Malaysian flautist Japheth Law performs regularly with orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Royal Scottish National, and the Malaysian Philharmonic. Having recorded concerts ranging from classical and jazz programmes to movie and video game soundtracks, he can often be heard on BBC Radio 3 and RTÉ Radio 1.
Prizes Japheth has won include the British Flute Society Piccolo Prize, Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Prize, RBC Woodwind Prize, and the Malaysian Wind Music Prize. Together with his trio, Junction T, they won the Leamington Music and Sylvia Cleaver Chamber Music prizes, and have since actively toured around the UK holding recitals and giving workshops to young musicians around the country.
Japheth began his flute lessons with Iun Chen Kim in his hometown, Kuching, and later studied with Yukako Yamamoto and Hristo Dobrinov in Kuala Lumpur. In 2015, he was accepted into the highly-acclaimed flute studio of Trevor Wye, which typically accepts postgraduates and young professionals, and later that year became the youngest graduate of the studio. He then continued his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC), graduating with distinction in 2024, studying under Marie-Christine Zupancic, Andrew Lane, and Helen Benson.
Japheth’s studies have been generously supported by the Leverhulme Arts Scholarship and he was a recipient of the 2022 Musicians’ Company Award. He is currently a London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future First, where he receives professional training from members of the LPO.
Japheth Law’s involvement with FluteFest Malaysia 2025
Recital: “Impressions and Fantasies”
Festival Closing Concert