VIENNA PIANO MASTERCLASS 2025

Program / Participants

Hello, my name is Tereza Bártová, I'm 21 years old and am currently studying piano in the third year at the state conservatory Tolstého 11 in Bratislava, Slovakia. I've been playing since I was 8 and decided to pursue music a couple of years back, after graduating from the french bilingual gymnasium Metodova 2. Though it was a last minute decision and I only had a couple of months to prepare for the entrance exams, I managed to work effectively, with passion and was accepted into the conservatory.
Since then, I've spent most of my time dedicating myself to the piano, leading with great motivation and ambition through all hardships. After attending the piano summer school last summer, I got recommended and am currently a part of the pre-ICPA program in Belgium. I've also been invited to join the ICPA program in Piacenza-Italy in December of 2024 and in Zelazowa Wola-Poland this coming February.
Next year I'd like to apply to the MDW and I'd love to be a part of the masterclasses of the summer piano festival to broaden my skills, inspiration and my overall perception of music. I believe the opportunity to attend classes with professionals such as the teachers of the festival would unlock a lot of doors I'm very exited to open. As a very curious person and someone who enjoys diversity I'd look forward to hearing any input on my playing.

My name is Petar Blagojević. I was born in 2009 in Kragujevac, Serbia. At the age of six, I enrolled in elementary music school under the guidance of Professor Suzana Račić. I am currently a first-year student at a secondary music school. Over the years, I have participated in several piano competitions in the country and won awards. In 2024, I held my first solo concert in Kragujevac.

Lucija Borković is a pianist from Croatia, born on August 17th, 2000, in Zagreb. She started learning piano at the age of eight. In 2018 she started studying with the renowned Croatian pianist Đorđe Stanetti at the Academy of Music in Zagreb, from whose class she graduated in 2024 and was awarded the title summa cum laude for the most successful student of the generation. Having received an Erasmus+ scholarship, she also had the opportunity to spend a year studying with Professor Claudius Tanski at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.
She has performed as a soloist in various concerts and taken part in competitions in Croatia, Serbia, Italy, Austria and Germany. Recently she had the honour to play recitals within the framework of two respectable competitions for young musicians in Croatia: The Darko Lukić Forum in Zagreb and The Vinko Lesić Concert Cycle of Young Musicians in Split. Aside from a vast solo repertoire, she is also very active as a chamber musician and has performed in various ensembles with strings, winds and singers.
During her studies and afterwards, she has attended numerous masterclasses with distinguished pianists from all over the world such as Ruben Dalibaltayan, Oliver Kern, Manana Kandelaki, Konstantin Bogino, Eugen Indjic, Stefan Mendl, Grigory Gruzman, Simon Trpčeski and Andreas Frölich. Since 2023 she has also been receiving musical advice and guidance from Maestro Alfred Brendel.

I have participated in various international piano competitions in the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, and other countries, gaining valuable performance experience. To further develop my skills, I have attended masterclasses such as the International Summer Academy of Music (ISAM) in Germany and piano courses in Prague, where I worked with experienced instructors.


I regularly perform both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles, taking part in concerts and musical projects.

Jasmine is currently a third-year music undergraduate at Hong Kong Baptist University, majoring in piano performance under the tutelage of Dr. Amy Sze. She started learning the piano at the age of 5 and received her LTCL Diploma for piano in 2020. She also studies harpsichord under the tutelage of Prof. David Chung.


As a pianist, Jasmine received numerous awards in music competiitons, such as the HKIPPA Beaux Arts Music Festival and Hong Kong Promotion of Performing Arts Festival 2023. She actively performed in different countries, such as the United States, Italy and Taipei. In 2023, she was awarded a merit scholarship to participate in the Edward Auer Piano Workshop and got the chance to learn from professional pianists such as Edward Auer, Junghua Moon Auer, Peter Bithell and Eun Jung Shon. She also actively participated in various masterclasses of renowned artists, including Ksenia Nosikova, Leonel Morales, Chiyan Wong, Michael Steven Brown, Mary Wu and Wendy Ng.


Jasmine enjoys collaborating with musicians and is enthusiastic about chamber music performance. As a continuo harpsichordist, she performed with the Collegium Musicum Hong Kong. She also participated in harpsichord masterclasses of Prof. Michael Tsalka.

I am a Romanian student currently studying at the National Highschool of Music “George Enescu” in Bucharest. I have been playing the piano for ten years and have participated in numerous auditions and festivals. Additionally, I have had the privilege of attending masterclasses with distinguished instructors, such as PhD Professor and Soloist Lilia Boyadjieva, PhD Professor and Solist Dana Borsan, and Phd Professor Vlad Dimulescu. I have competed in various national and international competitions, earning several prizes.
Over the past two years of my high school education, I have experienced significant growth as a pianist, particularly under the guidance of my teacher, Ileana Busuioc. At the moment i am collaborating with the Remember Enescu Foundation for different recitals.
During this time, I have studied works by composers such as Enescu (Burlesque, Carillon Nocturne), Chopin (Étude Op. 25 No. 12 and Op. 10 No. 12), Schubert (Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3), Brahms (Scherzo Op. 4), Beethoven (Sonata Op. 31 No. 2), Liszt (Transcendental Étude No. 10 and Paganini/Liszt Étude No. 6), and Bach (French Suite No. 5).
In the future, I aspire to deepen my understanding of Rachmaninoff’s compositions, as I greatly admire his style as a composer.

I started learning the piano at the age of six, gradually developing my skills and deepening my appreciation for music. Along the way, I had the opportunity to participate in several competitions, where I was fortunate to receive recognition. One of the most memorable experiences was performing with an orchestra in a live concert, which was both challenging and rewarding. I have also attended master classes that helped me refine my technique and learn from experienced musicians.

I have been playing since I was 5 years old, studying at the "Dobrin Petkov" School of Music and Dance. I have had solo concerts as well as with other pianists. I have participated in many international competitions, master classes in Bulgaria and abroad. In 2023, I played with the Shumen Orchestra for the first time

Hello! My name is Sara Maria Ilea, I am 16 years old and I study at the "Sigismund Toduta" College of Music in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
I started studying the piano at the age of 4 just for my development and education. At the age of 6, when I had to go to school, my first teacher forced me to enroll in music school, telling us that she would stop taking piano lessons with me if I didn't follow her advice.
That's how I ended up at the Music College and my current teacher, to whom I thank from the bottom of my heart for all the help given.
The piano has become one of the most important things in my life. I became so "dependent" on him, that I could not imagine my life without singing. With each passing day, I discover more and more new things that the piano can offer.
All I want is to take part in this masterclass, to exceed my limits and become better with the guidance of great pianists.

David Irimescu is an Italian-Romanian pianist winner of 41 National and International Competitions
and Festivals prizes, as well as Amadeus Factory, the only italian talent-competition dedicated to
classical music and produced by Sky TV in collaboration with the magazine “Amadeus”.
Praised for his early musical maturity and sound care, as well as for his “trascendental pianism” and
“big conquering musical abilities”, David Irimescu has attended masterclasses and lessons held by
internationally renowned musicians, including Gavrailova, Entremont, Achucarro, Béroff, Rana,
Madzar, Delle Vigne-Fabbri, Scalafiotti, Voghera, Plano, Susan Shu-Chen Lin, Chin Chuan Chang, Chi
Wu, Bidini, Fitenko, Pace, Butzberger, Martinez-Mehner, Lipstein, Pisarenko, Durso, Alexander
Gadjiev, Siavush Gadjiev, Miazzon, Schnyder and Noam Sivan for Piano Improvisation.
Already guest of important concert companies, has performed in Europe and USA, receiving always
excellent public as well as critical acclaim. Also active in the chamber music field, he has played in
various ensembles with piano, voice, strings and winds, as well as with orchestras; was selected to
represent as soloist his school (Liceo Cavour from Turin, top marks) with the Italian National Musical
High School Orchestra, as and his Conservatory (Giuseppe Verdi, Turin) opening its musical season
performing Tchaikovsky’s Concerto n. 1, and receiving a special scholarship for the best student from
the piano department.
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Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, Matas Jankauskas began his piano studies at the age of 8 at the Juozas Naujalis music school. During that time, he won a laureate diploma in Juozas Naujalis school competition “Musical Sounds”. From 2012-2018, he furthered his piano studies at the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK) under the tutelage of Colin Stone. During his time at the RNCM, Matas has given recitals and participated in competitions such as the L. van Beethoven sonata prize and the F. Chopin prize. In 2022 Matas won the first prize in the “Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition”, in Vienna; the first prize in the “Golden Classical Music Awards”, in New York; and the second prize in the 23rd music competition and festival “Music without limits” in 2023, Druskininkai, Lithuania. He has also played in masterclasses given by Jerome Lowenthal, Stephen Hough, Dmitri Alexeev, Andrzej Jasiński, Graham Scott, Philippe Cassard, Michel Béroff, Stefano Fiuzzi, Gabrielius Alekna, Edvinas Minkštimas, Zbignevas Ibelhauptas and Albina Šikšniūtė.


Matas has performed in venues such as the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall (New York, USA), Gläserner Saal Musikverein (Vienna, Austria), Barber Institute of Fine Arts (Birmingham, UK), Bösendorfersaal (Mozarteum University, Salzburg, Austria), Kaunas State Philharmonic, Kaunas Artists’ House, National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas, and other concert venues.

Evelina Jekabsone (b. 2003) embarked on her musical journey at the Jurmala Music School, starting in the piano class (2010-2016). Her passion for piano music led her to the Emils Darzins Music School, where she completed the prestigious Piano program for soloists (2016-2022). Throughout her studies, Evelina competed in many international competitions and played solo concerts.
Currently, Evelina is in her third year pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance at the Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music, where she is guided by Docent, Head of Piano Department Andrejs Osokins.
In addition to piano, she has also studied the organ with Professor Vita Kalnciema, and is currently mastering the harpsichord with Ieva Saliete.
Evelina participated in many masterclasses with Norma Fisher (2024), Giulio Biddau (2024), Gintaras Janusevicius (2023), Arta Arnicane (2023), Tatiana Korsunskaya (2022-2024) and more.
Evelina regularly plays chamber music with clarnetist Arturs Perts, LNSO (Latvian National Symphony Orchestra) wind quintet, cellists Margarita Balanas and Maksims Skibickis, singer Armands Silins and more.
She has given several solo concerts in Latvia. Most recently she played W.A.Mozart’s Piano concerto No.21 twice with Jurmala festival orchestra, conductor Martins Ozolins in Dzintari Concert Hall. Also as a soloist she has collaborated with Jenaer Philharmonie orchestra in Weimar, Germany.
Evelina also works in LNSO as orchestra pianist since 2021.

Ri Woo Kim (b.2001) is a classically trained pianist who is currently in her first year of Master at Norwegian Academy of Music, studying with prof. Sveinung Bjelland. In June 2024, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Barratt Due Institute of Music, a conservatory and school regarded as one of Norway’s most established and prestigious. Ri Woo has previously studied and had lessons with Christian Ihle Hadland, Vebjørn Anvik and Christopher Park, and has solid experience as a performer, including accompaniment and chamber music, and active participation in Nordic competitions, masterclasses and courses. Her Master project is about the portrayal of Romantic ideals in German/Viennese piano music (esp. Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt) and therefore to be able to attend the Vienna Piano Masterclass would be an invaluable learning and inspiring experience.
Ri Woo was born in South Korea, but moved to Norway at the age of eight and is now residing in Oslo.

A graduate of Soai Junior and Senior High School's music department,Subsequently graduated from Soai University's Faculty of Music, majoring in piano with first-class honours.
Studied under the late Mr. K. Gierzod at the Polish National Chopin College of Music summer course and received a diploma.
After graduating, I studied under H.Leclerc at the Conservatoire de Vincennes in France.


I have won numerous competitions, including 1st prize in the high school student piano category at the 14th Kumagusu-no-Sato Music Competition, and the Avnir Award in the piano category at the 11th Osaka International Music Competition, and honorable mention prize at the Vienna International Classical Music Competition (Austria), 1st prize at the Grand Prize Virtuoso of the Salzburg International Music Competition (Austria), and 1st prize at the Golden Classical Music Award (New York). I have been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York in December 2024.


I have studied under Sachiko Kimura, Kuniyasu Ohashi, and Hikaru Yoshiyama. In special open lessons, I was study under D. Yoffe, C. Schilde, Shigeo Neriki, and Mika Sato. I am currently studying under Yoichi Tajiri.


In the concert series by composer, I have so far performed all Beethoven piano sonatas, all Mozart piano sonatas, all Schumann piano works, all Chopin piano works,and all Brahms piano works.
and will hold the second complete series of Beethoven's piano sonatas from January 2025.

Education
Conservatory in Teplice
2021 – present
Piano Performance (class of MgA. Michaela Hajíčková)


Elementary Art School in Teplice
2013 – 2021
Piano Performance (class of Jarmila Valentová)


Musical Activities and Achievements
2024:


Solo performance with the North Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra:
E. Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, 3rd movement
2023:


Pro Bohemia Ostrava Piano Competition – Special Jury Prize for the interpretation of B. Martinů (Pastorale)
2022:


Solo performance with the Conservatory Teplice school orchestra:
W. A. Mozart – Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 21, 2nd movement
International Novák Piano Competition – 3rd Prize
Beethoven’s Teplice Competition – 2nd Prize
Member of Montesdio Piano Trio – present
2020:


Beethoven’s Teplice Competition – Honorable Mention
2021:


Broumovská Klávesa Piano Competition
Prague Junior Note – 2nd Prize
2018:


Beethoven’s Teplice Competition – 3rd Prize
2017:


Beethoven’s Teplice Competition – 2nd Prize
Prague Junior Note – 3rd Prize
Masterclasses Held by Teplice Conservatory
Prof. Ivan Klánský
Doc. MgA. Lukáš Klánský, Ph.D.
MgA. Miroslav Sekera
MgA. Jan Bartoš, Ph.D.
MgA. Ivo Kahánek, Ph.D.
Rafael Gutierrez-Velez
Other Activities
Interpretation Courses in Litomyšl (MgA. Miroslav Sekera and Prof. MgA. František Malý)
International Summer Piano Courses of the Prague Conservatory (MgA. Ivo Kahánek, Ph.D., Doc. MgA. Martin Kasík, Ph.D., Prof. Avedis Kouyoumadjian)

Master graduation 24/04/2024;
Livorno Music Festival 2021;
Masterclass Accademia alla Scala Milano 2022;
Miami piano Festival 2025;
Masterclass with Leonora Armellini 2024;

Simone Rehberger wurde 2005 in St.Peter am Wimberg geboren. Sie begann
ihre musikalische Laufbahn im Alter von sieben Jahren. Ihre ersten Schritte
am Klavier machte sie unter der Anleitung von Andreas Thaller an der
Landesmusikschule Neufelden. Bis zum Jahr 2022 erhielt sie kontinuierlich
Unterricht bei ihm, der sie maßgeblich in ihrer musikalischen Entwicklung
prägte. Im Oktober 2022 wechselte Simone zur Anton Bruckner
Privatuniversität, wo sie in den Vorbereitungslehrgang Klavier bei Mmag.
Clemens Zeilinger aufgenommen wurde. Parallel zu ihrer musikalischen
Ausbildung besuchte Simone das Musikgymnasium in Linz. Im
Sommersemester 2024 schloss sie ihre Schullaufbahn erfolgreich mit der
Matura ab.
Sie ist mehrfache Preisträgerin des renommierten Wettbewerbs „Prima la
Musica“ und konnte in den Kategorien Solo und Kammermusik zahlreiche
Erfolge verzeichnen. Im Jahr 2024 erreichte sie in der Altersgruppe IVPlus
eine Punktzahl von 100 und wurde Landessiegerin in Oberösterreich. Auch auf
Bundesebene konnte sie sich unter den Besten platzieren.
Neben ihren Wettbewerbserfolgen wurde Simone zweimal mit dem Dr. Joseph
Ratzenböck-Stipendium ausgezeichnet, das sie in den Jahren 2016 und 2022
erhielt. Diese Anerkennung ermöglichte es ihr, an internationalen
Meisterkursen teilzunehmen. Sie hatte das Privileg, von renommierten
Pianisten wie Clemens Zeilinger, Philipp Scheucher, Christian Tarla, Peter
Jozsa und Aima Maria Labra Makk zu lernen.

Appreciated for his expressivity, on-stage charisma and confidence, Antoine Rivard-Landry is a French-Canadian pianist leading an active career as a soloist and chamber musician in Montreal, Quebec and abroad. This season’s highlights include his debut in Switzerland as part of the Piano & Musique de Chambre à Saint-Jean Festival as well appearances in the Pro Musica and Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur series alongside Cobalt quartet, amongst others. His passion for new and forgotten music led him to record Francis Battah’s two Toccatas and win first place at the Auguste Descarries Piano Competition in 2023. During the fall of 2025, he will take part in an artistic residency at Orford Music as the winner of the aforementioned competition.


Antoine Rivard-Landry establishes himself early on as a soloist by playing with many orchestras. At 12 years old, he headlines his first concert with the Orchestre Métropolitain. He has since had the chance to perform with many ensembles including the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières with chef Jacques Lacombe, the Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal and the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Harout Fazlian.


He has studied with Robert McDonald at the Juilliard School of Music and in Montreal with Jean Saulnier and Richard Raymond.

Finnish Helsinki-based 17-year-old pianist Mark Sulander has been studying piano at the Sibelius Academy Youth Program since 2024 under the guidance Antti Hotti. From 2020 to 2024 Sulander studied piano with Heikki Pellinen at the Helsinki Conservatory. Sulander has been described as “Sulander’s musical personality is expressed in a personal, emotionally wide-ranging and multi-nuanced interpretation.”


In addition to Sulander’s accomplished solo piano studies, he is also an avid chamber music player and composer. Sulander plays in wildly differing ensembles and has participated in many chamber music masterclasses. He is also highly active in Lied music, collaborating with singers at the Helsinki Conservatory under the mentorship of Heikki Pellinen.


Sulander has been awarded at the Tapiola Piano Competition and has received the shared third prize with his singer at the 2024 Helsinki Lied Competition. Sulander has participated in masterclasses with Tuija Hakkila, Risto-Matti Marin, Alberto Urroz, Konstantin Bogino.

Selected Honours & Awards
・Gold Prize at the 3rd Gifu Piano Competition.(2016)
・ 4th place at the 3rd Imola International Piano Audition(2016)
・Selected for the 73rd and 75th All-Japan Student Music Competition Nagoya.(2019,2021)
・Selected for the 29th and 31st Japan Classical Music Competition National Tournament. (2019,2021)
・4th place in the 18-21 age group of the 2023 Basel International Piano Competition.(2023)


Artistic Activities
・Participated in the Imola Summer Festival and received a diploma.(2016)
・Appeared at the 14th Summer Concert and 70th Regular Concert of the Aichi Prefectural Meiwa High School Music Department. (2021)

Name & Surname: Szymon Tylek
Date of birth: 18.07.2008
Nationality: Polish
Home City: Lublin
Education:
2023 - I begun education at Piano class of Habilitated Professor of Arts Małgorzata Sribniak-Krzemińska at the Karol Lipiński General Secondary Music School of the 1st and 2nd degree in Lublin, Poland (it will continue until June of 2027)
2015 - 2023 - Graduated from Elementary School in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland
2015 - 2018 - Piano class of Master of Arts Dawid Zarzycki at the Non-public music school of the 1st degree in Łomianki, Poland
2015 - 2023 - Regular private lessons with Master of Arts Dawid Zarzycki
2013 - Started to take first piano classes and since then play piano continuously
2013 - 2015 - Private lessons during the preschool period
Piano Workshops:
- Workshops with Habilitated Professor Michał Drewnowski Academy of Music in Łódź, Chicago College of Performing Arts
- Workshops with Rafael Gutierrez-Velez
- Workshops with Professor Michał Szymanowski Academy of Music Bydgoszcz
- Workshops with Professor Szczepan Kończal Academy of Music Katowice
- Workshops with Professor Regina Michalak Academy of Music Katowice
- Workshops with Professor Andrzej Tatarski Academy of Music in Poznań
Languages: English- communicative, German - basic, Polish - native
My favourite composers: Fryderyk Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Ludvig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ignacy Jan Paderewski
My interests:music,playing piano,travelling,photography,history,horse riding

Curriculum Vitae


Carla Ungureanu (Bucharest,2008) is a classical piano student at the National College of Arts “Dinu Lipatti” under the guidance of Prof. dr. Olga Podobinschi.
In June 2023, Carla becomes a graduate of the 'Cycle Supérieur' at the Schola Cantorum de Paris in the class of Prof. Maurizio Moretti, where she manages to stand out through the maturity and sensitivity of her interpretations and receives the highest distinction from the jury. Over the years he participated in various master classes with distinguished pedagogues and pianists such as: Andreas Frolich, Giuseppe Devastato, Eduard Kunz, Mickail Lifits, Shwan Sebastian, Florian Mitrea, Toma Popovici and Jelena Simonovic Kovacevic.
In 2024, at the age of sixteen, she had her first national tour with a solo piano recital that includes works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Enescu. In 2025, Carla is invited to perform with “Mihail Jora Philharmonic Orchestra Bacau and “Ion Dumitrescu Philharmonic Orchestra Valcea. Despite her late start, Carla has managing, in just few years, to have remarkable piano knowledge, to be invited in multiple festivals and musical events, to become a winner of over 50 national and international awards.
She is a prize winner of Orbetto Junior Piano Competition, WPTA Spain IPC, Euregio Junior Piano Competition, “Wiener Klassiker” Danubia Talents International Music Competition and many other competitions.

First prize of the 7th Swiss International music competition.


Will be gratuated from a Master degree in performance concert from HEMU Lausanne in June 2025.


Participation at different masterclasses with renowned piano masters.

My name is Medeea and I've been playing the piano since I was five. Currently, I'm a first-year high school student at the National College of Music “George Enescu"-Bucharest, Romania, studying under Prof. Anamaria Biaciu Popa. Previously, I learned from Prof. Gabriela Enasescu, who significantly shaped my early musical journey.
I've participated in various local and international competitions, winning numerous awards. Notably, I won 1st Prize at the Franz Liszt Center International Piano Competition on March 31, 2024, and 3rd Prize at the Gustav Mahler International Piano Competition on June 30, 2024. Additionally, I attended master classes with Prof. Adrian Suciu from the Mozarteum Music University Salzburg, Austria, and Lilia Boyadjieva.
About three years ago, I joined the “Remember Enescu” Foundation, which has given me the opportunity to perform at various venues in and around Bucharest, including Dinu Lipatti’s house.
I am passionate about the Romantic era of music, particularly Chopin, whose music I love to play and listen to. I also admire Tchaikovsky, Franz Liszt, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Among contemporary pianists, my favorites include Khatia Buniatishvili, Daniel Barenboim, Yuja Wang, Lang Lang, and Eva Gevorgyan, whom I discovered through the documentary Pianoforte.
In the future, I aspire to continue my musical education at a prestigious conservatory and perform on the world’s most renowned stages.

I started playing the piano at the age of 6. I am currently studying in the National school of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv Bulgaria in Svetlana Koseva's piano class. I have attended many masterclasses and piano academies and worked with different professors from around the world. I frequently take participation in concerts, recitals, festivals and other music-related events in Bulgaria and abroad as both a soloist and a chamber musician.
I would be really happy if I get the chance to come and participate in this wonderful masterclass this summer!