Tengku Mohamad Hadif
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A native of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, pianist Tengku Mohamad Hadif was first introduced to the piano at 7 and made his concerto debut with the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (MPYO) at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in 2018.
A recipient of numerous awards and honors, he is the Gold Medalist of the 1st E-Artium Piano Competition and Festival 2021 Malaysia and Third prize in the 1st Persatuan Chopin Malaysia National Piano Competition. His achievements include “The Most Promising Malaysian Pianist” in the 6th ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition and he was the finalist of the Ipoh Music Festival International Piano Competition in 2017. He has attended masterclasses with notable pianists such as Ng Chong Lim, Akiko Danis, Professor Li Ming Qiang, Foo Mei Yi, Poom Prommachart, Muzaffar Abdullah and Stephen Hough.
In 2015, Hadif was accepted to be the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra pianist. Since then, he has performed many orchestra works and chamber music. He enjoys arranging popular music into a piano solo rendition in his spare time. As a music arranger, Hadif gained public attention with his rendition of P Ramlee's Getaran Jiwa on his YouTube channel. In addition, he appeared on a live television broadcast for Borak Kopitiam, the Official Music Video for Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2021, and won the 2nd Prize in Pertandingan Piano Solo Instrumental organized by Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam with his arrangement on Warna by Sheila Majid.
He also makes some music arrangements of popular music as a hobby. He was officially announced as a Kawai Malaysia Artist and Ambassador last year. In early 2023, Hadif was accepted to join the Erasmus + Mobility Program in Estonia for 5 months as an exchange student from UiTM Shah Alam with Estonian Academy of Music And Theatre (EMTA). He was under the guidance of Sten Lassmann throughout the Spring Semester. Currently, he is pursuing his final year Master in Piano Performance in UiTM Shah Alam where he studies under Dr Bernard Tan. He is also under the tutelage of Ng Chong Lim.
