XXVIII International Masterclass – Final Concert

    Boris Bloch and participants of the masterclass

    XXVIII. Internationaler Meisterkurs – Abschlusskonzert

    About the event

    Final concert of the XXVIII International Masterclass for Pianists under the direction of Boris Bloch.

    At 6:30 pm course director Boris Bloch presents his new double CD with works by Fryderyk Chopin. Selected participants of the masterclass then perform works from their course programme. In the closing work Boris Bloch takes the orchestral part at the piano. The presentation of certificates to the participants follows.

    Biographies

    Boris Bloch— Course director & piano

    Teilnehmer des Meisterkurses— Piano

    Date26 November 2025
    Start6:30 pm
    VenueLiteraturhaus DarmstadtKasinostraße 3, 64293 Darmstadt
    AdmissionFree admission – donations welcome
    Programme

    XXVIII International Masterclass – Final Concert

    Boris Bloch and participants of the masterclass

    26 November 2025 · 6:30 pm · Literaturhaus Darmstadt

    Boris Bloch— Course director & piano
    Teilnehmer des Meisterkurses— Piano
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    CD presentation

    Boris Bloch

    Presentation of the new double CD with works by Fryderyk Chopin

    Aleksandre Shubitidze (Georgia)

    J. S. Bach (1685–1750)

    Suite for lute in C minor BWV 997: Prelude · Fugue · Sarabande · Gigue

    Litian Xie (China)

    F. Chopin (1810–1849)

    Ballade in G minor op. 23

    Interval

    Annabelle Kühnbaum (D)

    W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)

    Sonata no. 8 in A minor K. 310 – I. Allegro maestoso

    Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)

    From “Play Piano Play”: No. 6 (Toccata)

    David Irimescu (Italy/Romania)

    A. Scriabin (1872–1915)

    “Vers la flamme” op. 72

    N. Kapustin (1937–2020)

    Concert Étude op. 40 no. 8

    Jian Zheng (China)

    F. Liszt (1811–1886)

    Sonetto 104 del Petrarca from “Années de Pèlerinage” Book II

    Mila Lafazanska (Bulgaria)

    C. Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

    Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor – I. Andante sostenuto (orchestral part: Boris Bloch)

    Presentation of certificates to the participants

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