2017: First prize winner, Junior division, Singapore National Piano and Violin Competition[6][18]
  • 2018: First prize winner (joint 1st prize), Junior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists[3]

References

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  1. ^ Menuhin Competition (7 January 2022). "Chloe Chua performs Bach's Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016, Adagio ma non tanto and Allegro" – via Facebook. Happy 15th birthday, Chloe Chua! We can't believe how much time has passed since Chloe won joint Junior 1st Prize at the #Geneva2018 Competition.
  2. ^ a b The Violin Channel (15 October 2018). "VC RISING STAR | Chloe Chua, 11 – Menuhin, Zhuhai, & Postacchini International Violin Competition Prizes". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Channel, The Violin (20 April 2018). "BREAKING | Joint 1st Prize Awarded at Junior Menuhin Competition". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Chua Chloe". Menuhin. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "小提琴手蔡珂宜; 父母是她的指挥棒 (Violinist Chloe Chua: Parents are her conductor batons)". www.nafa.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Chloe Chua – Atlanta Festival Academy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "A Little Mozart with Chloe Chua (Online)". Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
  8. ^ Weibo Video. "Mendelssohn Violin Concerto". Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  9. ^ Zeitung, Mindelheimer (3 October 2019). "Festival der Nationen in Bad Wörishofen: Tickets, Termin, Programm und Anreise". Augsburger Allgemeine.
  10. ^ 颜筱箐 (24 December 2019). "A celebration in strings". China.org.cn. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  11. ^ "13-year-old violin prodigy Chloe Chua roasts TwoSet Violin – watch". 13-year-old violin prodigy Chloe Chua roasts TwoSet Violin – watch | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ "小小大師指導「雙琴俠」挑戰帕格尼尼". 民視新聞網. 9 October 2020.
  13. ^ "小小大師指導雙琴俠挑戰帕格尼尼 | 娛樂星聞". star.setn.com. 30 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Ling Ling Workout Ft. Chloe Chua". YouTube.
  15. ^ Our Secret Plan to Get Back into the Menuhin Competition (Ft. Chloe Chua), retrieved 17 May 2021
  16. ^ "A gift to the universe". SSO: Page 8. February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  17. ^ Young Talents Project 2016 (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  18. ^ "National Piano & Violin Competition 2017". SSO: Page 4. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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