Lunchtime Concert: Liao Fan, Solo Piano & Hao Zi Yoh, Solo Piano

FRI 6 OCT 13.05

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

LIAO FAN SOLO PIANO

Beethoven Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op. 111
I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

HAO ZI YOH SOLO PIANO

Chopin Polonaise-Fantasy Op. 61

Ravel Miroirs
I. Noctuelles
IV. Alborada del Gracioso

BIOGRAPHIES

Liao Fan, pianist and current undergraduate student at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, was born and raised in Beijing, China. He received a professional music education from an early age, and studied privately with the professors of the Central Conservatory of Music and its attached middle school in Beijing. At 9, he was admitted to the Children's Choir under the China National Radio, and in 2018, he joined the ‘Imperial 9 Symphony Orchestra’ for one year in Beijing, performing in the prestigious Zhongshan Music Hall in Beijing. In 2019, he was admitted to the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and currently studies with Mikhail Kazakevich. During his time in London, he has worked not only as a soloist, but also in chamber music and symphony activities. He has a strong love for music and has his own persistent pursuit. In March 2023, he performed a lunchtime concert at St Michael's Church in Highgate, London, which received a strong response from local residents.


Hao Zi Yoh is a Malaysian pianist based in London. She is a top prize winner in many international piano competitions including Rome International Piano Competition. She has performed around Europe, USA, China, Japan and Malaysia both as a soloist and chamber musician, in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Southbank Royal Festival Hall, Salle Cortot, Steinway Hall London, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Dewan Filharmonik Petronas and Teatro Quirino. She also performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Nova Amadeus and Baleares Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, she has given concert tour in Northern Italy organised by the Keyboard Charitable Trust, and has been selected as an Artist for the Kirckman Concert Society 2023/24.
Hao Zi also participated in creative outreach projects led by the Open Academy for children and elderly with Dementia, where she performed in Music for Moment Concerts at the Wigmore Hall. She collaborated with author-illustrator David Litchfield and improvised to his award-winning book “The Bear and the Piano”. Hao Zi remains in close contact with the music scene in Malaysia. She has given talks, performances and masterclasses to the students of University of Malaya, Bentley Music and Persatuan Chopin in hope to share her experiences and help the younger generation.
Hao Zi continues to develop her performing career in addition to tutoring at King’s College, London. Apart from giving masterclasses, Hao Zi also organised livestreams and charity fundraisers during the London-lockdown 2021.
Currently she is studying with Martino Tirimo, after being awarded full scholarship to pursue an Artist Diploma at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, generously supported by the Bagri Foundation, Gladys Bratton and TCL Scholarship. Her previous teachers include Elza Kolodin at Music University of Freiburg, Germany and later at Royal Academy of Music under Christopher Elton.

Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Admission free, no ticket required