BELGIUM
- date of birth: October 24, 1995
- currently studying at the New England Conservatory with Prof. Laurence Lesser;
- studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Prof. Philippe Muller;
- participated in masterclasses given by Ivry Gitlis, Steven Isserlis, Heinrich Schiff , Uzi Wiesel, Menahem Pressler, Clive Greensmith, Frans Helmerson, Jian Wang, Ferenc Rados, Hans Jørgen-Jensen, Renaud Capuçon;
- collaborated with Maxim Vengerov, Mischa Maisky, Menahem Pressler, Alexandra Soumm, Itamar Golan and Polina Osetinskaya;
- plays on a cello made in Cremona in 1798 by Giovanni Battista Ceruti.
Program:
First Round
Piatti Caprice Op. 25 No. 6
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb/2
Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70
Second Round
Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major Op. 99
Hindemith Sonata for Solo Cello Op. 25 No. 3
Popper Elfentanz Op. 39
Semifinal
Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26
Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C major Op. 119
Final
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major Op. 107