Costellazione Giovani | Next Generation IX | Luka Coetzee

Luka Coetzee, born in 2004, won first prize at the International Paulo Cello Competition in Helsinki in 2023. She is a member of the Echo Klassik-nominated LGT Young Soloists and has performed at venues including the Elbphilharmonie, Victoria Hall in Singapore and the Rheingau Music Festival. She is studying at the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar under Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.

Yukino Kaihara is studying at the Berlin University of the Arts with Björn Lehmann. She has won the Tokyo Music Competition, amongst other awards, and is supported by scholarships from the Yamaha Music Europe Foundation and the Röhm Academy. In 2018, she made her debut at Suntory Hall with Ravel’s Piano Concerto. She is in demand internationally both as a soloist and as an accompanist.