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Professor Hecht teaches at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore,
where he is the founding Head of Piano Studies. The following information is taken from the YSTCM website. For any inquiries related to the conservatory, please use the contacts provided. |
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Piano Studies at Yong Siew Toh
A Welcome from the Head of Piano Studies The intensive training programme offered by the Conservatory’s piano department attracts outstanding applicants from Asia, Europe, the United States and Australasia. The intake each year is small - and highly selective - so that artist faculty members can attend to the individual needs and personal development of each pianist invited here for study. At the moment we offer the Bachelor of Music (Honours), a Master of Music and a Young Artist Programme designed for outstanding pre-tertiary applicants (see Young Artist Programme). In addition to the individual weekly lessons with their major study teacher, performance majors focus on collaborative piano studies, accompanying, and piano ensemble (study and performance of piano four hands and two piano works) - all areas which support and feature prominently in our performance-oriented curriculum. Pianists also enroll in Keyboard Literature modules which survey solo and chamber literature from the early 18th century to the present. The Yong Siew Toh International Piano Institute was launched successfully in 2007 and regularly draws young piano talent from all regions of the globe. Many of these aspiring performers are now members of our highly international piano department. The performance opportunities at the Conservatory are numerous and offer our pianists an ongoing array of public appearances. The Primarily Piano, Piano Duels, Piano Plus! and Concerto Extravaganza concerts attract large audiences to the Concert Hall and require each pianist to develop and maintain an active portfolio of solo, ensemble and concerto repertoire. There are also opportunities to perform off-campus in many of Singapore’s most beautiful and sought-after venues, including the Esplanade and Victoria Concert Hall. When considered together with our generous scholarship awards and state-of-the-art practice and concert facilities (second to none in this part of the world), it is easy to understand why so many professionally-minded young pianists consider Yong Siew Toh Conservatory as the premiere choice for piano study. As a result, our pianists are often selected for study at prestigious festivals around the world, including the Verbier, Aspen, Orford, Banff, Bowdoin, Brasov, Pan Pacific, Yellow Barn, Chethams, Kirishima, Mannes, Ecole Normale, Semaine, Gold Country and Fondation Bell’ Arte summer music programmes. |
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including tuition fees and living support are currently available to all students admitted to the Bachelor of Music degree programme Admissions
Tel: (65) 6516 1191 Email: musadmissions@nus.edu.sg General Enquiries Tel: (65) 6516 7482 Fax: (65) 6872 6915 Email: musgeneral@nus.edu.sg Address: Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music National University of Singapore 3 Conservatory Drive Singapore 117376 Yong Siew Toh Conservatory WEBSITE 
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the Conservatory
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore (YSTCM), offers a unique and adventurous 21st century Asian environment in which we train and educate performers, composers and recording engineers. For 10 years, this education has enabled over 280 students of YSTCM to take advantage of future professional and artistic opportunities worldwide. YSTCM is moving forward.
Originally established in partnership with the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, and founded as the Singapore Conservatory of Music, the Conservatory is distinctively international in terms of its faculty, student population and artistic outlook. The Conservatory’s mission is to be a focal point for musical activity, artistic development and research, both for Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, contributing to Singapore’s global position.
Currently, 220 of the Asia-Pacific region’s most talented young musicians come to the Conservatory from twenty-one countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam as well as Singapore.
The Conservatory offers a four-year, full-time undergraduate Bachelor of Music degree programme, with a strong focus on music performance, composition, and recording arts and science, supported by a well-balanced and integrated academic curriculum. Classes are conducted by a distinguished faculty drawn from over 10 countries. Full scholarships including tuition fees and living support are currently available to all students admitted to the Bachelor of Music degree programme, following gifts of more than S$50 million in the last decade from the family of the late Dr. Yong Loo Lin, subsequently matched by funding from the Singapore Government. Yong Siew Toh, a music teacher and daughter of the late Dr. Yong, found her greatest joy in giving music to others. This donation will support development efforts with respect to Conservatory faculty, facilities and student scholarships. The Yong family believes that this gift is fitting contribution to honour her life and her dedication to music.
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore (YSTCM), offers a unique and adventurous 21st century Asian environment in which we train and educate performers, composers and recording engineers. For 10 years, this education has enabled over 280 students of YSTCM to take advantage of future professional and artistic opportunities worldwide. YSTCM is moving forward.
Originally established in partnership with the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, and founded as the Singapore Conservatory of Music, the Conservatory is distinctively international in terms of its faculty, student population and artistic outlook. The Conservatory’s mission is to be a focal point for musical activity, artistic development and research, both for Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, contributing to Singapore’s global position.
Currently, 220 of the Asia-Pacific region’s most talented young musicians come to the Conservatory from twenty-one countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam as well as Singapore.
The Conservatory offers a four-year, full-time undergraduate Bachelor of Music degree programme, with a strong focus on music performance, composition, and recording arts and science, supported by a well-balanced and integrated academic curriculum. Classes are conducted by a distinguished faculty drawn from over 10 countries. Full scholarships including tuition fees and living support are currently available to all students admitted to the Bachelor of Music degree programme, following gifts of more than S$50 million in the last decade from the family of the late Dr. Yong Loo Lin, subsequently matched by funding from the Singapore Government. Yong Siew Toh, a music teacher and daughter of the late Dr. Yong, found her greatest joy in giving music to others. This donation will support development efforts with respect to Conservatory faculty, facilities and student scholarships. The Yong family believes that this gift is fitting contribution to honour her life and her dedication to music.