She has not been prodigal with her talent, but she is looking forward to returning home all the same. Globetrotting violinist Siow Lee Chin says she is willing to listen to any offer that will allow her to spend more time in Singapore.
'If I could have it all, my wish would be to spend half my time in the United States and the other half in Singapore, where my family is and whom I miss dearly,' she says.
Her parents are getting on in years, says the 43-year-old who, as a gifted young musician, became the first Singaporean to be admitted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in the US. She was also the first Singaporean to join the faculty of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest conservatory in the US.
'I am more homesick now than I used to be,' she says.
One of Singapore's most celebrated violinists says she feels like 'a bad daughter' because of the distance.
