Zi Yang Low
violin
Malaysian violinist Zi Yang Low is equally at home as a soloist and chamber musician. Musical sensitivity, clarity of expression and a spirit of collaboration have shaped his artistic identity.
With Trio Tokava, he won Second Prize (the KHL Prize) and the Jury Special Prize at the 2023 Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition. He has also won the Grand Prize at the GSF Singapore Festival and First Prizes at the Virtual International Competition Malaysia, Ipoh Music Festival, Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition, Malaysia Youth Music Festival, Euroasia Violin Competition and Singapore Raffles International Music Festival.
He made his debut as an orchestral soloist in Ravel’s Tzigane with the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. He has since appeared with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Colburn Orchestra and Selangor Philharmonic Orchestra, and worked with conductors including Carlos Miguel Prieto, Gerard Salonga and Naohisa Furusawa.
A committed chamber musician, Zi Yang Low has taken part in festivals and training programmes including the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, IMS Prussia Cove, Heifetz International Music Institute, Meadowmount School of Music, Singapore Violin Festival, APEC Music Festival and Miyakojima Youth International Music Festival. His collaborators include Ettore Causa, Jonathan Brown, Marc Coppey, Tatjana Masurenko and Paul Watkins.
After early piano lessons, he began studying the violin at four and went on to study with Ming Goh and Małgorzata Potocka in Malaysia. A Kohl Scholar at the Colburn Music Academy, he completed his undergraduate studies with Martin Beaver at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. He has performed on a Francesco Ruggieri violin generously loaned by the Rin Collection in Singapore.
In 2026, Zi Yang Low joined the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel as an Artist in residence, under the direction of Augustin Dumay.
Last updated: 25 September 2026