Kat Yi Ping holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and a Fellowship of the Royal Schools of Music (FRSM).

           

He graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), studying with renowned pianist Nancy Loo. He then continued with his postgraduate studies at RNCM with an entrance scholarship under the tutelage of Colin Stone. During his studies at HKBU and RNCM, he was selected to work with distinguished pianists including Stephen Hough, Michel Béroff, Nelson Goerner, Philippe Cassard, Prof. Shucheng Shi and Jin Ju.

 

Yi Ping performs as a piano soloist and chamber musician in different cities around Europe and China, as well as the major concert venues in Hong Kong. In 2015, Yi Ping performed with acclaimed Chinese tenor Tian Bao in front of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and was broadcasted by TVB. He was also an active choral singer, being a member of Cantoría Hong Kong, Yi Ping travelled along with the choir to Czech Republic and China for music performances.

 

Besides music, he is also interested in Japanese language. He spent a summer to study Japanese in Fukuoka, which contributed a minor in Japanese towards his Bachelor of Arts degree.

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吉爾平畢業於英國北方皇家音樂學院和香港浸會大學，並分別取得音樂碩士和文學士學位，同時亦擁有皇家音樂學院FRSM鋼琴演奏院士文憑。吉氏自八歲開始學習鋼琴，入讀浸會大學音樂系期間，跟隨香港著名鋼琴家羅乃新女士習琴，完成大學課程後，他以獎學金入讀英國北方皇家音樂學修讀鋼琴演奏，師從Colin Stone教授。在學期間，他獲選參與不同演奏家的大師班，當中包括Stephen Hough，Michel Béroff，Nelson Goerner，Philippe Cassard，石叔誠教授及居覲。吉氏曾以獨奏和合奏者身份於歐洲，中國，香港和澳門多地進行演出，並多次獲得好評， 於2015年8月，他獲邀和中國男高音田寶為香港特別行政區行政長官演出，是次節目更由TVB轉播。除鋼琴演奏以外，吉氏亦是一位活躍的合唱隊員，在學期間為Cantoría Hong Kong的一員，他曾隨隊參與位於捷克共和國和北京國家大劇院的演出。