Ke Ma

Ke Ma

China

25 y.o.

Award & Scholarships

• 2018: YCAT Finalist in London
• 2016: 1st Prize in Maisons-Laffitte Piano Competition in France; 5th Prize in the finals of Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition
• 2015: Prince’s Award, Worshipful Musicians’ Company
• 2014: 1st Prize in Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, China; Colonel Howes Prize, ESO Young Soloist Competition; Maisie Lewis Young Artist Fund, The Musicians’ Company
• 2013: Harriet Cohen Bach Prize, The Musicians’ Company
• 2012, 2014: Harold Craxton Prize for chamber music, Royal Academy of Music
• 2012: 3rd Prize in Ettlingen International Piano Competition, Germany

Training & Education

• 2015-2017: Master of Arts (DipRAM) and Alumni Development Award at Royal Academy of Music with Prof. Christopher Elton
• 2011-2015: Bachelor of Music (Distinction) at Royal Academy of Music, with Prof. Christopher Elton
• 2011-2017: Masterclass with Pascal Devoyon, Angela Hewitt, Yevgeny Sudbin, Peter Frankl, Arie Vardi, Imogen Cooper and Robert Levin
• 2006-2011: Studied at the Middle School affiliated to Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Guangzhou, China, with Prof. Galina Popova

Concert Experience Highlights

• 2019: Solo Concerto Performance with Suffolk Symphony Orchestra, U.K.
• 2018: Solo evening recital at West Wight Arts Association; Concerto performance with Datong Symphony Orchestra, China; Solo Recital in Salle Molière, Lyon, France;
• 2017: Concerto performance with Miskolc Symphony Orchestra, Budapest; Solo recital in Bard Music Festival, Bard University, New York; Debut solo recital in Wigmore Hall, London; Concerto performance with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, China; Solo recital in Saintonge Festival, France
• 2016: Recital in Kings Place, Hall Two, supported by Women of World; Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.2 with Royal Philharmonic Concerto Orchestra, Hastings
• 2015: Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, China; Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 with the Orchestra of Sichuan Academy, China; Mozart Piano Concerto K.459 with St. John’s Chamber Orchestra, Maidenhead; Shared evening recital at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London
• 2014: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue with Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra; Lunchtime recital in Regent Hall, London; Early Evening recital in Wigmore Hall, London.

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