Andrei Diev piano master class at the Liszt Academy

Dates and venues:

Monday 18 October 2021, 13.00–16.40, Main building, Solti Hall

Tuesday 19 October 2021, 9.00–11.00, Main building, Solti Hall

APPLICATION AND PARTICIPATION:

Active participants:

• Only pianist students (BA, MA, DLA) of the Liszt Academy may apply using the application form below. From the applicants, the head of the Keyboard & Harp Department will select the active participants.
• Application deadline: Monday 11 October 2021, 12.00

Passive participants:

• Only Liszt Academy students and teachers can attend the master class. Registration is not required for passive participation. The number of people is subjected to the capacity of the room and the current epidemiological measures.
• Participation at the master class is especially recommended for pianist students from the head of the department!

Andrei Diev was born into a family with a strong musical tradition. He began to study music in Gnessin School in 1965, transferred to the Moscow Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory in 1973 to study with professor Lev Naumov and continued his studies with Naumov when he entered to the Moscow Conservatory in 1975 (graduated in 1981). Diev made his Moscow debut at the age of 17, performing the Grieg  Concerto with the USSR State Symphony Orchestra, and two years later, in 1977, he won the All Soviet Pianist Competition. Diev won prizes at the Santander International Competition in 1978, and the Montreal International Competition in 1980.  In 1986 he won the First Prize, Gold Medal, Special Prize at Tokyo International Competition. The prizes led to engagements in Japan, Italy, Spain, Canada, United Kingdom, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Bulgaria. Diev has performed as soloist and recitalist in the Great Hall of  the Moscow Conservatory and Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Royal Festival and Wigmore Halls in London, the Bunko Kaikan and Suntory Halls  in Tokyo, Berlin's Schauspielhaus, the RAI Auditorium in Torino, the Sala Verdi in Milan, and the Megaro Hall in Athens, among others. In addition to his solo appearances with many of the world's leading orchestras, Andrei Diev has taught at the Moscow Conservatory as Professor Naumov's assistant since 1988. He is also a professor at the International High School, and gives masterclasses at the Moscow Conservatory, The Royal College of Music in London, and throughout Russia, Japan, Italy, and other countries. His students are laureates of  International Competitions, among them, Andrei Korobeinikov (winner of Scriabin 2004), Eduard Kunz (winner of many International Competitions), Pavel Dombrovsky, Dmitry Onishenko. His discography includes complete recordings of the Preludes by Rachmaninov (24 preludes) for Rossisky Instrument, and those of Debussy (24 preludes) and Scriabin (all 90 preludes) for BMG.  He has also recorded works by Mozart and Prokofiev for Supraphon; Prokofiev's Concerto No.2 and works by Messiaen for Fontec; Roslavetz for Russian Seasons/Chant du Monde; and many others. He is author of a number of piano transcriptions from the works of Cabezon, De Falla, Schostakovich, Prokofiev.

Schedule of the master class:

Monday 18 october 2021

13.00–13.40: Bertalan Robotka
J. S. Bach: Toccata in C minor, BWV 911

13.40–14.20: Kaisei Mizuno
J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 – Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872
Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46

14.20–15.00: Endre Orsovai
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (ʻWaldsteinʼ) – 1. Allegro con brio
Prokofjev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, op. 82 – 1. Allegro moderato

15.20–16.00: Valentin Magyar
Schubert–Liszt: Müllerlieder – 2. Der Müller und der Bach
Chopin–Liszt: Six Polish Songs – 1. Mädchens Wunsch (Zyczenie)

16.00–16.40: Irene Palencia
D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in C minor, K. 11
D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 24
D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in E minor, K. 98

Tuesday 19 october 2021

11.00–11.40: Elemér Balázs
Rachmaninov: Étude-tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39/5
Rachmaninov: Étude-tableau in C minor, Op. 39/1

11.40–12.20: Javier de Diego
Rachmaninov: Étude-tableau in D minor, Op. 39/9
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 – 1. Allegro molto e con brio

12.20–13.00: Tadaaki Hayasaka
Rahmanyinov: Étude-tableau in A minor, Op. 39/6
Prokofjev: Etude in C minor, Op. 2/4
Chopin: Étude in A minor, Op. 25/4