LETONIA
- date of birth: September 30, 1993
- currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music with Prof. Mats Lidström;
- performed in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Philharmonie Berlin, Southbank Centre, The Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Foudation Louis Vuitton;
- festival appearances include Piatigorsky International Cello Festival, Adelaide International Cello Festival, Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, Cayman Arts Festival;
- plays on a 1849 Charles Adolphe Gand – Auguste Tolbecque cello.
Program:
First Round
Popper Etude Op. 73 No. 20
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Hob. VIIb/1
Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70
Second Round
Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38
Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello
Popper Elfentanz Op. 39
Semifinal
Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26
Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40
Final
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104
