RNCM presents… At the Henry Watson Music Library is a brand new series of concerts for 2026.

November Edition.

RNCM presents… At the Henry Watson Music Library is a brand new series of concerts for 2026.

With each edition spotlighting a different musician from the College, the inaugural session will feature another of their aspiring stars, this time the incredibly talented harpist: Yaxin Fang.

Yaxin is a harpist currently in her fourth year of undergraduate studies at Royal Northern College of Music, studying with Anne-Marie O'Farrell. She was born in 2002 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, a city located in central China.

In China, Yaxin studied harp under Zishan Xu from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Zhuyan Liu from the Henan Symphony OrchestraDuring. During this time, she won several awards, including First Prize in the Harp Youth Group of the Beijing Area and Second Prize in the China Area in 2021. In 2020 she was awarded First Prize in the Singapore International Music Festival-Western Music Competition, and Second Prizes in both the 6th International Music Festival of Melbourne and the China Youth Music Competition Hummingbird Music Awards. In May 2022, Yaxin performed Handel's Harp Concerto in B flat major with the Sias Philharmonic Orchestra.

During her studies at the RNCM, Yaxin has participated in several performances, including the Wind Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, and Taraneh Orchestra. She performed with the RNCM Harp Department at the Manchester Harp Festival, Edinburgh Harp Festival and annually at the Salvi Showroom in London. In June 2025, she performed a solo concert at Manchester Cathedral.

Taking place in the historic music library of Central Library, the RNCM Presents.. At The Henry Watson Music Library concerts will introduce audiences to the talented roster of musicians currently studying at the esteemed music College.

From soloists to singer-songwriters, classical to pop, this lunchtime series promises to showcase some of the most sumptuous sounds and skilled musicians emerging from the RNCM right now. Pop-in to see the stars of tomorrow, today.

Open to the public, tickets are just pay-what-you-like.

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