Kosta Popovic, cello and Valentina Wang, piano

Experience inspiring performances by top emerging artists in our historic venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Our recitals are programmed in collaboration with leading music colleges and charities, providing a platform for the stars of tomorrow. Discover exceptional talent in a unique settting.

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Programme

J. S. Bach, Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in g minor, BWV 1029

R. Schumann, Five Pieces in Folk Style op. 102

G. Walker, Sonata for Cello and Piano

Artist Bio

Montenegrin cellist Kosta Popović, born in Podgorica in 2000, studied under his father, Mladen Popović, before moving to the UK in 2017 to attend Whitgift School and Junior Guildhall. In 2019, he began his undergraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2023. Kosta has performed internationally as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. As a founding member of the Fibonacci Quartet, he won First Prize at the Royal Overseas League and CAVATINA competitions. He has collaborated with renowned artists at the Santander Festival, MDW International Summer Academy, Hellensmusic, KotorArt. A recipient of numerous awards, he has performed as part of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Academy of Ancient Music. Currently, Kosta is in his first year of Artist Diploma studies at GSMD under Professor Louise Hopkins.

Valentina Wang is a London based pianist from Italy, in demand as a versatile collaborative pianist, chamber musician and song accompanist. She is a recent graduate of the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama in London, where she completed an Artist Diploma course in Piano Accompaniment under the guidance of Caroline Palmer.
She is a prizewinner of several national and international competitions, both as a solo and as a chamber duo. Most recently, she was awarded first prize at the 2025 Jubilee Accompaniment
Prize at Guildhall, and was finalist at the 22nd Bacewitz International Chamber Music Competition in Lodz, Poland.
Recent appearances include performances at St. James Piccadilly, “Musica d’Estate” Festival in Bardonecchia, Pistoia Musica Antica and “Kalvia Baroque Festival” in Finland.
From 2021, she has been working as a staff pianist at Conservatorio Peri in Reggio Emilia and Conservatorio Monteverdi in Bolzano, Italy, and is now a freelance professional accompanist at Guildhall.

Presented in association with Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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