JONAS STARK

GERMANY

– date of birth: July 8, 1998
– currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Ian Fountain;
– studied at Saar University of Music with Prof. Thomas Duis;
– participated in masterclasses given by Leslie Howard, Peter Frankl, Dmitri Bashkirov, Robert McDonald, John Perry, Christopher Elton and Dmitri Alexeev;
– performed in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Prizes: laureate of the Walter Gieseking Competition 2017, Ettore Pozzoli International Competition 2017

Program:

First Round

Bach Prelude and Fugue in G major, WTC II

Haydn Sonata in G major Hob. XVI: 40

Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 5

Debussy Étude No. 5, pour les octaves

Second Round

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53, Waldstein

Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor D. 784

Semifinal

Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores

Stravinsky Trois mouvements de Petrouchka

Final

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73, Emperor