17-year-old Singaporean pianist Abigail Sin has been named a Young Steinway Artist. A final-year student at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, she is only one of 13 Young Steinway Artists in the world, and the first in Southeast Asia. At a celebration reception at Robert Piano (Millenia Walk), she thanked her teachers and supporters over the years who have helped shape her young musical career. She now joins the ranks of Rachmaninov, Horowitz, Rubinstein, Schnabel, Fleisher and her teacher Thomas Hecht as an exclusive Steinway artist.
In a short recital, she performed Five Préludes from Chopin's Op.28 set and the ferociously thorny Sonata by Charles Griffes. Combining a natural virtuosity with the gift of tonal shadings encompassing a wide variety of shades and nuances, she made every note her own. Abigail is destined to be one of the brightest stars in the musical firmament.
Thomas Hecht presents Abigail witha gift from Tiffany & Co, and it isn't a ring!
Abigail with her proud father Lye Kuen.
Abigail's teacher at the conservatory Thomas Hecht paid a tribute to her, citing the attributes she so bounteously possesses that make up her name:
Artist
Belief
Intellect
God
Attitude
Instinct
Love of music
Allow me to add three more to the acronym that makes up her surname:
Sincerity / Style
Integrity
Never say never
Go and conquer the world! We're all so proud of you, Abigail!
Abigail with her proud father Lye Kuen. 
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