Awards & Achievements

Year Title
1992 1st Prize, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Competition, France
1993 1st Prize, Claude Kahn Competition, France (piano duet)
1993 3rd Prize, U.F.A.M. International Competition, France
1995 First President’s Charity Concert with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and Maestro CHOO Hoey, performing Poulenc’s “Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra” with twin sister, Shao Ying
1995 Performance with the SSO and Maestro LIM Yau, Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” with Shao Ying
1995 Featured in the June issue of Vogue magazine
1996 Debut “Two-Piano Recital” at the Victoria Concert Hall
1997 Participated in a two-week full scholarship harpsichord music camp in Villecroze, France
1997 Soloist (together with Shao Ying) with the European Baroque Chamber Ensemble, Baroque Music Festival in Porto, Portugal, in J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060
1998 Commissioned work, “Rondo for 3 pianos 12 hands” was showcased at the 4th President’s Charity Concert for Young Talents
1998 World premier of comissioned work, “Danses Joyeuses”, by the National University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro LIM Soon Lee
1999 Invited to perform at the Istana by the late President ONG Teng Cheong
1999 Soloist (with Shao Ying) with the SSO, Young People’s Concert
1999 Admitted Fellow in Piano Accompanying by Trinity College, London
2002 Singapore premier of Bruch’s “Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra” with the SSO and Maestro LIM Yau
2002 Performance at the Esplanade’s Open House
2002 Appointed as piano accompanist by the National Arts Council for the 2002 National Chinese Music Competition, Erhu Open Category
2003 “收集” (Collect) for Malaysian singer, Chen Yi-Yi (陈依依), album “收集”
2004 “Sisters’ Act” Two-Piano Recital (with Shao Ying), Esplanade Chamber Music Series
2005 “All My Life” for Korean-Japanese singer, Mink, album “mink”
2006 Performance at the Asia Grand Piano Concert in Seoul, South Korea
2006 “Rondo for 3 Pianos 12 Hands” was showcased at the Asia Grand Piano Concert in Seoul, South Korea
2007 “亲爱的” for Taiwanese singer-actress, Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄), album “Love Vivian”
2007 Honorable Mention Award, 12th USA Songwriting Competition for “July Rendez-Vous“
2007 The Arts House’s “Living With…. Shao Suan & Shao Ying” concert featuring our original compositions
2008 “All My Life” for Korean-Japanese singer, Mink, album “Best Of My Love”
2009 Runner Up, 2009 UK Songwriting Contest for “Still“
2009 Soloist (with Shao Ying) with the Hunan Symphony Orchestra, China, under the baton of Maestro XIAO Ming, performing Poulenc’s “Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra”
2009 “Black & White Stories” concert at the Esplanade Recital Studio
2010 “Beats & Pieces” concert at the Esplanade Recital Studio
2010 Victoria Concert Hall Closing Concert
2010 Soloist (with Shao Ying) with the Singapore Festival Orchestra and Maestro Virginia MARTINEZ in Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” at the Singapore Arts Festival
2010 “‘Til The End Of Time“, Top 10 Charts on Broadjam
2011 Harpsichordist for Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Series, “Brandenburg Concertos”, held at the Esplanade Concert Hall on 21st August.
2012 “Carnival of the Animals” SSO CD release
2012 Performance at the Asia Grand Piano Concert in Seoul, South Korea
2013 “Danses Joyeuses” was showcased at the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival in Vienna, Austria, performed by the NUS Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro LIM Soon Lee
2014 “Ravel’s Dream” was selected and performed by Swiss pianist, Daniel Sachs at the Fifteen Minutes of Fame concert series in New York City, USA
2014 “Maple Breeze for Two Pianos” was selected by Canadian piano duo, Piano Pinnacle, to be performed at the Fifteen Minutes of Fame concert series, date and venue to be announced
2014 Accompanist at the Singapore Woodwind Festival
2014 “Nocturne in D flat” was selected to be presented by World Oceans Music in USA in September 2015
2014 Release of joint debut instrumental album, “Romance in the City” in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
2014 “Romance in the City” received the “2014 Artistic Performance Album of the Year” award at the “10th Hi-Fi Album Awards 2014” in Guangzhou, China
2015 “Sweet Dreams” for flute, oboe and piano won 3rd Prize (Category B) at the International Composition Competition “Maurice Ravel” in Bergamo, Italy
2015 World premiere of “Dreams” for orchestra by the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Adrian Tan at SOTA Concert Hall
2015 Vietnam premiere of “Dreams” for orchestra by the Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Adrian Tan at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
2015 Co-founder of the inaugural “Singapore Asian Composers Festival 2015” held from 8th to 9th December at the Esplanade Recital Studio 
2016 “Low Shao Suan & Low Shao Ying @ VCH: Music Diaries” concert at the Victoria Concert Hall
2016 Release of joint chamber music album, “Music Diaries” in Singapore
2016 “Maple Breeze” was premiered by Canadian piano duo, Piano Pinnacle, on March 17 at Brooklyn, New York, as part of Vox Novus’ Fifteen Minutes of Fame concert series. 
2016 “Music Diaries” concert at CU Music Hall, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 
2016 Conducted a masterclass in Piano Accompaniment at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University 
2016 Performed Saint-Saëns’s “Carnival of the Animals” with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Joshan Tan at the Victoria Concert Hall
2016 “Still” for solo piano was a semifinalist, and “Nocturne in D flat” for solo piano was one of top 8 finalists out of 345 works from 37 countries at the Sixth Composition Competition for Piano Fidelio, Spain 
2017 Performance at the Guild In Concert where “Midnight Reflections” and “‘Til The End Of Time” for solo piano was showcased at the National Gallery on 11th January.
2017 “Petite Valse” and “Springtime in Munich” for flute and piano were showcased at the Singapore Rhapsodies concert at the National Gallery on 11th March
2017 CD recording of Spanish trombonist-composer, Ricardo Mollá’s “Concerto for two trombones and orchestra” arranged for bass trombone, tenor trombone and piano, with Ricardo Mollá himself on tenor trombone and Zachary Bond on bass trombone
2017 “Live” radio interview on Singapore’s Chinese radio station, Capital 95.8FM on 31st May
2017 Performance of Poulenc’s “Concerto for Two Pianos” with the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Adrian Tan at the School of the Arts Concert Hall on 18th June
2017 Performed for President Tony Tan and the Sultan of Perak at the 49th UM-NUS Inter-University Tunku Chancellor Golf Tournament 2017 dinner on 19th July where “Miniature Pieces” and “A Singapore Medley” for bassoon, vibraphone and piano were showcased.
2018 Adjudicator at the Piano Island Festival held at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre on 14th January.
2018 “By the Fireplace” for flute and piano was showcased by Spanish flutist, Roberto Alvarez and Ukrainian pianist, Kseniia Vokhmianina, at “By Candlelight: A Tale of Two Cities” concert held at The Arts House on 25th May. This concert was to commemorate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Spain.
2019 “Sweet Dreams” for flute, oboe and piano was showcased by the Prescott Chamber Ensemble on 6th January at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arizona, USA
2019 “Springtime in Munich” for flute and piano was showcased by flutist, Gwyn Jones, and pianist, Hon-Cheong Chan, on 27th January at the Church of the Holy City in Washington D.C., USA
2019 Adjudicator at the 6th edition of the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival held at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre on 9th August.
2019 “Precious Moments“, Asia Top 10 on Broadjam
2020 Release of 3rd album, “Summer Vacation”, on Apple Music, Spotify, KKBox, Mymusic, friDay Music and Line Music.
2020 “Summer Vacation” album was ranked no. 1 on iTunes’ Top 200 Releases Singapore Classical Chart, as well as no. 3 on Top Music Albums Charts in Singapore.