Lunchtime Recital by Alexandra Cooper (soprano) & Kaishun Ypsilantis (piano) скачать в хорошем качестве

Lunchtime Recital by Alexandra Cooper (soprano) & Kaishun Ypsilantis (piano)

A beautiful and varied voice and piano recital presented by the Royal College of Music with works by Handel, Schumann, Strauss and Boulanger to mention some. Programme Love at first sight Seit ich ihn gesehen – Schumann Vous m’avez regardé toute votre âme – Lili Boulanger Idolisation Er der Herrlichste von allen – Schumann Du meines Herzens Krönelein – Strauss Unrequited love If no one ever marries me – Lehmann Love‘s Philosophy – Quilter Secret love The Trellis – Ireland Love for beauty Kommt ein schlanker bursch gegangen – Weber Liebst du um Schönheit – Mahler Everyday love Auch kleine dinge – Wolf Warum willst du and’re fragen – Clara Schumann Desire Youkali – Weill Tornami a vagheggiar – Handel Reminiscing on love Les chemins de l’amour – Poulenc Please consider supporting our cultural programme – our lunchtime recitals are made possible through the generosity of our audiences. Pay what you feel https://app.donorfy.com/form/9R26B0VD... St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme. Artist bios Alexandra Cooper is the Stephen Catto Memorial Scholar at the Royal College of Music where she studies with Tim Evans-Jones. She completed her Bachelor of Music at RCM as the Douglas and Hilda Simmonds Scholar. Alongside her studies she is a choral scholar at St John’s Hyde Park under the musical direction of Nicholas Miller. Recent engagements include Young Vixen in The Cunning Li+le Vixen with the RCM Opera Studio, Ida in Die Fledermaus with Westminster Opera Company at the Chateau de Panloy, Charente Maritime and Ensemble in Jonathan Dove’s Flight and Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with the RCM Opera Studio. RCM Opera scenes include Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Serpina in La Serva padrona and Rosmene in Imeneo. She was a finalist in the 2023 Charles Wood song competition and previously a scholar at the Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she was awarded the Peter Vernon Vocal Prize. Alexandra recently made her screen debut as Choral girl No.1 in Alan Bennett’s upcoming film The Choral directed by Nicholas Hytner. Kaishun Ypsilan,s is a collaborative pianist who frequently works with singers and instrumentalists. She recently graduated with distintion in Collaborative Piano (Master of Performance) from the Royal College of Music, where she studied with Simon Lepper, Roger Vignoles, Julian Jacobson and Howard Williams. Praised by her teachers for her intuitive musicianship, professional artistry and reliability, Kaishun has worked on opera productions including scenes from Imeneo and Fidelio at the BriJen Theatre, and she frequently supports young musicians in exams and competitions. In addition,she is the recipient of the Vocal Accompaniment Award of the Basel International Piano Accompanists Competition 2025 (Japan). She is a registered external accompanist at the RCM and a member of the College’s Professional Engagement Service. Regularly engaged for concerts and events at distinguished venues, her recent performances include appearances at St James’s Church Sussex Gardens, Westminster Libraries and Archives, the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, the Austrian Cultural Forum, Lauderdale House and St James’s Church Piccadilly. Presented in association with the Royal College of Music