Masters in Performance
Even the best need to pass exams – and fortunately, since their recitals give rise to tremendous concert experiences, they are also open to the public. Examination concerts are on offer from Bachelor and Master candidates playing in a wide variety of ensemble configurations.
Rousing graduation concerts
The concert programmes are put together by the young musicians themselves and contain highlights of the sonata literature as well as virtuoso showpieces and expressive compositions from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Examination recitals
All concerts take place in the intimate atmosphere of the Carl Bechstein Hall, and offer opportunities to meet the outstanding young players during concert intervals.
Examination Concert by Michael Shaham
Participants
- Michael Shaham violin
- Mana Oguchi piano
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C minor op. 30 No. 2
Allegro con brio
Adagio cantabile
Scherzo: Allegro
Finale: Allegro
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928)
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Con moto
Ballada: con moto
Allegretto
Adagio
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Hana Chang
Participants
- Hana Chang violin
- Karolina Aavik piano
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Sonata for Piano and Violin B flat major KV 454
Largo – Allegro
Andante
Allegretto
Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996)
Distance de Fée
César Franck (1822–1890)
Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Allegretto moderato
Allegro
Recitativo – Fantasia: Moderato
Allegretto poco mosso
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Benjamin Kruithof
Participants
- Benjamin Kruithof cello
- Yukino Kaihara piano
Programme
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)
„Trois pièces“ for Cello nd Piano
Moderato in E flat minor
Sans vitesse in A minor
Vite et nerveusement rhythmé
Sally Beamish (* 1956)
Rêverie
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor op. 19
Lento – Allegro moderato
Allegro scherzando
Andante
Allegro mosso
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Wassili Wohlgemuth
Participants
- Wassili Wohlgemuth viola
- Mana Oguchi piano
Programme
György Kurtág (* 1926)
From „Signs, Games and Messages“ (Arr. for Solo Viola)
Perpetuum Mobile
Zank-Kromatisch
Doloroso – Garzulyéknak
... eine Blume für Tabea …
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Sonata for Solo Viola op. 25 No. 1
Breit
Sehr frisch und straff
Sehr langsam
Rasendes Zeitmaß. Wild. Tonschönheit ist Nebensache
Langsam mit viel Ausdruck
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata in E flat major for Viola and Piano op. 120 No. 2
Allegro amabile
Allegro appassionato
Andante con moto
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Lionel Martin
Participants
- Lionel Martin cello
- Demian Martin piano
Programme
Dora Pejačević (1885–1923)
Zwei Lieder op. 27 (Arr. Lionel and Demian Martin for Cello and Piano)
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor D 821
Allegro moderato
Adagio
Allegretto
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020)
Capriccio per Siegried Palm
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
Sérénade: Modérément animé
Final: Animé, léger et nerveux
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Elias David Moncado
Participants
- Elias David Moncado violin
- Megumi Hashiba piano
Programme
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)
Mythes op. 30
La fontaine d’Arethuse
Narcisse
Dryades et Pan
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931)
Sonata for Solo Violin in G major op. 27 No. 5
L‘Aurore
Danse Rustique
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Violin in G major op. 13
Lento doloroso – Allegro vivace
Allegretto tranquillo
Allegro animato
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Pauline van der Rest
Participants
- Pauline van der Rest violin
- Megumi Hashiba piano
Programme
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in F minor op. 80
Andante
Allegro Brusco Andante
Allegrissimo
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Rhapsody No. 1 Sz 87
Moderato (Lassú)
Allegro moderato (Friss)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
From Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Volin BWV 1004
Chaconne
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Arne Zeller
Participants
- Arne Zeller cello
- Yukino Kaihara piano
Programme
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No. 2 in F major for Piano and Cello op. 99
Allegro vivace
Allegro affettuoso
Allegro passionato
Allegro molto
Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959)
Sonata No. 3 for Cello and Piano H 340
Poco andante – Moderato
Andante
Allegro, ma non presto
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
Grave – Metamorphosen
Julius Klengel (1859–1933)
Scherzo op. 6
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Claire Wells
Participants
- Claire Wells violin
- Megumi Hashiba piano
Programme
Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Sonata in E flat major for Violine and Piano op. 18
Allegro, ma non troppo
Improvisation: Andante cantabile
Finale: Andante –Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 6 in A major for Piano and Violin op. 30 No. 1
Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto von variazioni
Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948)
Estrellita for Cello and Piano
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Clara Yuna Friedensburg
Participants
- Clara Yuna Friedensburg cello
- Mana Oguchi piano
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 4 in C major for Piano and Cello op. 102 No. 1
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
„Waldesruhe“ for Cello and Orchestra (Piano) op. 68 No. 5
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata for Cello and Piano op. 119
Andante grave
Moderato
Allegro, ma non troppo
Subject to change.
