The Bigger His Dream, The Wider His Arena
By Henry Lei

Profile:
Name: Samson, To Ching Yin
Date of birth: 1999/02/06
Career: Student, Pui Ching Middle School
Outstanding talent: Piano

Excellent achievement:
2005: The 23rd Macao Young Musicians Competition,
First Prize, Piano Works for Four Hands (Elementary Level).
2007: The 25th Macao Young Musicians Competition
First Prize, Piano Works of 20th Century (Intermediate Level)
First Prize, Sonatina for Piano
Third Prize, Piano Works by Macao Composers (Intermediate Level)
The Talented Prize
2008: Awarded Grade 8 Piano Performance Certificate from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
2009: The 29th Macao Young Musicians Competition,
Third Prize, Piano Solo (Level 8)
Third Prize, Piano Concerto
2011: Awarded the Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (DipBRSM) and Grade 8 Music Theory Certificate
2012: Invited to perform in the Highest Scorers' Concert organized by ABRSM Macao
2013: The 33rd Macao Young Musicians Competition,
First Prize, Granados Piano Works
Third Prize, Piano Concerto
Invited to perform Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, Op.19 composed by Beethoven in Macau New Generation Musician Concert 2013

Biography:
He has a lot of hobbies, such as painting, singing, and playing piano. However, at the beginning, To's parents didn't ask  him to learn any professional skills. When he was 4, he saw a piano outside the window of an instrument  shop accidentally. At that time, he was fascinated by it and told his mother that he wanted to learn to play the piano. Since then, he started his marvelous piano life.

Piano has been an irreplaceable part of his life for these 10 years. He feels fulfilled when he is practicing the piano. He mentioned that piano is one of his important friends and he can be relaxed by contacting with music. At one point, he thought to give up the piano when he was in primary six, because he suffered a lot of stress from studies. However, his parents encouraged him  to be persistent with his interest. Under the support from his parents, he has been able to keep going and attain more achievements.

Unforgettable moment:
In 2010, he received an opportunity to perform a piece of music composed by Chopin in the Bejing-Hong Kong-Macao Students Summer Camp as a representative of Macao students. He was excited that he could perform in front of the audience from different places.

Expectation:
He hopes that he can continue to improve his piano skills in the future and face more challenges.

Personal motto:
Success only comes when one insists