Lunchtime Concert: Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians

TUE 08 NOV 13.05

Take time out this lunchtime for a performance by Trinity Laban voice and piano duo Jared Michaud and Christina Koti & solo pianist Minah Lee in the beautiful surroundings of the Old Royal Naval College Chapel.

JARED MICHAUD & CHRISTINA KOTI, VOICE & PIANO DUO

Beethoven
An die ferne Geliebte

Wolf
Mörike-Lieder
xv. Auf einer Wanderung

Ravel
Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
ii. Chanson épique

Bolcom
Cabaret Songs, Vol. 2
vi. George

MINAH LEE

Beethoven
Sonata Op.2, No.2

Jared Andrew Michaud is a London-based Franco-American baritone who recently obtained an MA in Vocal Performance & Music Education with Distinction from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, where he was a Kathleen Roberts Vocal Scholar and studied with Neil Baker, Helen Yorke, and Eugene Asti. He previously studied at Yale University, under the tutelage of Janna Baty at the School of Music and graduating cum laude with Distinction in Theatre Studies and a certificate in Education Studies. He has trained in Vienna with Michele Friedman, Anna Ronai, and Chihiro Gordon and has sung in Israel under the batons of Zubin Mehta, Stanley Sperber, and Dan Ettinger. Jared has trained and performed with companies such as the College Light Opera Company, Quisisana Resort, and Berkshire Choral International, and this autumn, he will make his premiere at Welsh National Opera singing Barabashkin in their Young Company production of Shostakovich’s Cheryomushki. Jared won first prize in the 2022 Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Duo Competition and the 4th International SGSM Singing Competition in Slovenia (Lieder Duo category) with his duo partner Christina Koti, with whom he is also a Song Easel Young Artist.

Christina Maria Koti is a London-based Greek pianist who recently completed an MMus in Piano Performance under Professor Deniz Gelenbe-Arman at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance with the Trinity College of Music scholarship. Christina Maria graduated from the University of Glasgow with a first class honours Bachelor of Music degree, and she has taken part in international music festivals and competitions such as the Gnessin Academy Summer Festival, the Concorso International Pianistico citta Villafranca di Verona, the Glasgow Music Festival, and the Dinu Lipatti International Piano Competition. She has appeared in collaborative piano recitals and concerts in the UK, France, Italy, Russia, and Greece. Christina Maria has participated in masterclasses with Pascal Rogé, Paul Roberts, Aaron Shorr, Natalia Mihailidou, Petras Geniusas, and Tatiana Svistunova. She is passionate about art song and is currently a SongEasel Young Artist with her duo partner, baritone Jared Andrew Michaud. Together, they have performed in masterclasses with Dame Sarah Connolly and Dr. Emily Kilpatrick, as well as taking home first prize from the 2022 Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Duo Competition and the 4th International SGSM Singing Competition, Lieder Duo category in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

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 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 has had opportunities to deepen her repertoires with Pascal Rogé and Mikhail Kazakevich. Apart from training in solo piano performance, Minah is also studying piano pedagogy and advanced instrumental teaching. She is an experienced and very friendly piano teacher who taught piano in a one-to-one setting and worked with groups of students at Greenwich Music School and Ben Singer Music. She tailors the content of her lessons according to each students’ abilities, goals and aspirations. Minah feels passionate about sharing her musical knowledge with others.

Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Admission free, no ticket required