Lunchtime Concert at Symphony Hall with Yijia

Thursday April 16th 1-2pm
Free Entry

Join us for the next instalment of our 2026 Lunchtime Concerts at Symphony Hall. Continuing our aim to share diverse cultural and musical experiences, we are delighted to invite Yijia back to perform at our Lunchtime series to present her beautiful songs and intriguing melodies.

Yijia

Yijia is a singer-songwriter from China, who specialises in playing the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese Zither, which she compliments beautifully with her ethereal voice. She is interested in exploring her cultural identity and diverse traditions through music-making. Starting her music career at the age of 16 within the Chinese music industry, she came to the UK in 2016 to pursue her music education at SOAS University and later Oxford University.

Drawing inspirations from different music elements throughout time and history, especially from China and East Asia, Yijia hopes to bring these under-exposed and undermined sounds to people who enjoy music. As the founder of the folk fusion band project, “The Sages”, through both original musical composition and adaptation of ancient traditional sounds, Yijia aims to keep the tradition alive, to expand and diversify people’s musical taste and knowledge about interesting cultures and traditions.

These events are made possible through our partnership with B:Music and their continued support.

Stay tuned for announcements about more events in 2026

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