Royal Academy Lunchtimes: Written in the Wind – Musical Landscapes from Across the Globe

Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir – cello 

Hanzhi Zhang – piano 

We are joined by two remarkable young Royal Academy musicians who present an imaginatively designed programme with repertoire including music by Jon Nordal, Frank Bridge, Chen Yi & Beethoven. 

Born into a musical family in Reykjavík, Icelandic-American cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir made her debut in 2013 with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. A passionate chamber musician, Geirþrúður is the cellist of the Terra Quartet, a string quartet based in New York City, and divides her time between New York, London, and her hometown of Reykjavik. 

Chinese pianist Hanzhi Zhang is currently undertaking an Advanced Diploma in Piano Performance at the Royal Academy of Music under Michael Dussek and Andrew West, supported by a RAM scholarship.