Shao Ying LOW Pianist, Accompanist, Composer, Songwriter, Music Arranger

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Shao Ying Low

LOW Shao Ying is an award-winning professional classical pianist, composer and songwriter from Singapore.

As an active piano accompanist, Shao Ying have collaborated with musicians from all over the world, such as violinist JIN Li, cellists Alexander IVASHKIN, Amit PELED, Nella HUNKINS, SONG Young-Hoon, Erich Oskar HUETTER and Gabriel SCHWABE, flautists Hristo DOBRINOV, Roberto ALVAREZ and JIN Ta, oboists Olivier DOISE, CHENG Yue and HSIEH Wan-Chen, clarinetist Jean JOHNSON, bassoonist Magnus NILSSON, saxophonist Christian WIRTH, horn players Olivier DARBELLAY, Daren ROBBINS, Jamie HERSH and Chris CASTELLANOS (Boston Brass), trombonist Shannon PITTAWAY and Domingo PAGLIUCA (Boston Brass), and tubists Roland SZENTPALI, Brett STEMPLE and Sam PILAFIAN (Boston Brass).

As a songwriter, Shao Ying have written songs for Asian pop singers such as Jolin TSAI, Suzanne HSIAO, and CHEN Yi Yi.

An avid self-taught composer, some of Shao Ying’s compositions have won awards, such as Runner-Up at the 2005 UK Songwriting Contest for Serenade No.3, an Honorable Mention Award at the 2008 USA Songwriting Competition for Winter Flower and A Drop Of Dew. In 2007, her New Age composition, In My Dreams won the Soundtrack contest on Broadjam. In 2014, Shao Ying’s Etude In Contrary Motion for solo piano was selected and recorded by Italian pianist, Vitantonio CAROLI for publishing by SOUNDiff in their CD anthology for short pieces, Miniatures 2014. Shao Ying's debut instrumental album together with her twin sister, Shao Suan, Romance in the City, featuring their original compositions, received the “2014 Artistic Performance Album of the Year” award at the 10th Hi-Fi Album Awards 2014 in Guangzhou, China. Their second album, Music Diaries, featuring their original chamber music, was launched in January 2016. They released their 3rd album, Summer Vacation, in May 2020 and this album was ranked No. 1 on the “Top 100 Classical Albums Charts”, as well as No. 3 on the “Top Music Albums Charts” on iTunes. In October 2021, Reflections reached No. 2 on “Classical-Contemporary Top 10” on Broadjam. Many of Shao Ying’s compositions have been performed worldwide, as well as broadcasted on radio stations in Canada, USA and Singapore.

Shao Ying is a published composer with world-renowned classical music publishing house, Universal Edition. She is also a full member of Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS), as well as a co-founder of Ensemble de la Belle Musique (EBM). For more information about Shao Ying, please visit her personal website at www.lowshaoying.com.