About Yutong

Based in London and Shanghai, Yutong is a bilingual Musical Director, composer, and performer. Graduating with a BA in Linguistics from University College London, she majored in Phonetics and Sociolinguistics in Theatre. She then went on to complete a Masters in Musical Direction at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, completing a thesis in collaborative musical development processes.

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Yutong is the current Andrew Lloyd Webber Associate Musical Director at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 2022-2023. 

As a Musical Director and keys player during her two years (2021 - 2022) in China, she has worked on various professional and touring productions, including No Longer Human (Frank Wildhorn, world premiere Shanghai Grand Theatre),The Throne and the Poetry (world premiere and Chinese National Tour) and Spring Awakening (Chinese National Tour). Yutong has written, composed and produced her first Mandarin musical, 'The Butterfly on the Bund 1939', which debuted two sold out runs at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. The show is currently on its first National Tour and is continuing its sell-out streak. Yutong and her co-writers are winners of the prestigious Shanghai Culture Foundation Writer's Fund, who support her musical. She also curated Shanghai's first resident Musical Theatre Cabaret series, and works extensively in not only musical direction, but also production, translation, and licensing all across Mainland China.

As an arranger, she is currently the resident arranger for the Sing Space Musical Theatre Choir in London. As a rep coach and music teacher, she is fortunate to be an actor-musician and experienced in EFL, as well as having various teaching and training strategies at her disposal in addition to her experiences as a teacher. She is fortunate to have been mentored by Brendan Ashe, David Higham, Wendy Gadian and Lily Ling throughout her professional career so far.

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For a list of further skills and credits, please request a CV.