ROMANIA
- date of birth: 23rd of October 1989
- currently studying at Imola Piano Academy (class of Prof. Boris Petrushansky)
- performed with Philharmonia in London, Collegium Musicum in Basel, and the George Enescu Philharmonic and Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra in Bucharest
Prizes: Laureate of 2018 Royal Overseas League Piano Competition, 2017 Scottish, 2017 Saint Priest, 2015 Hamamatsu and 2014 ARD Munich International Piano Competitions
Program:
First round
Bach Prelude and Fugue in G minor (II)
Haydn Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:52
Liszt Paganini Etude no. 2
Debussy Etude no. 1, “pour les cinq doigts d’après Monsieur Czerny”
Second Round
Beethoven Sonata in C major op. 53, “Waldstein”
Debussy Selection of 4 Preludes – “Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Ouest”, “La danse de Puck”, “La cathedrale engloutie”, “Feux d’artifice”
Semifinal
Enescu Suite no. 2 in D major op. 10
Liszt Sonata in B minor
Final
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor op. 23