18-year-old pianist Jaime Chew presents her first Stretto Piano Festival concert! Recorded on Erica Booker’s Kawai 6.0 inch octave piano in Sydney, the recording is what she submitted for her Licentiate of Trinity College London diploma exam in 2023.
Program:
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Opus 23
Mozart: Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310
Liszt: 'Les Cloches de Geneve' from Années de pèlerinage Book 1
Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas Opus 2
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Jaime is an 18 year old pianist who recently graduated from the School Of The Arts (SOTA) in Singapore. She was drawn to the piano at age 2 and began her journey through the Suzuki method, under the tutelage of Georgie Adamson. She continued her studies with Dr Albert Tiu, Dr Pei Ming Lee, Benjamin Loh, Dr Kim Bo Kyung and completed her LTCL in piano performance through the guidance of Erica Booker. Through the years she has been awarded Silver in the Asia International Piano Competition, Silver in the Nanyang International Music Competition, Silver in the ARS NOVA International Piano Competition, Bronze in the Singapore International Piano Competition, and “Excellent” in the Singapore Raffles International Piano Festival. She also performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the Winner’s recital for the American Protégé Competition and was the Audience Choice at the solo Singapore Youth Festival Competition.
Outside of the piano, Jaime enjoys playing the cello, chamber music and other performing arts. She is also an accomplished actress who is particularly passionate about film and TV, is on Netflix and has performed with the Sound Of Music West End production.