Benedek HORVÁTH

11 May 1989

Hungary

After completing grammar school, he joined the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music as a student of György Nádor, Balázs Réti, András Kemenes and Márta Gulyás, acquiring a master’s degree in classical piano in 2012, and a master’s degree in music education in 2013. Between 2013 and 2016, he studied as a soloist with Claudio Martínez Mehner at the Basel Academy of Music. His competition successes include second prize at the 2019 Migros Kulturprozent Chamber Competition (Zurich), first prize at the 2017 Kiefer Hablitzel Music Competition (Bern), and third place at the 2017 Osaka International Chamber Competition. He has recorded with the Basel Symphony Orchestra, appeared in concert at New York’s Merkin Hall and Tonhalle in Zurich, as well as performed worldwide with his own chamber music group (Trio Eclipse). Among the many master classes he has participated are courses organized by Ferenc Rados, Zoltán Kocsis, Menahem Pressler, Dmitri Bashkirov and Malcolm Bilson.

REPERTOIRE:

PRELIMINARY

Bartók: Two Romanian Dances, BB 56

Brahms: Ballade in D minor, op. 10/1

Liszt: Transcendental Études – 8. Wilde Jagd

SEMI-FINAL

Bartók: Sonata, BB 88

Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52 – 1. Allegro, 2. Adagio

János Mátyás Stark: Toccata

FINAL

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie – 7. Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5, op. 53

GRAND FINAL

Liszt: Piano Concerto in E-flat major