Kevin Loh

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Kevin Loh is a classical guitar player from Singapore. He has won several guitar competitions and he has been called a guitar prodigy by Classical Guitar Magazine.

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Early life and education

Loh was born in Singapore and began playing guitar when he was five years old under the guidance of his father. In 2010, Loh was discovered on YouTube and was invited to attend the Yehudi Menuhin School in England, where he studied for seven years. In 2017, Loh returned to Singapore, where he was required to serve in the military for two years. Loh then went back to England to study Music at Girton College, University of Cambridge for three years. In 2021, Loh then moved to the United States to study at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee under the tutelage of Cuban-born guitarist René Izquierdo. [1]

Career

Classical Guitar Magazine called him a guitar prodigy and a superb guitarist. [2] In 2010 we won the HSBC Youth Excellence Award for Musical Excellence. [3] He was twelve years old at the time and he won US$200,000 which he planned to use for his studies and competitions. [4]

In 2018 he was awarded the Goh Soon Tioe Centenary Award. It was the first time a guitar player won the award which is given annually to string players in Singapore. The prize also came with a SGD$8000 award. [3]

In 2023 he competed in the Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition (ICAC), and was awarded second place. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Groh, James (14 September 2023). "UW-Milwaukee student, Kevin Loh, is quickly becoming one of the best classical guitarists in the world". Scripps Local Media. TMJ4. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Different Duos Sunday #11: Kevin Loh (guitar) and Chloe Chua (violin, age 11) Play Piazzolla's 'Café 1930'". Classical Guitarist Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 Ho, Olivia (31 July 2018). "Goh Soon Tioe award goes to a guitarist for the first time". SPH Media Limited, Co. The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Ng, Magdalen (7 September 2010). "HSBC Youth Excellence Award hits high 1 note for Kevin" (PDF). SPH Media Limited, Co. The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Lim, Charmaine (27 June 2023). "S'porean Kevin Loh wins second place at Guitar Foundation of America's International Concert Artist Competition". SPH Media Limited, Co. The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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