Bridget Yee

Biography

Malaysian pianist Bridget Yee is the winner of numerous international piano competitions including the Windsor International Piano Competition and the Beecham International Piano Competition, where she was also the recipient of the Best Overall Competitor Prize.

In 2020, Bridget won the Putra International Piano Competition with her performance of Ravel’s Concerto in G major. In the same year, she was one of five top pianists across the United Kingdom at the BBC Young Musician Keyboard Category Finals. Bridget also received the Gold of Honor Award at the He Yue International Online Instrumental Solo Competition and was awarded 1st Prize and the Chopin Prize at the Virtual International Music Competition by the Chopin Society of Malaysia.

Bridget is a three-time winner of the Western Daily Press Challenge Trophy and was named "Outstanding Young Pianist" at the Mid-Somerset Festival. She is the Winner and Best Etude Award recipient at the first edition of the UCSI International Piano Festival and Competition. Bridget has performed in Japan, Germany, Denmark Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Malaysia, to name a few.

Since a young age, Bridget has showcased her original compositions internationally, representing Malaysia at the Yamaha 40th International Junior Original Concert in Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Japan and the Asia-Pacific Junior Original Concert in Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Malaysia. In 2023, she was invited by the Ministry Of Tourism, Creative Industry & Performing Arts Sarawak to perform at the Sarawak International Festival of Music and Arts as ‘Successful Sarawakian from Overseas’.

At the age of 11, Bridget received a full scholarship to Wells Cathedral School, where she studied under the tutelage of Hilary Coates. Currently pursuing her undergraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music on a Suresh and Richard McMillan full scholarship under Christopher Elton, she is generously supported by the Hattori Foundation and the Talented Unlimited Foundation. At the age of 17, Bridget became a recipient of the Fellowship Diploma from Trinity College London. She has received guidance from Stephen Hough, Imogen Cooper, Barry Douglas and Vovka Ashkenazy. Additionally, Bridget has been a recipient of The Ann Burridge Award and The Richard Toeman Award from the organization Awards for Young Musicians. She is currently an Art Mentor Scholar of the Riot Ensemble and has recently been awarded a Polonsky Foundation Fellowship for this year's Aspen Music Festival and School in America. Her upcoming endeavors include a recording project for a new duo concerto at Deutschlandfunk Cologne in 2025.