Penglei Liang (soprano) & Yiwei Deng (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

Gabriel Fauré
Au bord de l’eau, Op.8: No.1
Les Berceaux, Op.23: No.1

Claude Debussy
Ariettes oubliées:
1. C’est l’extase langoureuse
4. Chevaux de bois
5. Green

Jacques Offenbach
The Doll Song / Les oiseaux dans la charmille – Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Franz Schubert
Am See, D.746
Heimliches Lieben, D.922

Edvard Grieg
Sechs Lieder:
1. Zur Rosenzeit
2. Ein traum

Giuseppe Verdi
Caro Nome – Rigoletto

Jiping Zhao
Guan Ju关雎

Artist Bio

Soprano Penglei Liang has just gained her Master’s degree in Performance with distinction at the Royal College of Music, supported by the Audrey Sacher Award, where she studied with Jeffrey Stewart and Bryan Evans MBE. She also holds a Master’s degree in Musicology from the University of Edinburgh.

Penglei debuted as a soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana in Oxford, and has since appeared as the soloist in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël in London and Aylesbury. She performed as the soloist at the Silk Road Concert supported by the Chinese Embassy. Operatic roles include Laoula (L’étoile), Elmira (Sosarme), Hélène (Véronique) and Elisetta (Il Matrimonio Segreto). Penglei joined the Grasmere Song 2025 with scholarship, where she had masterclass with Sir Thomas Allen. She participated in the RCM Song Plus Program, and received a masterclass with Pumeza Matshikiza. Her ensemble and chorus performances include Holst’s The Planets at the 2024 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, Madama Butterfly at St. John’s Smith Square, and Le Nozze di Figaro with the RCM Opera Studio. Penglei is invited as a concert soloist at the Great Malvern Festival of Singing in summer 2026.

Yiwei Deng is a London-based Chinese collaborative pianist. A recent Artist Diploma graduate from the RCM and previously MPerf (Distinction) at Guildhall, she completed her Bachelor’s at the Central Conservatory in Beijing. Now a Graduate Fellow at Royal Holloway, her highlights include winning the 2025 Ashburnham English Song Award with soprano Eve Pearson Maxwell and being selected for the Oxford International Song Festival. She refined her artistry with Markus Hadulla, Gordon Back, and Ralf Gothóni.

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