CIPMF Piano Festival – Magdalene Ho – 7pm
CIPMF Piano Festival 2025 - Pianist Magdalene Ho Recital at Holy Trinity Church Sloane Square. 14 Aug 2025 at 7PM.
-Programme-
Schubert Piano Sonata No.18 D. 894 in G major
Magdalene Ho, piano
Schumann- Abendlied
Magdalene Ho
Pianist, Magdalene Ho
Malaysian pianist Magdalene Ho came to international attention after winning the Clara Haskil Piano Competition in 2023. Formerly a pupil of Patsy Toh at the Purcell School, she currently studies with Dmitri Alexeev at the Royal College of Music on a full scholarship. This season’s highlights include concerto performances with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, SWR Symphonieorchester along with recitals at the Fränkisches-Musiktage Alzenau, Teatime Classics in the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, “Concerts J. S. Bach” Lutry and a debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In summer 2024, she was featured by Jed Distler in International Piano Magazine’s series “One to Watch”.
In September 2023, Magdalene Ho won the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey along with receiving the Audience Prize, Young Critics’ Prize and Children’s Corner Prize. In November 2024, she won the International German Piano Award.Last year, Magdalene performed chamber music concerts with such artists as Simon Trpčeski, Daniel Müller-Schott, Pierre Genisson, Noa Wildschut or Marc Coppey. Since 2024, she is mentored by the Vevey Spring Classic and in connection with the Festival she will be performing this season with Veronika Eberle, Maxim Rysanov, Daniel Müller-Schott, Dietrich Henschel as well as Orchestra dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala under Wilson Hermanto.
Magdalene has been studying with Dmitri Alexeev at the RCM since September 2022, where she is a Gordon Calway Stone Scholar. She is also sponsored by the Weir Award via the Keyboard Charitable Trust.
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