Kinderspiel Piano Duo
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Kinderspiel Piano Duo
Joyce and Kai first met when they were five years old. As they both have such a love for music and enjoy spending time with each other, they began performing the piano as a duo. Kai likes playing the secondo part, and Joyce enjoys playing the primo part!
Upcoming events for 2023
Royal School Music Club: The Cream of the Crop
Venue: The University of Western Australia
Time: 2:30pm
Date: 11th of June 2023
Monday Music at St Anne’s
Venue: St Anne’s Cathedral, Derby, England
Time: 1:00pm
Date: 19th of June 2023
Southwest Tour April 2022
Joyce Zhou and Kai Laird went on their first tour in April 2022 to Thompson Brook and Bridgetown in Western Australia. Watch the highlights of their tour here.
Joyce Zhou (left)
Kai Laird (right)
Biography
Joyce is 9 years old and love singing, dancing and playing the piano. Her favourite concert pianists are Lang Lang and Yuja Wang, and aspires to learn all of the pieces from Lang Lang’s “The Piano Book”. She is currently studying piano under the tutelage of Robert Laird and flute under Rebecca Vouyoucalos. She has recently won Second Prize in the Piano Island Festival and Competition for December 2022.
Awards/Appearances:
2023:
June: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: The Cream of the Crop (Solo and Duet)
2022:
January: Livestream Fundraising Concert for Telethon Speech and Hearing’s Loud Shirt Day event (Solo and Duet)
April: Old Thomson Brook Church, Thomson Brook (Solo and Duet)
April: St Paul’s Anglican Church, Bridgetown (Solo and Duet)
Age 8-10 Division: First Prize: Rising Talents of Asia and Oceania International Music Competition (Solo)
September: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Featuring Young Musicians (Solo and Duet)
October: Bridgetown Music Festival: Up and Classical (Solo and Duet)
October: Ballingup Private Recital (Solo and Duet)
December: Second Prize: Piano Island Competition 5th Edition, Kuala Lumper, Malaysia (Solo)
December: Dominus Arts Venue in Fairview International School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Piano Island Festival Student Concert (Solo)
2021:
April: Music on the Bridge: Charity performance at The Royal Perth Hospital (Duet and Solo)
June: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Musicians in the Making (Duet and Solo)
Age 5-7 Division: First Prize: Rising Talents of Asia and Oceania International Music Competition (Solo)
Age 5-7 Division: First Prize: Rising Talents of Asia and Oceania International Music Competition (Duet)
Age 7-12 Division: First Place: VII Valletta International Piano Competition (Malta) (Solo)
Age 7-12 Division: Third Place: VII Valletta International Piano Competition (Malta) (Duet)
Age 7-8 Division: Second Prize: Medici International Music Competition (Belgium) ( Solo)
Age 7-8 Division: First Prize: Medici International Music Competition (Belgium) (Duet)
Age 5-7 Division: First Prize: Artist of the Year International Music Competition (Solo)
Age 5-7 Division: First Prize: Artist of the Year International Music Competition (Duet)
Age 7-8 Division: Gold Award: Preliminary Round of the Malaysian Piano Competition (Solo)
Age 8 and under: First Prize: London Youth Piano Competition (Solo)
October: Music on the Bridge: Charity performance at The Royal Perth Hospital (Solo and Duet)
Age 8-10: First Prize: Masters of Piano Sonata (Solo)
Age 7-8 Division: First Place: Malaysian Piano Competition (Solo)
November: ABRSM High Scorers’ Concert: Distinction Performance at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (Solo)
2020:
Age 7-8 Division: Gold Award: Preliminary Round of the Malaysian Piano Competition (Solo)
Age 7-8 Division: Second Prize: Final Round of the Malaysian Piano Competition 2020 (Solo)
September: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Finest Young Musicians (Duet and Solo)
2019:
Under 6 category: 1st runner up: ABRSM Piano Competition (Solo)
July: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Celebrating Young Musicians (Duet)
Biography
Kai is 9 years old and loves playing the piano, cello, and drums. His favourite composer is Bela Bartok and Stravinsky, and is currently on a mission to learn all of the pieces from Bartok Children's Pieces. He is currently studying piano under the tutelage of Robert Laird, and cello under Stephanie Jeffries. He has recently been awarded the Dominus Special Prize the Piano Island Festival and Competition in December 2022.
Awards/Appearances:
2023:
June: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: The Cream of the Crop (Solo and Duet)
July: St Anne’s Cathedral, Derby, England: Monday Music at St Anne’s (Solo)
2022:
January: Livestream Fundraising Concert for Telethon Speech and Hearing’s Loud Shirt Day event (Solo and Duet)
April: Old Thomson Brook Church, Thomson Brook (Solo and Duet)
April: St Paul’s Anglican Church, Bridgetown (Solo and Duet)
Age 8-10: Second Prize: Best Bartok Performance (Solo)
Age 8-10 Division: First Prize: Rising Talents of Asia and Oceania International Music Competition (Solo)
September: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Featuring Young Musicians (Solo and Duet)
October: Bridgetown Music Festival: Up and Classical (Solo and Duet)
October: Ballingup Private Recital (Solo and Duet)
December: Dominus Special Prize: Piano Island Competition 5th Edition, Kuala Lumper, Malaysia (Solo)
December: Dominus Arts Venue in Fairview International School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Piano Island Festival Student Concert (Solo)
2021:
April: Music on the Bridge: Charity performance at The Royal Perth Hospital (Duet and Solo)
Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Musicians in the Making (Duet and Solo)
Age 5-7 Division: First Prize: Rising Talents of Asia and Oceania International Music Competition (Solo)
Age 7-12 Division: Third Place: VII Valletta International Piano Competition (Malta) (Solo)
Age 7-12 Division: Third Place: VII Valletta International Piano Competition (Malta) (Duet)
Age 7-8 Division: Third Prize: Medici International Music Competition (Belgium) (Solo)
Age 7-8: Division: First Prize: Medici International Music Competition (Belgium) (Duet)
Age 5-7 Division: First Prize: Artist of the Year International Music Competition (Duet)
Age 7-8 Division: Silver Award: Preliminary Round of the Malaysia Piano Competition (Solo)
October: Music on the Bridge: Charity performance at The Royal Perth Hospital (Duet and Solo)
November: ABRSM High Scorers’ Concert: Distinction performance at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (Solo)
2020:
Age 7-8 Division: Bronze Award: Preliminary Round of the Malaysian Piano Competition (Solo)
September: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Finest Young Musicians (Duet and Solo)
2019:
July: Royal Schools Music Club at The University of Western Australia: Celebrating Young Musicians (Duet)