New Light Duo

Nok Him Chan, Violoncello | Ian Lim, Harp

About us:

The New Light Duo is a harp and violoncello duo established in 2023 by RCM students Ian Lim and Nok Him Chan. Aiming to promote new music and music from diverse cultural backgrounds, the duo has performed music ranging from folk music to world premieres of new works, while striving to expand repertoires for harp and violoncello with new possibilities of sound and ideas.

The duo is London-based and has performed at venues including 11 Downing Street, the Royal College of Music Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Performance Hall, Museum, Cafeteria, and various churches in London. The duo made its debut in Belgium in 2024 and was a semi-finalist at the Big Little Music Competition. The duo had been part of RCM Super Strings Sunday, Chamber Festival, FestivAll, and will perform as part of the Bloomsbury Festival in 2025.

Upcoming performances:

Performances and programmes

Past performances of the New Light Duo:
Royal College of Music Museum | Chan: Poem | 01/12/2023
Royal College of Music Museum | Lizotte: CLOSE for couloir | 02/02/2024
Royal College of Music Museum | Yoshimatsu: When a Bird Dreams of Moonbeams | 15/03/2024
Royal College of Music Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall | Murphy: Si Veriash a la Rana | 05/05/2024
Royal College of Music Performance Hall | Murphy: Si Veriash a la Rana | 07/05/2024
Royal College of Music Performance Hall | Recital: New Dialogues | 23/06/2024
11 Downing Street | Murphy: Si Veriash a la Rana | 09/10/2024
St James’ Church, Sussex Gardens | Recital: Folkloric Light | 22/10/2024
Royal College of Music Museum | Glazunov and Mendelssohn | 27/11/2024
Muziekcentrum de Bijloke | Recital: Buhr and Lizotte | 23/1/2025
St Pancras Church, Euston Road | Recital: 3 Meditations, 3 Songs | 30/01/2025
St John’s Church, Fulham | Recital: The Singing Light | 12/02/2025
Royal College of Music Cafeteria | Recital: Chamber Festival Cafe Pop-up | 15/02/2025
St George’s Church, Hanover Square | Recital: Trichotomic Light | 26/02/2025
St Mary le Strand | Recital: Tranquil Light | 12/06/2025
Holy Cross Church | Recital: Dvanda | 17/10/2025

Performance Recordings