Young pianist strikes right chords to win award, perform in Los Angeles

Kiyo tickling the ivories with her mother cum piano teacher P’ng at their home in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

LAST year, little pianist Kiyo Nai Yow Jia missed out on the chance to perform at famed Carnegie Hall in New York due to financial constraints.

The seven-year-old girl’s dream to perform on an international stage finally came true this year.