Mira Steenbrugge (violin) & Kaishun Ypsilantis (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

Lili Boulanger: Nocturne

S. Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2

Florence Price: Adoration

G. Bacewicz: Slavonic Dance

Rebecca Clarke: Lullaby

Artist Bio

Kaishun Ypsilan is a collaborative pianist who frequently works with singers and instrumentalists. She recently graduated with distinction 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 recentperformances 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.

The child of two violinists, Mira began her own violin studies at age six with Olga Zolotareva in Belgium. Aged nine, she won third prize at the “Night in Madrid” International Youth Music Competition and made her solo debut a year later with the Bruocsella Symphony Orchestra. In 2013, she was awarded a music scholarship to Wellington College, UK, where she studied with Susanne Henwood and earned her ATCL diploma with Distinction in 2014. Mira pursued a professional path in music, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, studying under Markus Placci. Under this she received her Master of Music with Distinction from the Royal College of Music, studying under Maciej Rakowski and Leonid Kerbel. Throughout her Dme in conservatoire, Mira has been an aClive orchestral musician. In Boston she led several of the Conservatory ensembles, including the Symphony Orchestra, and was invited to play with the Boston Philharmonic and guest-lead the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra. Mira’s orchestral highlights at RCM include participating in the Chamber Orchestra of Europe side-by-side performance, and being 2nd violin leader for the Opera this past November. She also serves as co-leader for the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, and led their final concert of the 2024-2025 season. Beyond orchestral work, Mira is dedicated to new and underrepresented repertoire. She is the first violinist of the Jasmine Quartet, a group focused on expanding and recontextualizing the string quartet canon. Her master’s research centers on Korean composers Isang Yun and Eun Young Lee, reflecting her passion for cross-cultural and contemporary music exploration inspired by her own Korean heritage.

Presented in association with the Royal College of Music