Dóra KOKAS

HUNGARY

– date of birth: 26th of September 1992

– currently studies with Prof. Oleg Kogan at the Razumovsky Academy in London

– participated in masterclasses given by János Starker, Mischa Maisky, Steven Isserlis, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Meinz, Ferenc Rados

– played chamber music with Joshua Bell, Ferenc Rados, Zoltán Kocsis, Nicholas Altstaedt, Maxim Rysanov, Vilde Frang, Peter Frankl, Boris Brovtsyn, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Ilya Gringolts

– performed in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Berlin Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Rachmaninov Hall Moscow, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Liszt Academy Grand Hall Budapest

Prizes: Laureate of The Hamburg-Debut International Competition, ”23rd International “Johannes Brahms” Competition in 2016, “Pablo Casals” International Cello Competition; Winner of the “Junior Prima Prize” in 2015

 

Program:

First Round
Popper Etude no. 20 op. 73
Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major
Schumann Adagio and Allegro op. 70

Second Round
Brahms Sonata op. 38
Kodály Sonata for Solo Cello op. 8, 1st movement
Popper Elfentanz op. 39

Semifinal
Enescu Sonata no. 2 in C major op. 26
Shostakovich Sonata in D minor op. 40

Final
Shostakovich Cello Concerto no. 1 in E flat major op. 107