About this Event
Today's Hanover Square Lunchtime Concert is given by Daniel Mihailiuc, cello and Cheuk Yee Ulani Lo, piano, who will perform the following programme:
Beethoven - Sonata for cello and piano No. 5 in D major Op. 102 No. 2
Henze - Serenade for solo cello
Janáček - Pohádka
As always admission is free with a retiring collection.
Daniel Mihailiuc is a British cellist originally from Bedfordshire. He currently studying for a master’s degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Louise Hopkins, where he previously completed his undergraduate with Tim Lowe. He has benefited from masterclasses and coaching from cellists such as Leonid Ghorokhov, Adrian Brendel, Jonathan Aasgaard, Rebecca Gilliver, and chamber musicians including Ralf Gothoni, the Takacs Quartet, Cristiano Gualco, and David Waterman. He is the winner of the 2026 Muriel Taylor Cello Competition, the 2026 Derek Butler award from the Countess of Munster trust, and a scholarship from Help musicians to complete his studies. Dan has also been highly commended in the St James String Prize, St. James Chamber Prize, and the Ivan Sutton Chamber Prize at Guildhall.
He has performed in the Barbican, Bedfordshire Corn Exchange, Chelmsford Cathedral, Dukes Hall, Milton Court Concert Hall, and in 2025 performed for Her Majesty the Queen.
Dan plays on a Kai Thomas-Roth cello made in 2002 and a contemporary bow generously supported by the Wolfson foundation.
Born in Hong Kong, Cheuk Yee Ulani Lo is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Piano Performance under the guidance of Noriko Ogawa, Katya Apekisheva, and Martin Roscoe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Having started playing the piano at the age of four, she was selected for the Young Pianist Programme at HK GMC Music at age five, studying with Principal Rizzo Chung and Ms. M.T. Wong. She has since won numerous local and international competitions and prizes, including being a finalist in the Hong Kong Music Festival Piano Open Class, winner of the International Fringe Music Festival Virtuoso Pianist Class, winner in the Hong Kong International Musicians & Arts Association (Junior B and Sonata classes), shortlisted candidate for the 3rd Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians, winner of the 4th SIYPC Sonata Class, and winner of the Asia-Pacific Outstanding Youth Piano Competition (Youth Professional Class). She graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under Dr. Mary Wu and has participated in masterclasses with renowned pianists and professors worldwide, including the Edward Auer Piano Workshop at Indiana University Bloomington (2023) and the Pianale Piano Festival (2024).
Ulani has been invited for several interviews and performances on RTHK Radio 4 and participated in the recording of In Tune with HK Classic Moments. She was a finalist for the SCMP Student of the Year 2021, a guest performer at the Oxfam Music Marathon Opening Ceremony 2022, and performed in the 2024 Musica del Cuore concert "Mary Wu and Piano Friends" alongside pianists Mary Wu and Helen Cha. She is a recipient of several scholarships, including the White Ink Box Scholarship and the Eleanor Wong Scholarship.
Event venue & nearby stays
St George's Hanover Square, St George Street, W1, St George's Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom
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