Lunchtime Concert: Yoshino Kitao & Minah Lee, voice & piano duo

THU 22 SEPT 13.05

Take a moment in the middle of the day to enjoy a shared programme of music by Trinity Laban voice & piano duo Yoshino Kitao & Minah Lee at the stunningly beautiful St Alfege Church.

R. Schumann
Frauen liebe und Leben Op.42
I. Seit ich ihn gesehen
Ⅱ. Er der Herrlichste von allen
III. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
IV. Du Ring an meinem Finger
V. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
VI. Süßer Freund, du blickest
VII. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
VIII. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

R. Schumann
Humoreske Op.20 B-flat major
I. Einfach
II. Hastig
III. Einfach und zart
IV. Innig
V. Sehr lebhaft
VI. Mit einigem Pomp
VII. Zum Beschluss

Yoshino Kitao (1999) started training as a soprano singer at age 16, studying with
Hiroshi Kawakami at Tokyo College of Music, Japan. During her music studies in Japan, she also learned how to play traditional Japanese percussions and performed in various occasions and competitions. Her club received a golden award in 2017 at Center Competition in Tokyo. In 2020 she moved to London to attend the International Foundation Music course at Trinity Laban, where she is currently enrolled in the third year of Bachelor of Music in vocal studies with Lynton Atkinson. Yoshino performed in Trinity Laban’s Undergraduate Chorus as both choir member and soloist, and she is a member of Trinity Laban Choral Society. She took master classes from Ubaldo Fabbri, who helped her master her technique focusing on Italian music. She has performed at Old Royal Naval College Chapel of St Peter and Paul, St Katharine’s Church in Limehouse and Daiman temple in Tokyo. In 2022, she took part in the Madama Butterfly exchange program at Royal Opera House.

Born in London and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Minah Lee has been playing the piano since the age of three, self-taught from thirteen till before she started her study in London. She is currently studying piano at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with Trinity College London Scholarship under the tutelage of Gabriele Baldocci. As a pianist, Minah has participated in competitions since a young age, winning
various prizes. She has performed in Lansdowne Club, Royal Victoria Hotel, St James’s Church in Paddington, Old Royal Naval Chapel, and annual concerts in Seoul.
She is an active pianist and accompanist with experience playing on a variety of
instruments / vocals and church choir. As she continues her master’s studies at Trinity Laban, she had opportunities to deepen her repertoires with Pascal Rogé and Mikhail Kazakevich.

St Alfege Church
Admission free, no ticket required