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Generation Grit: Finding consolation and purpose through his music
Luo Tianze lost both his parents to cancer during the pandemic but the saxophone player is soldiering on in his quest to honour their memories through music, Malavika Menon finds out
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For Luo Tianze, playing the saxophone is not only a way to express his feelings, it is also a way to pay tribute to his parents, who encouraged him to pursue a career in music.
In a span of five months, Luo Tianze lost both his parents to cancer. Their deaths, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, came at the end of a seven-year ordeal for the 31-year-old and his family.
His parents will not be there to witness his graduation from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) and fulfil his long-standing dream of becoming a professional musician.
