Lunchtime Concert ft. Lucia Liu, Mingpeng Zhang & Ningze Ma

is proud to present a free lunchtime concert featuring music for piano and cello.

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Lucia Liu is a contemporary Chinese Chamber pianist. She began studying piano at the age of six, and during her undergraduate years she was taught by professor Liu Xingchen, completing her Bachelor’s degree at the Central Conservatory of Music with the National Scholarship and Wang Sen Scholarship. In 2019, she completed her Postgraduate Piano Performance studies at York University with Professor Jacob and Dr. Mark Hutchinson. In 2023, she returned to London, where she studies Collaborative Piano with Mikhail Kazakevich and Can Cakmur at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. During her studies, she has received coaching from Christine Croshaw,David Cohen and Pascal Rogé.

As a young musician, Lucia participated in the Beijing Modern Music Festival, the Festival in Malaysia, the Seattle Chinese Music Festival, she has performed at Sir Jack Lion Concert Hall，St. James Piccadilly, ORNC Chapel, St. Alfege Church, Lauderdale House, Burgh House and Charlton House etc. In 2015, she won the first place in the United Young Musician International Piano Competition.

Mingpeng Zhang, born in Wuhan, Hubei Province, was successfully admitted to the undergraduate piano department of Wuhan Conservatory of Music in 2018 under the guidance of Associate Professor Wu Yiqing. He excelled during his undergraduate studies, earning the title of "Outstanding Student" and a second-class scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. Mingpeng has won awards on various international stages, such as his silver medal in the Asian Youth Piano Competition, first prize in the 13th Shanghai International Youth Piano Competition and Sixth Prize in the Professional Youth Group at the First International Piano Competition in Correno.

He has participated in numerous concerts and performances, including the Wuhan Chimes Concert Hall, the Candlelight Concert Series and the Xiamen University College of the Arts Concert Hall, where he performed in a variety of genres, such as solo piano, piano for two pianos, four-handed playing and chamber music, etc. In 2023, Mingpeng travelled to the United Kingdom for postgraduate studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, where he studied with Professor Douglas Finch.

Ningze Ma, a cellist from china, born in 1993 is a very talented musician who has already achieved artist diploma in the royal academy of music in The Hague after two years of studying with professor Michel Strauss. She started to play cello at 9 years old and at the age of 12, she got accepted by Central Conservatory of Music Middle School, studying with professor Ma Wen. In 2013 she was accepted by Central Conservatory of Music with the audition waived due to outstanding performance. She studied with professor Wen Ma and professor Chu Yibing. In 2017 she was accepted by the Danish Royal Academy of Music as a master student; she studied with professor Morten Zeuthen and Toke Moldrup. In 2010 she played with “hehe” accordion ensemble in the Tianjin International Accordion Festival and won the first prize. 2014~2016 “espresso” string quartet has been awarded “wahaha” chamber music scholarship. In 2014 she joined the “ chu yinbing cello ensemble “ and did numerous performances in the National Theatre China. She created the string quartet group “espresso” and had touring performances in china. In October 2016, she did a master class with the principle of Berlin Philharmonic, Ludwig Quandt. In October 2018, sje attended the 7th “cello biennale” in Amsterdam, performed on “student around the world” and also played in the finale concert. In 2019 January she attended the second ”ymcg” in china, having lessons with Yo Yo Ma.

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