Lynnette Seah Mei Tsing is a Singaporean violinist.
11 Facts About Lynnette Seah
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Lynnette Seah retired after 41 years at the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2019.
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Lynnette Seah was awarded the Cultural Medallion for Music in 2006.
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At 15, Lynnette Seah was appointed Associate Concertmaster of the Bishop Symphony Orchestra at the International Music Camp in Adelaide, Australia.
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Lynnette Seah received instruction from multiple violin instructors, including David Mankowitz in Toronto, Professor Friedrich von Hausegger in Hanover, Professor Karel Sneberger in Prague, Yfrah Neaman in London, and Dorothy DeLay in New York.
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Lynnette Seah has played in several festivals, including the Bergen International Festival, Singapore Arts Festival, and the Swiss Festival.
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In 2005, Lynnette Seah commissioned Singaporean composer Bernard Tan to compose a concerto, Violin Concerto, dedicated to her.
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Lynnette Seah is the leader and founder of the Jade String Quartet, a chamber music group in Singapore, as well as one of the founders of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
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Alongside her soloist and concertmaster work, Lynnette Seah is a member of the Advisory Committee for the "Violin Loan Scheme" run by the Singapore National Arts Council.
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Lynnette Seah is a member of Singapore's Education Ministry's Arts Education Committee, which oversees various arts institutions such as the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, and the LASALLE College of the Arts.
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Lynnette Seah received the award from the then President of Singapore, S R Nathan, at the Istana.