Lunchtime Concert: Yoshino Kitao, Lucia Foti & Stefano Fiacco, voice, harp & guitar trio

TUE 28 MAR, 13.05

YOSHINO KITAO VOICE
LUCIA FOTI HARP

R. Schumann
Myrthen (Myrtle) Op.25
VII. Die Lotusblume
(The Lotus-flower)
XXIV. Du bist wie eine Blume
(You are like a flower)

NAZCA DUO
LUCIA FOTI HARP
STEFANO FIACCO GUITAR

Alexander Tansman
Suite in modo polonico
I. Entrée
II. Tempo di polonaise
III. Rêverie
IV. Alla polacca

Erik Marchelie
Nazca

Gary Schocker
Hypnotized
I. Entrance
II. Elysian
III. Float out
IV. Together
V. Awaken

Máximo Diego Pujol
Suite Mágica
I. Preludio
II. Vals
III. Tango
IV. Candombe

YOSHINO KITAO VOICE
LUCIA FOTI HARP
STEFANO FIACCO GUITAR

Hibiki Takata
Spring Fog (premiere)


Yoshino Kitao 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 her 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 the 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.

Lucia Foti studied with Maria Ester Gattoni at Conservatorio di Como, Italy, where she graduated in harp performance with first class honours. Supported by a Trinity Laban Scholarship, she is currently attending a Master of Music at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, under the tutelage of Gabriella Dall’Olio and Frances Kelly. She won several competitions - notably, she was awarded a first prize scholarship at the 2015 Soroptimist Italia Competition for Young Talents. She has attended masterclasses with Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, Anna Loro, Judith Liber, Luisa Prandina, Park Stickney, Heidi Krutzen, Gwyneth Wentink and Fabrice Pierre. She is a current reserve of the Young Musicians’ Symphony Orchestra, with whom she has performed at Cadogan Hall. As part of the Duo Images, Lucia regularly plays with flautist Anna Ratti. In 2018, they were both protagonists of Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto, which was performed with MaMu Ensemble and Orchestra Sinfonica del Lario. With guitarist Stefano Fiacco, she has formed Nazca Duo, who were selected as recipients of the 2022 Colin Blythe Fund. In 2021 and 2022, they performed at Wigmore Hall, as part of a Trinity Laban programme.

Stefano Fiacco studied with Giovanni Podera, Luigi Attademo, Nicola Jappelli, and Fabiano Merlante in Bergamo, Italy. In 2020 he studied with Graham Anthony Devine at Trinity Laban for his last Master’s year and graduated with first class honours. He is currently attending an Artist Diploma course in Guitar at Trinity Laban. He won several prizes in competitions including first prize at the Valstrona competition in 2013, the Estudiantina Bergamasca in 2016 and the special Nilo Peraldo Bert prize (ex-aequo) at the Nilo Peraldo Bert competition in 2015, and attended masterclasses with Giulio Tampalini, Ermanno Brignolo, Eduardo Fernández, Javier Riba.

Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Admission FREE, no booking required