Li Zhi Yeoh
Li Zhi Yeoh is a doctoral horn Teaching Fellow under Dr. William Scharnberg at the University of North Texas (UNT), the largest Musical Institution in the United States of America. In 2010, he won the Concerto Competition and has led the horn quartet performing Schumann Konzertstück with orchestra in March 2011. Consequently, he was awarded by the Brass faculty as the Outstanding Graduate Student in Brass Performance at the College of Music, followed by the Toulouse Graduate School’s Award as the Outstanding International Graduate Student from the College of Music. Mr. Yeoh will be joining the Dallas Opera Orchestra in 2012 production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.
At the age of 15, Mr. Yeoh was selected to represent Malaysia at the South East Asian Youth Symphonic Band Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand; and two years later, the International Youth Orchestra in Japan. In his high school years, he served as Principal Horn with the Chung Ling High School Band and Penang Symphony Orchestra under Woon Wen Kin.
Right after graduation, he won the audition of the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra, later the First South East Asian Youth Wind Ensemble (Thailand) under Eugene Migliaro Corporon and the Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong) under Sergiu Comissiona. During his freshman year at University Putra Malaysia, he won the audition of the National Symphony Orchestra under Mustafa Fuzer Nawi. Later he performed extensively with the Kuala Lumpur Symphony Orchestra, the Central Wind Ensemble, the Shah Alam Pop Orchestra and the P.J. Symphonic Band at the International Youth Musicale in Japan.
Mr. Yeoh’s first solo appearance was at John Wallace Brass Workshop, playing Nocturne, A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn; conducted by the London renowned trumpet player himself. During his freshmen year, he won the British Council Young Musician Contest and performed the Mozart horn concerto No. 1 in D Major, K412. Mr. Yeoh later performed Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, Op. 11, with University Putra Orchestra in Malaysia under Zakhid Haknazarova. Right after the concert, Mr. Yeoh was selected as the Outstanding Orchestra Player of the year.
After graduation, Mr. Yeoh furthered his education by attaining Performance, Pedagogy & Theory Associate Diplomas from the London College of Music and Australian Music Examinations Board, awarded Distinction. In 2005-06 while on tour with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Yeoh was a soloist on David Amram Horn Concerto and Lee Bracegirdle’s Trenos for Solo Horn, Winds & Percussion and also solo Horn on major Chamber Concerts. During the tour, he rehearsed the orchestra with Robert Boudreau, in lieu of William Purvis (Horn Faculty of Juilliard and Yale School of Music) and Gregory Miller (Horn Faculty of Lynn University and Empire Brass). Mr. Yeoh's other solo appearances were with the Central Wind Ensemble and University Science Jazz Band of Malaysia.
Mr. Yeoh’s orchestra involvements were with San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Elite International Chamber Orchestra, UNT Symphony, Chamber and Baroque Orchestra, Dallas American Asian Youth Orchestra, the Asian Youth Orchestra (founded by Sir Yehudi Menuhin, annually tours around major cities around the world), Commonwealth Youth Orchestra, Japan International Youth Musicale and Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur Symphony Orchestra.
As an active chamber musician, Mr. Yeoh shared his passion with appearances with the UNT Central Chamber Music Center, Faculty and Friends Concert and One O’clock Lab Band (performed with legendary Jazz Pianist, Dave Brubeck); Cologne Chamber Music Society, Germany; Malaysian Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra Chamber Concerts, and solo horn on Chamber Concerts of the American Wind Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Yeoh has given masterclasses and lessons at University of North Texas, Southern Connecticut State University, Los Fresnos High School, Resaca and Gunter Middle School, UNT Summer Opera Production and Technique School of Music. Besides the involvement in orchestra and band performances, Mr. Yeoh is also actively involved in the opera studies at UNT. He was an assistant Conductor in summer opera production, and having opera conducting as minor study under Stephen Dubberly, the music director of opera studies at UNT. Mr. Yeoh is also a Certified Piano Technician, he tunes and services pianos around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
At the age of 15, Mr. Yeoh was selected to represent Malaysia at the South East Asian Youth Symphonic Band Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand; and two years later, the International Youth Orchestra in Japan. In his high school years, he served as Principal Horn with the Chung Ling High School Band and Penang Symphony Orchestra under Woon Wen Kin.
Right after graduation, he won the audition of the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra, later the First South East Asian Youth Wind Ensemble (Thailand) under Eugene Migliaro Corporon and the Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong) under Sergiu Comissiona. During his freshman year at University Putra Malaysia, he won the audition of the National Symphony Orchestra under Mustafa Fuzer Nawi. Later he performed extensively with the Kuala Lumpur Symphony Orchestra, the Central Wind Ensemble, the Shah Alam Pop Orchestra and the P.J. Symphonic Band at the International Youth Musicale in Japan.
Mr. Yeoh’s first solo appearance was at John Wallace Brass Workshop, playing Nocturne, A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn; conducted by the London renowned trumpet player himself. During his freshmen year, he won the British Council Young Musician Contest and performed the Mozart horn concerto No. 1 in D Major, K412. Mr. Yeoh later performed Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, Op. 11, with University Putra Orchestra in Malaysia under Zakhid Haknazarova. Right after the concert, Mr. Yeoh was selected as the Outstanding Orchestra Player of the year.
After graduation, Mr. Yeoh furthered his education by attaining Performance, Pedagogy & Theory Associate Diplomas from the London College of Music and Australian Music Examinations Board, awarded Distinction. In 2005-06 while on tour with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Yeoh was a soloist on David Amram Horn Concerto and Lee Bracegirdle’s Trenos for Solo Horn, Winds & Percussion and also solo Horn on major Chamber Concerts. During the tour, he rehearsed the orchestra with Robert Boudreau, in lieu of William Purvis (Horn Faculty of Juilliard and Yale School of Music) and Gregory Miller (Horn Faculty of Lynn University and Empire Brass). Mr. Yeoh's other solo appearances were with the Central Wind Ensemble and University Science Jazz Band of Malaysia.
Mr. Yeoh’s orchestra involvements were with San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Elite International Chamber Orchestra, UNT Symphony, Chamber and Baroque Orchestra, Dallas American Asian Youth Orchestra, the Asian Youth Orchestra (founded by Sir Yehudi Menuhin, annually tours around major cities around the world), Commonwealth Youth Orchestra, Japan International Youth Musicale and Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur Symphony Orchestra.
As an active chamber musician, Mr. Yeoh shared his passion with appearances with the UNT Central Chamber Music Center, Faculty and Friends Concert and One O’clock Lab Band (performed with legendary Jazz Pianist, Dave Brubeck); Cologne Chamber Music Society, Germany; Malaysian Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra Chamber Concerts, and solo horn on Chamber Concerts of the American Wind Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Yeoh has given masterclasses and lessons at University of North Texas, Southern Connecticut State University, Los Fresnos High School, Resaca and Gunter Middle School, UNT Summer Opera Production and Technique School of Music. Besides the involvement in orchestra and band performances, Mr. Yeoh is also actively involved in the opera studies at UNT. He was an assistant Conductor in summer opera production, and having opera conducting as minor study under Stephen Dubberly, the music director of opera studies at UNT. Mr. Yeoh is also a Certified Piano Technician, he tunes and services pianos around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.