UCL CHAMBER MUSIC CLUB
It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful
Benjamin Britten
Tuesday 24 January 2006, 5.30pm-6.30pm
The Haldane Room, Wilkins Building, Main Campus
Khee Gan Lee was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1983. He began piano lessons at the age of 9 and at
the age of 15 decided to switch to classical guitar. By the time he was 18 he was giving lessons, and for a
period of time he worked as the lounge musician at the Swiss Garden Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. When the time
came to enter tertiary education he had to make a difficult decision between his passion for music and
science. In the end he decided to pursue a scientific research career. He is currently in his 4th year at UCL
reading for an M.Sc in Physics with Space Science.
Despite his busy academic schedule Khee Gan Lee has continued to study the classical guitar in his own time
and since coming to London he has been studying the guitar privately under Carlos Bonell the world-famous
guitarist and Professor of Guitar at the Royal College of Music. Khee Gan Lee regularly performs both as a
soloist and accompanist at the UCL Chamber Music Club concerts and other events in London. He has
participated in masterclasses with renowned guitarists such as Michael Chapdelaine and Ben Verdery. Khee
Gan Lee’s guitar was made for him in 2001 by the renowned Australian luthier Jeremy Locke.
Francesca Perlman qualified in medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School. After working as a general
practitioner she trained in public health medicine during which time she was appointed as an honorary clinical
lecturer at UCL. Francesca recently completed a PhD in epidemiology and is currently continuing her
doctoral research into health in Russia as a Wellcome Intermediate Clinical Fellow at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Francesca has been playing the flute since the age of 8 and holds the Royal College of Music’s prestigious
performers diploma (ARCM). Her teachers have included Michael Cox and Celia Chambers. Francesca has
been a regular performer at the UCL Chamber Music Club concerts since 2002. In addition to performing at
several other music clubs Francesca is also a member of the All Souls Orchestra and the Lambeth Orchestra.
Thomas Romer is currently studying law at UCL. He was born and raised in France though his family is
English. Thomas is passionate about the music of J.S. Bach and in particular the recordings of the pianist
Glenn Gould. Even though Thomas has a demanding academic schedule to maintain he tries to apply Robert
Schumann’s maxim “Make The Well-Tempered Clavier your daily bread”. Tonight is Thomas’s debut
performance at the UCL Chamber Music Club.
Andrew Tait studied piano at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest following his undergraduate and
graduate piano studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Andrew is currently completing
an M.Mus (Performance) degree at Trinity College of Music, London. During all these years of study he has
benefited from a glittering array of teachers: Gordon Fergus-Thompson, James Gibb, Edith Vogel, Gyorgy
Kurtag, Phyllis Sellick, Jean-Louis Steuerman, Hilary Coates, and currently Mikhail Kazakevich. Andrew is no
stranger to the UCL Chamber Music Club either as soloist, accompanist or as a member of the Onovo Trio.
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