ROMAN CAZAL

FRANCE

  • date of birth: December 23, 1994
  • currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin with Prof. Claudio Bohórquez;
  • studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris with Prof. Raphaël Pidoux;
  • laureate of the Tokyo Foundation, the Fondation de France;
  • participated in masterclasses given by Henri Demarquette, Xavier Phillips, Gustav Rivinius, Jérôme Pernoo, Torleif Thedéen, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Pieter Wispelwey, Peter Bruns, Gary Hoffman, Philippe Muller, Jens Peter Maintz, Attila Pasztor, Frans Helmerson;
  • plays on a cello made by Léon Bernardel, courtesy of Talents et Violoncelles.

Program:

First Round

Piatti Caprice Op. 25 No. 3

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

Kodály Sonata in B minor for Solo Cello Op. 8, first movement

Popper Spinning Song Op. 55

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