An award-winning pianist will be kicking off Bury Parish Church's spring season of lunchtime concerts on Friday.

Yirui Ma will performing at the town centre church at 12.30pm.

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Among her achievements, she has won the gold prize at the Beijing Piano Music Festival, first prize in Japan Music Exchange Competition, bronze in the Piano Competition of Huanglong Music Festival and third in Korea and China International Music Competition.

In 2022, Yirui was admitted to the Royal Northern College of Music and continued his piano performance studies with Murray McLachlan.

Tickets are priced at £5, which can be paid for on the door, and refreshments will be served from 11.30am.