SLOVAKIA
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date of birth: 23rd of August 1993
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studied violin first with his father, then at the Bratislava Conservatory, from 2006, with Prof. Jozef Kopelman; from 2012, at the University of Performing Arts in Graz, with Prof. Boris Kuschnir (violin) and with Prof. Chia Chou (chamber music)
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attended masterclasses with Jozef Rissin, Gyorgy Pauk, David Takeno, Lydia Mordkovitch, Julian Rachlin, Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Thomas Brandis, Ivry Gitlis
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performed as soloist with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchai Chamber Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic and Slovak Rundfunk Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, Grazer Philharmonie
Prizes: First Prize at the “Jaroslav Kocian” Competition and Winner of the Yamaha Competition in Vienna, 2016; First Prize and a Special Prize for the interpretation of a Wieniawski piece at the “Louis Spohr” Competition for young violinists in Weimar
Program:
First Round
Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata for Solo Violin No.1 in G minor
Mozart Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major K.218
Paganini Caprice No. 19
Second Round
Beethoven Sonata no. 6 in A major op. 30 no. 1
Enescu “Ménétrier” from “Impressions d’enfance” Suite op. 28
Brahms Sonata no. 3 in D minor op. 108
Semifinal
Franck Sonata in A major
Enescu Sonata no. 2 in F minor op. 6
Waxman Carmen Fantasy
Final
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64
