{"id":5207,"date":"2026-04-13T04:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/?post_type=article&p=5207"},"modified":"2026-04-13T04:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:21:27","slug":"celebrating-old-girl-andrea-lam-1999-a-shining-example-of-what-it-means-to-dare-to-be-more","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/article\/celebrating-old-girl-andrea-lam-1999-a-shining-example-of-what-it-means-to-dare-to-be-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Old Girl Andrea Lam (1999), a shining example of what it means to ‘Dare to Be More\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We are thrilled to celebrate our extraordinary Old Girl Andrea Lam<\/strong> (1999), who has been featured in the ABC\u2019s ‘Creative Types with Virginia Trioli’.<\/p>\n

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Andrea’s episode of\u00a0Creative Types with Virginia Trioli<\/em>, which filmed scenes right here at MLC School, also includes a lovely appearance by our talented Year 8 student, Sylvia,\u00a0highlighting the intergenerational depth of musical excellence within the MLC School community.<\/p>\n

Andrea is also appearing in Season 2 of The Piano <\/em>on ABC, where she continues to inspire audiences nationwide with her artistry, insight, and generosity of spirit.<\/p>\n

A \u201creal talent\u201d (Wall Street Journal<\/em>), Andrea\u2019s musical journey began at MLC School, where she attended from Year 4 to Year 12. Even as a young student she was remarkable \u2014 winning the ABC\u00a0Young Performer of the Year<\/em>\u00a0(Piano), debuting with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at just 13, and achieving top international distinctions in piano performance, all while excelling academically, including in accelerated mathematics.<\/p>\n

Since graduating from MLC School, Andrea has graced stages from Carnegie Hall\u00a0to the Sydney Opera House, performed with major orchestras worldwide, released ARIA\u2011winning recordings, and has continued\u00a0to be celebrated for her electrifying performances and deeply expressive musicianship.<\/p>\n

As we celebrate 140 years of excellence in girls\u2019 education, Andrea\u2019s journey and Sylvia\u2019s rising talent, demonstrate the transformative power of our learning environment and what it truly means to Dare to Be More.<\/p>\n

Join us in celebrating Andrea and her incredible achievements. Watch now on @abciview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are thrilled to celebrate our extraordinary Old Girl Andrea Lam (1999), who has been featured in the ABC\u2019s ‘Creative Types with Virginia Trioli’. Andrea’s episode of\u00a0Creative Types with Virginia Trioli, which filmed scenes right here at MLC School, also includes a lovely appearance by our talented Year 8 student, Sylvia,\u00a0highlighting the intergenerational depth of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[7],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5207","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-old-girls-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/5207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=5207"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=5207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}