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June: Mandeville students attains Platinum awards at the 5th Le Petit Performers' Fest 2022!
Congratulations to the following students for attaining awards at the 5th Le Petit Performers’ Fest 2022!
1. Anastasha Suchin: Platnium Award for Violin
Anastasha is under the tutelage of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
2. Andrei Slobodyanyuk: Platinum Award for both Piano & Violin
Andrei is under the tutelage of Ms Natalia Kurganova (Violin) & Ms Lynn Kang (Piano).
June: Mandeville students attain Gold & Silver prize at the London Young Musician Competition (2022-23 Season 1)!
Congratulations to the following students for attaining awards at the London Young Musician Competition (2022-23 Season 1)!
All students are under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
1. Victoria Yap: Gold Prize for Young Artist Age 15 and under category
2. Ruth Isabel Beh: Gold Prize for Performance Grade 6 category
3. Samuel Beh Ren Yi: Silver Prize for Young Talent Age 6 and under category
4. Lam Kai Fung: Silver Prize for Young Talent Age 6 and under 8 category
5. Joanne Soon Jie Hui: Silver Prize for Young Talent Age 8 and under category
June: Joanne Soon attains Additional Prize at the Henle Piano Competition!
Congratulations to Joanne Soon for attaining Additional Prize at the Henle Piano Competition (Age Group 1 – 6-7 Years)!
Joanne is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
June: Mandeville Violin Stars students emerge as 1st Place Winner at the Vienna Virtuoso Competition 2022!
Congratulations to Sherie Tan & Isabelle Lee from the Mandeville Violin Stars group for emerging as 1st Place Winner at the Vienna Virtuoso Competition 2022 (Chamber Music Group A category, Violin Duet)!
The Violin Stars group is led by Ms Tatyana Todorova.
May: Mandeville Drum students achieve Distinctions for the London College of Music Examinations!
Congratulations to the following Drums students for achieving Distinctions for the London College of Music Examinations!
- Rainer Tan Zu Yi (Grade 1)
- Lee Hien Gin (Grade 3)
- Leong Hong Wei Dylan (Grade 4)
All students are under the tutelage of Mr Niq Osman.
May: Shannen Yip attains awards at various competitions!
Congratulations to Shannen Yip for attaining awards at the following competitions!
Shannen is under the tutelage of Ms Lim Zhi Ru.
Competition: Best Classical Musician Awards
- Silver Prize in Age 11-13 categeory
- The Best Performance of Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Work
Competition: 3rd International Classical Music Cup
- 3rd Prize in Intermediate category
March: Joanne Soon attains Gold prize at the World Classical Music Awards!
Congratulations to Joanne Soon Jie Hui for attaining a Gold prize for the World Classical Music Awards (category A1 – age 6-7)!
Joanne is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
March: Lloyd Loh attains Silver medal for Canadian International Music Competition!
Congratulations to Lloyd Loh Jun Hao for attaining a Silver medal for the Canadian International Music Competition (rising star category – Cello)!
Lloyd is under the tutelage of Ms Chen Chia Min.
March: Mandeville students wins prizes at the London Young Musician competition!
Congratulations to the following students for winning prizes at the London Young Musician competition!
1. Shavonne Looi Sze Ern: Silver Prize, Bronze Prize & All Round Musician Award
Shavonne wins Silver prize for the Young Talent age 10 & under category, Bronze prize for Romantic Period Music Performance and All Round Musician Award (Vocal, Violin & Piano).
Shavonne has also garnered the MOST points of the Award Points ranking and is ensured a #1 position for the Annual World Listing!
Shavonne is under the tutelage of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
2. Mirelle Quah: Gold Prize for Young Talent age 8 & under category
Mirelle is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
3. Samuel Beh Ren Yi: Silver Prize for Young Talent age 6 & under catgeory.
Samuel is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
4. Oliver Tan Yu Hao: Silver Prize at Performance Grade 1 category
Oliver is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
4. Axel Alexander Khoo: Silver Prize for Performance Grade 2 category
Axel is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
5. Camelia Chua: Silver Prize for Performance Grade 5 category
Camelia is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
March: Shannen Yip wins Silver prize at the 6th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition!
Congratulations to Shannen Yip Shin Young for winning a Silver Prize at the 6th Brilliant Talent Discover Awards International Music Competition (Young Musicians category)!
Shannen is under the tutelage of Ms Lim Zhi Ru.
February: Mandeville students receive Special Mention Recognition at the London Classical Music Competition!
Congratulations to the following students for receiving a Special Mention Recognition at the London Classical Music Competition!
Ruth Isabel Beh En Xin (piano – kids category)
Samuel Beh Ren YI (piano – prodigy category)
Victoria Lim Zi Xuan (piano – kids artist category)
All students are under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
February: Sophie Rebecca Tan attains Bronze award for the 6th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition!
Congratulations to Sophie Rebecca Tan for attaining a Bronze Award at the 6th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition!
Sophie is under the tutelage of Ms Teresa Gervasio.
January: Wong Way Feng awarded the Silver Medalist for the 2021 Grand Maestro International Music Competition!
Congratulations to Wong Way Feng for being awarded the Silver Medalist for the 2021 Grand Maestro International Music Competition (Youth Category – Cello)!
Way Feng is under the tutelage of Ms Chen Chia Min.
January: Mandeville students attains prizes at the London Young Musician Festival!
Congratulations to the following students for attaining various prizes in their respective categories at the London Young Musician Festival!
1. Erica Kan: Silver Prize in Sonata Performance category
Erica is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani
2. Axel Alexander Khoo: Gold Prize in Performance Grade 1 category
Axel is under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani
3. Lloyd Loh Jun Hao: Silver Prize in Young Artist – Age 12 & Under category
Lloyd is under the tutelage of Ms Chen Chia-min.
4. Wong Way Feng: Silver Prize in Young Artist – Age 15 & Under category
Way Feng is under the tutelage of Ms Chen Chia-min.
5. Shavonne Looi: Bronze Prize in Concerto Performance category and Silver Prize in Young Talent – age 10 & under category.
Shavonne is also awarded a All Round Musician Award for winning 6 prizes in Piano, Violin & Vocal performance.
Shavonne is under the tutelage of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
December: Adrina Yap wins Silver trophy at the Asia Arts Festival Competition!
Congratulations to Adrina Yap for winning a Silver Trophy at the Asia Arts Festival Competition.
Adrina is a student of Ms Tatyana Todorova.
December: Mandeville Violin Stars won the Gold trophy at the Asia Arts Festival Competition!
Congratulations to Mandeville Violin Stars!! Both Mandeville Violin Stars Quartet and Mandeville Little Stars won the Gold trophy at the Asia Arts Festival Competition on 27th December 2021.
“We are so happy to join this event. It’s especially special for the children. You can see the eagerness and excitement on their faces. They were not showing any tiredness even after all the rehearsals. Because of the pandemic, we didn’t have the chance to perform on stage with a live audience. That day was really something for the students and parents!Not only were we were able to perform live but we could play without the masks on too.The program was on schedule. The Organizers really did a good job and they were very friendly with the students. We want to thank them for giving the children a chance to perform live and have a wonderful experience and also Charles’ daddy and teacher Stefan for accompanying the performances. The children felt really empowered winning the god trophy.”- Mandeville Violin Stars teachers Marinelle & Tatyana.
Mandeville Violin Little Stars
1. Chan Yu Rui
2. Alyssa Lam Shang Leen
3. Alyssa Ang Xin Yue
4. Charles Loh Chen Xi
5. Rolan Benedict
6. Leung Siu Ning Keane
7. Elijah Ng Rui Yee
Watch their performance here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tvxr2NBAjl8
Mandeville Stars Quartet
1. Reyence Chua
2. Adrina Yap
3. Isabelle Lee
4.Sherie Tan
Watch their performance here: https://youtu.be/i-7DhoOQXPo
December: Wong Yanrong achieves 2nd runner up in the 3rd ASCO International Music Competition 2021!
Congratulations to Wong Yanrong in achieving a 2nd runner up in the 3rd ASCO International Music Competition 2021!
Yanrong is under the tutelage of Ms Hai Van.
December: Raphael Ong Sheng Yang attains 2nd Prize of Staccato! 1st Annual Piano and Violin International Competition 2021!
Congratulations to Raphael Ong Sheng Yang for attaining the 2nd Prize award under Category B of Staccato! 1st Annual Piano and Violin International Competition 2021.
Raphael is under the tutelage of Ms Mary Tran.
“Raphael is 9 years old. He started learning music since 5 years old. But it is only with Ms Mary’s guidance that he has shown great improvement in both technique and form.
Raphael loves music but like all young children needs to find motivation to practice.
Ms Mary is dedicated and focused and it is with her help that Raphael managed to win this award!“
~ Ms Juet Ling, Raphael’s mother
December: Erica Kan & Mirelle Quah won 2nd place for the Ars Nova Festival!
Congratulations to Erica Kan & Mirelle Quah for winning the 2nd place for the Ars Nova Festival in their respective categories!
Both students are under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
“Musical pursuit is a long journey. In the process, we learn discipline and perseverance, qualities which are essential to success.”
September: Levinne Quah & Camelia Chua attains Gold awards for the Ars Nova International Music Competition 2021!
Congratulations to Levinne Quah & Camelia Chua for attaining the Gold awards for the Ars Nova International Music Competition!
Both students are under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani.
September: Students of Ms Christine win awards in the Joyeux Music International Piano Festival & Competition!
Congratulations to the following students for their excellent performance for attaining awards in the Joyeux Music International Piano Festival & Competition.
All students are under the tutelage of Ms Christine Octaviani
1. Joanne Soon : Gold Award (Rising Star I category)
View her playing here:
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2. Mirelle Quah : Bronze Award (Rising Star II category)
3. Camelia Chua : Bronze Award (Grade 4-5 category)
August: Lloyd Loh achieves Silver award for the Nanyang International Music Competition!
Congratulations to Lloyd Loh for achieving the Silver award for the Nanyang International Music Competition (Solo Cello Category – Junior)!
Lloyd is under the tutelage of Ms Chen Chia Min.
July: Anastasha Suchin for wins First Prize at the Medici International Music Competition!
Congratulations to Anastasha Suchin for winning First Prize at the Medici International Music Competition!
Anastasha is a student of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
July: Ruby & Edna win 1st prizes for the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition!
Congratulations to the following Ruby Chan & Edna Faith Han for winning 1st prize at the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition!
Both students are under the tutelage of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
June: Joanne Soon wins 3rd prize at the Henle Piano Competition 2021!
Congratulations to Joanne Soon for winning 3rd prize at the Henle Piano Competition 2021. Watch her performance here!
Joanne is a student of Teacher Christine Octaviani.
April: Aiden Chan achieves Merit in his Piano ARSM Diploma exam!
Congratulations to Aiden Chan for scoring Merit in his Piano ARSM Diploma exam. To aid in his pursuit of the diploma, Aiden enrolled for piano lessons with Teacher Stefan Popov in 2019.
Aiden has been a long-term student with us as he started music lessons since he was 3 years old!
We would like to thank Aiden’s family for their continued support and we are proud of his achievement!
April: Camelia Thng attains 2nd prize in the Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition!
Another victory for Camelia Thng for claiming the 2nd Prize (Silver Medal) in the Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition! Congratulations to a job well done!
“Camellia shows great enthusiasm and happiness when she performs for friends or on stage. Learning violin has taught her discipline and to work hard towards a goal. She has been a good role model for her younger brother Oliver, who has started learning the violin at 2 ½ years old with Ms Yap Shu Mei at Mandeville.”
– Audrey Lim, Camellia’s mother
Camelia is a student of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
March: Mandeville students won prizes for the Music Singapore International Piano and Violin Competition 2021!
Congratulations to the following students in winning prizes for the Music Singapore International Piano and Violin Competition 2021!
- Andrei Slobodyanyuk: Second Prize for Violin Open Solo (Junior) category
- Maria Slobodyanyuk: Consolation Prize for Violin Open Solo (Children) category
- June Liang Tianmin: Consolation Prize for Violin ABRSM Graded (Grade 3-4) category
- Chua Rei Shin: Third Prize for Violin ABRSM Graded (Grade 5-6) category
Andrei, Maria, June and Rei Shin are students of Ms Natalia Kurganova.
- Celestia Maye Choo: First Prize for Violin Open Solo (Intermediate) category
Celestia is under the tutelage of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
- Ayden Kingsley Choo: Third Prize for Piano Open Solo (Children) category
Ayden is under the tutelage of Ms Grace Sia.
- Soon Jie Hui Joanne: First Prize for Piano Open Solo (Young Children) category
Joanne is taught by Ms Christine Octaviani.
- Yuen Rie Ying Anna: First Prize for Violin ABRSM Graded (Grade 3-4) category
- Yuen Rie Han Alyssa: Third Prize for Violin ABRSM Graded (Grade 3-4) category
- Yuen Rie Ann Audrey: Consolation Prize for Violin ABRSM Graded (Grade 5-6) category
Anna, Alyssa and Audrey are students of Ms Annette Lee.
March: Camellia Thng achieves Third Place for American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Spring 2021!
Congratulations to Camellia Thng for achieving Third Place Winner for the American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Spring 2021 (School Students Category 12 and under)!
Camellia is a student of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
March: Ashton Wong scores Distinction for his first Acoustic Guitar exam!
Congratulations to Ashton Wong for scoring Distinction for his Grade 1 Acoustic Guitar Exams!
Ashton is a student of Teacher Amir Khalid.
March: Lim Jing Rui awarded for 2 International competitions!
Congratulations to Lim Jing Rui for being awarded both the Wieniawski and Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Hong Kong Awards by the String Avenue International String Competition 2021.
Jing Rui is a student of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
February: Lim Jing Rui is chosen as a Second Place Winner of the American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition 2021!
Congratulations to Lim Jing Rui for winning the Second Place of the American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition 2021 (Junior Category)!
Jing Rui is a student of Ms Yap Shu Mei.
February: Quek Zengru & Paulina Sophie Traeber win Bronze awards at the 5th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards!
Congratulations to Quek Zengru Paulina Sophie Traeber in winning the Bronze award of the 5th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards (International Music Competition)!
Zengru is a student of Ms Veronika Sakhno.
Paulina is a student of Ms Teresa Gervasio.
January: Joanne Soon wins first prizes at the La Pianista Piano Competition!
Congratulations to Joanne Soon for winning first prizes in both the ABRSM grade 3 category and the toddler artist category of the La Pianista Piano Competition. Joanne is a student of teacher Christine Octaviani.
Watch her playing here:
January: Andrei & Oliver chosen as prize winners in the Virtual International Music Competition!
Mandeville Conservatory congratulates Andrei Slobodyanyuk & Oliver Jordan Lin for being 1st & 3rd Prize winners in the Virtual International Music Competition 2020!
January: Jade Chan chosen as 2nd Prize Winner of the 2021 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition
Congratulations to Jade Chan for being chosen as the 2nd Prize Winner of the 2021 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition! Jade is under the tutelage of Ms Haivan.
January: Jayden Kwan and Alysha Tran achieves Silver at the Canadian International Competition!
Congratulations to Jayden Kwan and Alysha Tran for both scoring Silver at the Canadian International Competition!
Jayden Kwan clinched the award for Viola. He is under the tutelage of Ms Anh.
Alysha Tran clinched the award for Violin. She is under the tutelage of Ms Haivan.
January: Mandeville Strings attains the 2nd prize in the Rising Star category of the Canadian International Competition!
Congratulations to the Mandeville Strings ensemble group coached by Teacher Haivan for winning the second prize in the Rising Star category of the Canadian International Competition!
December: Junyang Zhang & Emerald Sia attain awards in the ASCO International Music Competition!
Mandeville Conservatory congratulates the following students for being prize winners at the ASCO International Music Competition:
- Junyang Zhang (Champion, Grade 3 Category)
- Emerald Sia (1st Runner-up, Romantic Pieces Category)
View their clips below!
Junyang Zhang
Emerald Sia
December: Junhe Zhang attains Merit for Grade 3 Rock & Pop Drums TCL Exams
Congratulations to Junhe Zhang for attaining a Merit in his Grade 3 Rock & Pop “Drums” examinations under Trinity College London!
Junhe is a student of Mr Amir.
December: Miranda Tan wins Gold Star Award & Ms Sylvia Khoo awarded Best Violin Teacher Award
Congratulations to Miranda Tan Xuan Min (student of Ms Sylvia Khoo) for winning the Violin A Gold Star Award for the Music & Stars Award International Online Competition, Category: Performing Awards – Instrumentalists (Violinists).
Congratulations to Ms Sylvia Khoo too, for obtaining the Best Violin Teacher Award!
December: Baby Violin students are prize winners in the International Music Talent Online Competition!
Congratulations to the prize winners of the International Music Talent Online Competition! All of the students listed are taught by Ms Sylvia Khoo, under the Baby Violin course.
November: Joanne Soon wins 1st Prize in the International Music Talent Online Competition!
Congratulations to Joanne Soon for winning the First Prize in the International Music Talent Online Competition 2020 which was aired on Facebook.
Joanne is a student of Teacher Christine Octaviani.
November: Sylvia Khoo's students do a First Prize clean sweep at the International Music Competition Bonn Grand Prize Virtuoso!
Congratulations to teacher Sylvia Khoo and her Mandeville students for winning all the first prizes at the 2020 International Music Competition Bonn Grand Prize Virtuoso!
Teacher Sylvia has been teaching the Baby Violin class for over 20 years and is a much sought after clinician who is a regular at various Suzuki Institutes around the world.
September: Joash Chee wins Bronze Award for 2nd International Piano Competition in WPTA Singapore!
Congratulations to Joash Chee in winning the Bronze Award for the 2nd International Piano Competition of World Piano Teachers’ Association (Singapore)!
Joash is a student of Mr Stefan Popov. Enjoy his beautiful playing below.
September: Alysha & Annabel win the Rising Star London Festival Competition 2020
Congratulations to Alysha Tran and Annabel Rae Ng, winners in the Rising Star London Festival Competition 2020.
Thanks to Teacher Haivan for her dedication in tutelage.
August: Crystal Anne Wan achieves 1st Prize Winner for the Bible Songwriting Competition!
Congratulations to Crystal Anne Wan for being awarded as the 1st Prize Winner for the Bible Songwriting Competition!
July: Soon Jie Hui Joanne has been awarded Summa Cum Laude in the La Pianista #BeatYourSelf Online Piano Festival 2020!
Congratulations to Joanne Soon for being awarded Summa Cum Laude* in the Toddler group of the “La Pianista #BeatYourSelf Online Piano Festival 2020”!
*Summa Cum Laude: A latin term meaning a student has achieved a result of “the highest distinction”.
February: Jayden Kwan is a 2nd Prize Winner in the 2020 International Music Competition London Grand Prize Virtuoso!
Congratulations to Jayden Kwan! Jayden has been chosen as a 2nd Prize Winner of the 2020 International Music Competition “London” Grand Prize Virtuoso.
Jayden is under the tutelage of Ms. Haivan for Violin and Mandeville Strings Program. He is also learning the viola from Ms. Anh.
He is a very lovely and hard working student. He loves to perform for public and charity events like the ACS charity concert in 2019.
– Ms. Haivan, Jayden’s Violin teacher
January: Celestia Choo wins 1st Prize in the Violin Open Category of the 14th Zhongsin International Music Competition!
Congratulations to Celestia Choo for winning First Prize in the Violin Open Category of the 14th Zhongsin International Music Competition!
January: Chua Shi Yun & Erica Kan chosen as 1st Prize Winners of the 2020 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition!
Congratulations to Chua Shi Yun & Erica Kan for being First Prize Winners in the 2020 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition. Both students are under the tutelage of Ms. Christine Octaviani.
November: Alyssa Lam earns Gold in China Beijing CNY Gala 2020!
Congratulations to Alyssa Lam for achieving a gold in the China Beijing Chinese New Year Gala 2020!
November: Andrei wins Gold in 1st Le Petit Performer's Festival!
Andrei Slobodyanyuk took part in the 1st Le Petit Performer’s Festival 2019 (Piano) and achieved Gold!
Andrei would like to say thank you to his teacher, Ms Lynn Kang, and to Mr Niccolò Ronchi for the masterclasses.
“It was a good learning and stage experience for him”
- Ms. Natalia, Andrei’s Mother
September: Shi Yun Performs at the Singapore Performing Arts Festival!
Teacher Christine’s student, Chua Shi Yun, was invited to perform at the Singapore Performing Arts Festival Gala Concert on 15th September 2019. Congratulations!
August: Celestia Scores 2nd in Alessandro Giuliani Violin Competition ASEAN Round
We are proud to announce that Celestia Maye Choo won 2nd Prize in the Intermediate category of the Alessandro Giuliani Violin Competition ASEAN Round held on 31st August 2019. Well done Celestia!!
August: Andrei Scores Gold at the Singapore International Music Arts Festival!
Andrei Slobodyanyuk is winning top prizes from festivals to competitions. Here he is again with a Gold trophy at the 2019 Singapore International Music Arts Festival. Congratulations Andrei and Ms Natalia!
August: Lim Jing Rui Gets Gold at the Singapore Asia Youth Piano Competition!
Lim Jing Rui (Piano student of Teacher Serene) attained a Gold award at the Singapore Asia Youth Piano Competition. The Gold award winners get to go for another semi-final round in March 2020 & winners can go on to participate in the PIARA competition in Japan. Mandeville Conservatory wishes him the best in the future competition rounds!
August: Teacher Christine's students Rake in Awards at the Singapore Performing Arts Festival!
Piano Teacher Christine sent 5 students to the Singapore Performing Arts Festival 2019. Here they are with their respective awards:
● Chua Shi Yun – Gold Star Award
● Sarah Tan – Gold Star Award
● Alyssa Lam – Gold Award
● Joanne Soon – Gold Award
● Mirelle Quah – Silver Award
Congratulations to all the students as well Teacher Christine for their efforts!
“Practice is the best of all instructors”
– Publilius Syrus, Roman Author
August: Mandeville Students Scores Big at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival!
Mandeville students performed excellently and took home multiple awards at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival 2019! The Conservatory congratulates all of them as well their teachers for their hard work!
- Lim Jing Rui – Elite Prize (Violin), Excellent Award (Piano)
- Andrei Slobodyanyuk – Gold (Violin)
- Violin Stars Tango (Group) – Gold
- Virtuoso Chamber Group – Silver
- Lord of the Strings (Group) – Silver
- Asher Ng – Silver (Violin)
- Joanne Koong – Silver (Cello)
Solo Winners
Group Winners
August: Sophia Sum Receives Music Scholarship at Universities around the world
Sum Yan Yin, student of teacher Lynn Kang, has received scholarship offers to pursue music in 國立臺灣師範大學 National Taiwan Normal University, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance & Leeds College of Music. She also received offers from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire & Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Mandeville Conservatory congratulates Yan Yin & we wish her the best for her future music endeavours!
July: 7th Asia Arts Festival Winners!
Congratulations to the following student(s) who have achieve an award at the 7th Asia Arts Festival! Click on their name to view their performance video*:
*redirects to Facebook
- Chua Rei Shin (Silver, Solo)
- Lord of the Strings (Group, Silver)
July: Golden Classical Music Awards 2019 Winners!
Congratulations to the following students for having won 1st Prize at the 2019 Golden Classical Music Awards! They will also be performing at the New York Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie) in November 2019!
- Fong Kuan Le
- Zachary Goh
July: Fong Kuan Le scores Gold!
Mandeville Conservatory of Music congratulates Fong Kuan Le for achieving gold at the Ars Nova Festival 2019!
June: Mandeville Violin Stars Performs at Sarawak Festival
Mandeville Violin Stars has been invited to perform at the Sarawak International Festival of Music and Arts (SIFMA) on 27th-28th June 2019. Let’s wish them the best in performances and an enjoyable time bonding with music!
June: Li Zelin enters Finals of the Asian Supreme Drum Competition 2019
Mandeville Conservatory congratulates Li Zelin for entering into the finals of the Asian Supreme Drum Competition 2019. Zelin is taught by teacher Niq Osman. Let’s wish him the best for his finals in August!
Click here to watch Zelin play!
June: Andrei Slobodyanyuk attains Special Prize at Singapore Violin Festival 2019!
Mandeville Conservatory congratulates Andrei Slobodyanyuk for attaining Special Prize at the Singapore Violin Festival 2019. Andrei is taught by teacher Natalia Kurganova.
May: Mandeville Students Perform at ISACA's 50th Anniversary
Mandeville Strings students (led by Ms Hai Van) were invited by Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) to perform at its 50th Anniversary celebration. It was an experience not to be missed, as they performed to a grand audience which includes IT governance, technology audit, control, and cybersecurity professionals.
April: Piano Students Earn Awards at the 1st WPTA Finland International Piano Competition!
Mandeville Conservatory congratulates the following students (taught by Teacher Mary Tran) for earning a Merit Award in the 1st ever WPTA Finland International Piano Competition!
- Ethan Chew Min Huai
- Wong Guan Yu
February: Zhongsin International Music Competition Winners
Mandeville Conservatory congratulates all of the students who have participated in the Zhongsin International Music Competition!
Andrei Slobodyanyuk: 1st Prize, Piano & Violin
Chua Rei Shin: 2nd Prize, Violin
Edna Han: 3rd Prize, Violin
Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition 2019 Prize Winners!
Mandeville Conservatory wishes congratulations to all the participants who have achieved a prize for the Golden Classical Music Awards! Here are the winners:
Phan Phu Anh: First Prize Winner
Ong Yee Lynn: First Prize Winner
Alysha Tran Van Anh: Second Prize Winner
Mikayla Ohng Xiang Chun: Second Prize Winner
Chamber Music: Third Prize Winner (names in image caption)
November: Vivien Chong Accepted at Yong Siew Toh Coversatory of Music
Mandeville Conservatory would like to give congratulations to Ms. Vivien Chong, student of teacher Lynn Kang, has been accepted to BMus (Hons) programmes at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore), Royal College of Music (UK), Royal Northern College of Music (UK), Royal Scotland Conservatoire (UK), Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (UK), and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (UK). Other recent achievements include Anglo-Chinese Junior College Music Elective Programme Young Performer Award and Trinity College London LTCL Diploma Exam (Distinction).
July: Asia Arts Festival Achievements
Students of our very own Violin Teacher, Natalia Kurganova achieved Gold & Silver medals at the Asia Arts Festival. Mandeville Conservatory congratulates them for their achievements and encourages them to strive toward greater heights!
Andrei Slobodyanyuk: Gold – Solo Violin
Lords of the Strings: Gold – Chamber Ensemble
Mikayla Lim: Silver – Solo Violin
Click on their name(s) for the full post on Facebook with more pictures.
July: Angela Chong wins Gold at Euroasia Strings Competition
Angela Chong (4 years old!) has achieved Gold at the Euroasia Strings Competition. Angela is a student of our Baby Violin course under Teacher Natalia Kurganova.
ABRSM July 2018 Exams: Hannah Chew Scores a High Distinction for Grade 8 Practical Exams
Congratulations to Hannah Chew for scoring a high distinction in her violin ABRSM Grade 8 in July 2018! Hannah is a student of Ms. Tatyana Todorova. Her older brother was also Ms Tatyana’s student who completed his Grade 8 years ago. The Chew family has stayed with Mandeville Conservatory of Music since Ms. Tatyana came to Singapore 16 years ago and we are thankful for their continued support.
ABRSM July 2018 Exams: Gabriel Yap Scores Distinction for ATCL Diploma
Congratulations to Gabriel Yap for scoring Distinction in his Piano ATCL Diploma exam. Gabriel started piano lessons with Teacher Grace Sia in 2015. In 2017, he performed at the ABRSM high scorer’s concert & in 2018 was awarded a Distinction in the ATCL diploma recital. He also plays the piano in church to accompany the choir.
He enjoys his lessons with Teacher Grace. Gabriel plays the violin and the Sheng (Chinese wind instrument) & is learning the drums as well. He participated in the String Orchestra & Chinese Orchestra in his primary school and the school was awarded ‘Distinction’ for both SYF presentations. Gabriel is 13 and currently studying in NUS High School of Mathematics and Science.
Cello Students score Silver & Bronze at 7th Singapore Performers' Festival 2018
Mandeville Conservatory of Music congratulates Cello students Lloyd Loh & Wong Way Feng for achieving Silver & Bronze respectively at the 7th Singapore Performers’ Festival!
June: Mandeville Students Score Big at Singapore Performers Festival
Students of Mandeville Conservatory clinched multiple awards at the 7th Singapore Performers Festival, 2018. Mandeville wishes congratulations to all of these outstanding performers!
Cheryl Toh: Gold in Solo (Piano)
Cheryl Toh & Vivien Chong: Gold (1 Piano, 4 Hands)
Alysha Tran: Gold in Solo Violin
Andrei Slobodyanyuk: Platinum Trophy Award
December 2017: Mandeville Performs with Bo Ai Elementary School, Taipei, Taiwan
At the invitation of the Taipei Muncipal Bo Ai Elementary School (台北市信義區博愛國民小學), Mandeville Stars performed with students of the school in a joint concert on 16 December 2017. The collaborative event is part of Mandeville’s continuing effort in enriching our students’ learning journey and helping them engage with the global community as musicians. More than 120 students, family members and teachers traveled from Singapore to Taiwan to participate in the concert. Click here to view more pictures from the concert.
August 2017: Mandeville Students Win High Accolades at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival
Mandeville students win multiple awards at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival 2017. Mandeville Trio, The Rhythm Boys, was accorded the highest Gold with Honours award and performed at the award’s Gala concert on 5 Aug.
Meanwhile, The Violin Stars Commandos and The Lords of the Strings also won Gold in the Chamber Music and Instrumental category respectively. Violin Stars students Lim Jing Rui & Elrica Victoria Teo also won Excellent Performance and Best Performance for their respective Solo Competition category. Well done and congratulations!
December 2016: Mandeville Violin Stars Performs with Vienna Boys Choir
In December 2016, Mandeville’s Violin Stars traveled to Vienna to perform a joint concert with the famed Vienna Boys Choir. It was a remarkable display of talents unheard of for Singapore’s music school scene. Click here to view more pictures from the concert.
2016: Cheryl Toh Yun Yee awarded Distinction - Licentiate of Trinity College London Diploma examination in Music Performance
Cheryl is a student of Mandeville Conservatory of Music under Teacher Christine Octaviani since 2011. She was awarded a Distinction in her Licentiate of Trinity College London Diploma examination in Music Performance in 2016. She was also awarded the gold medal award in the senior category of the biennial Mandeville Music Festival in 2015 and 2017. As a student in Mandeville, she has performed in many places such as the Alliance Francaise Theatre and the Japanese Association Auditorium.
Having taken music as a formal subject in both secondary school and junior college, Cheryl also had many opportunities to perform in the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YSTCM) Orchestra Hall and the Esplanade Recital Studio. Additionally, she was a recipient of the Ministry of Education Music Elective Scholarship (MES) from 2016 to 2017.
She was also a member of her secondary school and junior college band and performed in both the Esplanade Concert Hall and YSTCM Concert Hall during her annual band concerts.
Cheryl also has a brother and sister who plays the violin and she regularly accompanies them in their performances and competitions.
She aspires to become a music performer, music therapist and teacher in the future.