EMILIE LUISE MAYER AND SERGEY PROKOFIEV
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Emilie Luise Frederica Mayer (1812-1883)
Piano Concerto in B flat major
I. Allegro
II. Un poco adagio
III. Allegretto
Emilie Luise Frederica Mayer was one of the most important German composers of the 19th century and was often referred to as the "female Beethoven" in her day. Trained in Berlin by Carl Loewe and Wilhelm Wieprecht, she created an extensive oeuvre. Her Piano Concerto in B flat major is one of the highlights of her compositions.
Soloist: Konstantin Egensperger (class of Prof. Alexandar Madzar)
Orchestral part: N.N.
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26
I. Andante - Allegro
II. Tema con variazioni
III. Allegro, ma non troppo
Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 was composed in 1917-21 and is one of his best-known concertos. It combines virtuoso piano passages with rhythmic energy and lyrical depth. The work is considered a masterpiece of the 20th century and shows Prokofiev's characteristic mixture of temperament and melody.
Soloist: Victor Naranjo (class of Prof. Alexandar Madzar)
Orchestral part: N.N.
About Konstantin Egensperger
Konstantin Egensperger was born in Münster in 2005. He started playing the piano at the age of 5 and then began playing the cello at the age of 6. A few years later, he also discovered his love of composing. In 2019, he began his junior studies in Munich for piano with Prof. Markus Bellheim and for composition with Prof. Moritz Eggert. Since 2024 he has been studying piano at the HfMT Hamburg with Prof. Aleksandar Madzar. He has won prizes at the Munich Piano Podium, Steinway Piano Competition, Schumann Competition, Jugend Komponiert etc. He has attended master classes with Simon and Ludmila Gourari, Herbert Schuch, Alfredo Perl, Sheila Arnold, Markus Bellheim, Anna Gourari, Jakob Katsnelson and Mikhail Lidsky, among others. Concert tours have taken him throughout Germany as well as to Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Italy.
About Víctor Naranjo
Víctor Naranjo was born in Gran Canaria in 1996. He began his piano studies at the age of seven with his mother María del Carmen Pérez and continued his training at the Conservatory of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with Emilio Tabraue. He received further formative impulses from Galyna Neporozhnya, among others. He completed his studies at the CSM "Bonifacio Gil" in Badajoz with Alexander Kandelaki with distinction and the Premio Extraordinario Fin de Carrera. He completed his master's degree with top marks at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with David Kuyken. He is currently studying concert exams with Aleksandar Madžar at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, where he also works as a lecturer. He also teaches at the renowned Shostakovich Music School in Berlin. He has received artistic inspiration from numerous internationally renowned musicians, including Boris Berman, Boris Giltburg, Enrico Pace, Pascal Nemirovsky, András Kemenes and Naum Grubert. Víctor Naranjo has received numerous awards, including first prizes at the "Veguellina de Órbigo", "Jóvenes Músicos de Extremadura" and "Jacinto Guerrero" competitions, the "Santa Cecilia" International Competition (Porto) and the Esteban Sánchez International Competition. He received further prizes in Fundão (Portugal) and San Sebastián, among others. He also won first prize at the international chamber music competition "Tribuna SaxEnsemble" (Madrid). He was recently awarded the prize for best Canarian pianist, the prize for the best interpretation of Spanish music and the audience prize at the "Pedro Espinosa" international competition. He has performed in important venues such as the Teatro Real Madrid, the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, the Casa da Música Porto, the Oosterpoort Groningen and in cities such as Hamburg, Brussels, Antwerp and Copenhagen. Performances at international festivals and numerous concerts as a soloist with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria complete his profile.
His artistic career has been supported by institutions such as Juventudes Musicales de Madrid, Fundación MAPFRE Guanarteme, Musici van Morgen, the DAAD and Live Music Now Hamburg.
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