Background
He was born in Medan, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. At age 2, he began his studies with his mother, Elly Lim.
He was born in Medan, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra. At age 2, he began his studies with his mother, Elly Lim.
The following year, as the recipient of the Dora Zaslavsky Koch Piano Scholarship, he was invited to study with Constance Keene, at Manhattan School of Music, where he earned Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees.
In 1991, he received a full scholarship to study at Boston Conservatory. He has since performed in many major concert halls, including Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Steinway Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Wheeler Opera House, Harris Concert Hall, and the Jakarta Performing Arts Center. He is also on the Piano Faculty of the Westminster Conservatory of Music in Princeton, New Jersey and the Advisor for the East.L.M.S. Conservatory in Jakarta.
He currently resides in New York and Jakarta.