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Bor-Kuan’s Song Accomplishments, Auckland – New Zealandby Rob Howard |
Bor-Kuan Song is 17 years old and began learning the accordion at the age of 12 with Chelsey Mayes. He is a first year student of Auckland University, studying for a Bachelar of Music degree, majoring in accordion performance, with Tatiana Lanchtchikova as his tutor. Bor-Kuan has achieved Grade 8 in piano, flute and theory in the ABRSM exams. He also obtained Grade 8 in accordion in the Trinity-Guildhall exams, including gaining the highest mark in New Zealand for Grade 7 music. Last year, Bor-Kuan was awarded ‘Top in the World’ for both his AS level and A level Music exams in the Cambridge International Fellowship Awards, which he sat in May and November respectively. Bor-Kuan was one of the New Zealand candidates competing in the 2009 Coupe Mondiale and gained 7th place in the Junior Coupe Mondiale class. |