was a HMV classical bestseller in 2009 and was picked for Fanfare Magazine's Want List. In 2015, Singapore Press Holdings published her memoirs From Clementi to Carnegie – The Journey of Singaporean Violinist Siow Lee Chin. Awards and career highlights Recipient of the Meritorious Award presented by the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS) for outstanding achievements and contributions to the development of music in Singapore, 2015 Awarded Fellowship in Music Performance in recognition of artistic excellence, South Carolina Arts Commission, 2012 Faculty of the Year Award (School of the Arts), College of Charleston, 2010 Soloist in concert to celebrate 20th anniversary of China Singapore diplomatic relations, 2010 Co-founded Charleston Music Fest, 2006 Soloist with Singapore Symphony Orchestra's debut tour of Japan, 2003 First recipient of the 1750 J.B.Guadagnini under the National Arts Council's Violin Loan Scheme, 2000 Singled out by the Prime Minister of Singapore as one of the most inspiring Singaporeans who has made her mark in the arts world, 1999 Royal Albert Hall debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London, 1997 Winner of the Young Artist Award presented by the Singapore National Arts Council, 1996 Second Prize Winner, Ima Hogg Houston Symphony Competition, Texas, USA, 1995 Gold Medal Winner, Henryk Szeryng International Competition, Mexico, 1994 Gold Medal Winner, Louise D. McMahon International Music Competition, Oklahoma, USA, 1994 Winner of the Singapore Youth Award for Excellence in the Arts presented by the Prime Minister of Singapore, 1994 Winner of the 18th annual Young Artists Violin Award, Artists International Competition, New York, USA, 1990 Selected appearances - Soloist with orchestras Avignon Symphony Orchestra France Auckland Philharmonia New Zealand Bangor Symphony Orchestra USA Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra USA Billings Symphony Orchestra USA Boise Symphony Orchestra USA Charleston Symphony Orchestra USA Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra USA China Radio-Film Symphony Orchestra China Curtis Symphony Orchestra USA Dallas Symphony Orchestra USA Erfurt Philharmonic Orchestra Germany Enid Symphony Orchestra USA Houston Symphony Orchestra USA Jena Philharmonic Orchestra Germany Jupiter Symphony Orchestra USA Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra USA Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra Ukraine Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Portugal Ludwisburger Festival Orchestra Germany Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Singapore National Philharmonic of Ukraine Ukraine Northwest Florida Orchestra USA Oberlin Orchestra USA, China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Chonqing), Singapore Ohio Chamber Orchestra USA Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile Chile Rockford Symphony Orchestra USA Royal Philharmonic Orchestra UK & Malaysia Singapore Symphony Orchestra Singapore & Japan South Carolina Philharmonic USA State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico