About Elizabeth Low
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Belarusian-Singaporean pianist Elizabeth Low is a candidate of the Doctorate degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Michigan with a full-tuition fellowship and graduate assistantship. She holds a Master of Music from Northwestern University Bienen School of Music and Bachelor of Music from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore. Her mentors include Christopher Harding, James Giles and Thomas Hecht. She has also participated in masterclasses by renowned pianists such as Jeremy Denk, Stephen Kovacevich, Maria Pires and Jerome Lowenthal.
While in high-school, Elizabeth was accepted into a notable youth programme, the Young Artist Programme for talented young musicians, in the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of music (YSTCM). Her passion for the piano has earned her several awards in reputable competitions. In 2024 she won the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Piano Competition East Central Division. She also emerged 2nd in the Thaivu-Isaak Piano Competition 2024 where she was nominated by the piano faculty of the Bienen at Northwestern University. Other achievements include winning the Farwell Award of the Musicians Club of Women Award Competition in Chicago, IL (2025), YSTCM concerto competition 2019, and in the same year 2nd prize in the Indonesia International piano competition. As an avid chamber musician, Elizabeth was selected as one of only ten Young Artists globally for the prestigious Manchester Music Festival in Vermont. During this intensive residency, she performed a range of chamber repertoire alongside world-renowned artists, including violinist Philip Setzer of the legendary Emerson String Quartet, and members of Eighth Blackbird, Chicago's premier contemporary music ensemble.
Other than playing the piano, Elizabeth is also a semi-professional photographer, piano technology enthusiast and loves to paint and play the violin.