Kan Yuet has been awarded True Art Music Artist Prize from London Young Musician.
Listen to her recording: True Art Music Soundcloud
ABOUT LYM: London Young Musician (LYM) is an international online classical music performance competition for musicians under the age of 28 from all countries. The competition looks for talented musicians who have excellent musical skills, a strong personality and fantastic creativity in their video performance. LYM opens to all classical musical instruments and vocal. It has a unique competition system designed by the world class education specialists, which provides professional pathways and resources for musicians to build higher musical skills.
Kan Yuet's Biography:
16 years old Hong Kong young harpist Kan Yuet has awarded with distinction for LTCL Diploma (Licentiate Trinity College London for harp solo recital) at the age of 11. Kan Yuet has won numerous international prizes. Her major achievements include the 1st Prize at the Young Artist's Harp Competition 2018 in Ohio, USA. 1st Prize and Premio Interprazione Special Prize at the Amigdala International Music Competition 2018 in Catania, Sicily. 3rd Prize at the 2018 &2019 Osaka International Music Competition Senior Harp Section in Japan, and she was the best performer award winner in 2019 Hong Kong Region. In 2020, Kan Yuet gave her first solo harp recital at the Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Followed by her achievements, Kan Yuet has had the privilege to perform at the most prestigious Korea Seoul Arts Centre at the age of 8 as the youngest artist alongside Maria Luisa Ryan and Jung Kwak. And she has been invited to perform at the first Taiwan Harp Festival, the Singapore Harp Festival Youth Showcase in 2015, and the Asia Rising Star concert at the Asian Harp Festival in Korea in 2016. In 2016 & 2019, Kan Yuet has had the honor to be the first young artist representing Hong Kong to perform at the Stars of Tomorrow concert, at the 10th & 11th USA International Harp Competition. And she was invited to perform at the Hong Kong Harp Talents concert at the 8th International Festival of Harp Suoni d'Arpa Saluzzo 2017 in Italy. Since 2020, Kan Yuet competed in different online competitions all over the world and won numerous awards, major awards including 2nd Prize at the Young Artist’s Harp Competition (Emerging Artist Division) 2020, USA. Versatile Musician Award at London Young Musician 21-22 seasons 2-4 and World Top 50 Musicians Award Annual Ranking Number 2; Excellent Musicality Special Award at Global Genius Music Competition 2021-2022; The Best Performance of George Frideric Handel’s work Award at Best Classical Musicians Awards (2022); The Best Performance of George Frideric Handel’s work Award & The Best Performance of Elias Parish Alvars’s work Award at World Grand Prix International Music Contest (2022)