Florian SCHMIDT-BARTHA

GERMANY

  • date of birth: 22nd of January 1991
  • is the 1st cellist of the Russian-German MusicAcademy under the direction of Valery Gergiev
  • has performed as a soloist with the Romanian State Philharmonic “Moldova” Iasi, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Chamber Orchestra of Frankfurt Soloists, North German Philharmonic Orchestra Rostock and the Reflektor Ensemble
  • has performed chamber music throughout Europe, Russia, Turkey and Australia
  • plays a Cello by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (Paris 1844)

 

Prizes: Laureate of The German National Music Competition for Youth, The International Music Competition Stockholm in 2014, The “Agustín Aponte” International Music Competition Tenerife in 2017

 

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

BrahmsSonata op. 99

LigetiSonata for Solo Cello

Popper Elfentanz op. 39

 

Semifinal

EnescuSonata no. 2 in C major op. 26

Shostakovich Sonata in D minor op. 40

 

Final

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104