ALASKA INTERNATIONAL
Adrian Brendle
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany, the 23-year-old pianist Adrian Brendle began studying the piano with Noriko Ishikawa-Kratzer at the age of 6. Since 2004, Professor Sontraud Speidel has been his teacher.»
In 2005, Brendle was admitted to the University of Music in Karlsruhe as a pre-college student. After earning his high school diploma, he became a regular student of music.
The young pianist has won several prizes in international competitions. His most recent was first»prize in the International Professor Dichler Competition in Vienna.
His solo recitals have been highly estimated by audiences. “When he plays, a majestic atmosphere starts to fill the auditorium," said the Nordbayerischer Kurier in Bayreuth, Germany, in 2012.»
Brendle is also dedicated to chamber music, which has always played an essential role in his studies.
Program
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RECITAL ROUND (video) |
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| Johann Sebastian Bach» | (1685–1750) | Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven» | (1770–1827) |
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 |
| Dmitri Schostakovich» | (1906–1975) | Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major, Op. 87 No. 15 |
| Robert Schumann» | (1810–1856) | Ges»nge der Fr»he, Op. 133 |
| Franz Liszt | (1811–1886) | Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 |
| SCHUBERT ROUND | » | » |
| Franz Schubert | (1797–1828) |
Sonata in C Minor, D958 |
| CHAMBER MUSIC ROUND | » | » |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | (1770–1827) |
Bagatelles, Op. 126 |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | (1873–1943) |
Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 in C Minor, Allegro |
| Gy»rgy Kurt»g | (1926–) |
Splinters |
| C»sar Franck | (1822–1890) |
Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano |
| CONCERTO | » | » |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | (1873–1943) |
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 |