1.10pm
In the Oak Room, The Swan, High Wycombe - Click
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Jane Ng: Violin
Fei Ren: Piano
Poeme Elegiaque Ysaye
Violin Sonata Poulenc
The Pagoda of Dreams Jane Ng
Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra
(arr. for violin and piano)
The performing career of violinist, Jane Ng, began when she gave concerts on the piano and violin at the age of 7 and 10 respectively, in her home country, Malaysia. She is now a recognised performer in major concert venues in the UK, Europe, and Asia.
Fei Ren graduated with a PGDip in Piano Performance with Distinction at the Royal Academy of Music in 2008, where she studied with Christopher Elton. She received third prize at the Second International Concerto competition in Timisoara, Romania, in 2008. Fei received the Lloyd Hartley Prize in 2008 from the Academy, and was a Finalist in the Keyboard section of the Royal Overseas League competition in 2007.
Fei received a Masters’ degree with First Class Honours at the University of Auckland's School of Music, where she studied with Tamas Vesmas, and was the winner of the school's Concerto Competition in 2004. In 2005, she also won the National Concerto Competition, as well as receiving the Encouragement Award in the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition. Fei has performed with the Auckland Philharmonic, the Filarmonicii Banatul Timisoara, the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and the Auckland Youth Orchestra.
Fei is a busy chamber musician and has performed with various instrumentalists in venues such as St. Martin in the Fields and St. James Piccadilly. As a choral accompanist Fei has gained much experience with both professional and amateur choirs.
Entrance: Free, with retiring collection for the artists.