Lunchtime Concert: Harp Department

TUE 22 NOV 13.05

Take time out this lunchtime for a performance by Trinity Laban student harpists in the beautiful surroundings of the Old Royal Naval College Chapel.

TIFFANY SHUM
Marcel Grandjany
Theme and Variations (theme of Haydn)

KATYA RAJHANS
Albert Zabel
Rêve d' Amour

LIZA RAJHANS
Albert Zabel
Lucia di Lammermoor

KATYA AND LIZA RAJHANS
Franz Poenitz
Spukhafte Gavotte

SARA FLORES MONTES
E. Walter-Küne
Fantaisie sur un thème d'Eugène Onegin

L. Sporh
Fantaisie in C minor for harp, Op.35

Tiffany Shum is passionate about music. She started learning piano at the age of six. Her encounter with harp further strengthens her wish of being a professional musician. The first time she studied harp was in 2017. With determination and perseverance, she successfully completed the Grade 8 exam after playing the harp for 1 year. Ms Constance Tsang, her harp teacher in Hong Kong, also provided her an opportunity to participate in a studying trip in Milan, Italy. It was truly an eye-opening experience. She decided to study overseas due to the trip's inspirations. And this is her path to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, being one of the students of Gabriella Dall’Olio.

Katya and Liza Rajhans were born in 2003 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Started playing music (harp) at the age of 5. From 5 to 10 years old, they studied at the Kyiv Music School in the name of Shamo from the teacher Yelizaveta Gerasina. At the age of 11, they entered the specialized music school named after Chopin in Moscow, where they studied for 5 years with the teacher Helen Watson. During the training, they took part in many international competitions, where they became laureates. After that, they returned to Kyiv and entered Juniar Trinity (online). This year they became students of the 1st year of study at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire under the guidance of Gabriella Dall’Olio.

After a first training in music, harp and composition in Geneva, Sara Flores Montes was awarded several scholarships which allowed her to move to London where she studied at the Guildhall School of music and Drama and is currently studying harp at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under the tutelage of Gabriella Dall'Olio.
She has performed in venues such as Blackheat hall, Barbican hall, Cully classique, Festival Archipel, Milton Court concert hall, MAMCO, Studio Ernest Ansermet, Victoria Hall and performed for a few radio sessions including the RTS. She also won the second prize in the Swiss youth music competition. She is the scholar of several awards is grateful for the support fof the Fritz Gerber Stiftung, the Irène Dénéreaz Foundation, the Guildhall School Trust and the Hardt Foundation award.

Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Admission free, no ticket required