MASTERCLASSES
Date: 1 June – 4 June 2025
Venue: Pentagon and Sølvsalen, Rasmussen Samlingene (former Rekstensamlingene)
Professors: Marianna Shirinyan, Håvard Gimse, Leif Ove Andsnes and Christian Ihle Hadland
In collaboration with Bergen International Festival.
Schedule masterclasses:
Sunday 1 June
14:00–20:15 – Håvard Gimse (pause 18:00–19:00)
Monday 2 June
10:00–11:30 – Leif Ove Andsnes
10:00–16:00 – Christian Ihle Hadland (pause 13:00–13:45)
Tuesday 3 June
10:45–15:15 – Marianna Shirinyan (pause 13:00–13:45)
Wednesday 4 June
10:00–11:30 – Marianna Shirinyan
10:00–16:00 – Leif Ove Andsnes (pause 13:00-13:45)
The masterclasses are open to the public. Free entrance!
Participants and programme:
Sammi Chen (Hong Kong)
Beethoven: Sonata in E major Op 109
Chopin: Prelude Op 28
Chopin: Ballade in F major Op 38
Ravel: Jeux d’eau, M.30
Ilona Liiman (Finland)
Sibelius: Five pieces, Op 75 (The trees)
Mozart: Piano sonata in D major K 311
Prokofiev: Piano concerto in C major No 3
Bach: Prelude and fugue in F sharp minor WTK I
Hao Wei Lin (Taiwan)
Chopin: Fantasy in F minor, op.49
Chopin: Andate spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, op.22
Chopin: Impromptu No.3 in G-flat major, Op.51
Chopin: Waltz in E-flat major, Op.34-1
Chopin: Etude in B minor, op.25 no.10
Julia Isaksson (Sweden)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a ‘Les Adieux’
Liszt: Funérailles, S. 173
Ravel: Jeux d’Eau, M. 30
Ravel: Oiseaux Tristes from Miroirs, M. 43
Ravel: La Valse, M. 72
Seika Ishida (Japan)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto, No 5, Op 73
Chopin: Piano Concerto, No 1, Op 11
Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante, Op 22
(Chopin: Piano sonata No 2, Op 35)
Nikita Khnykin (Norway)
Bach: Italiensk konsert i F-dur, BWV 971
Janáček: Pianosonate 1.X.1905 “Z ulice”
Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Tsjajkovskij: Årstidene, Op. 37a: Juni (Barkarole)
Prokofjev: Sonate nr. 3 i a-moll, Op. 28
Schumann: Klaverkonsert i a-moll, Op. 54
Sebastian Egebakken Svenøy (Norway)
Beethoven: Piano sonate No 31 in Ab-major, Op 110
Grieg: Piano sonata in E minor, Op 7
Sæverud: Småfugl-vals (Little bird’s waltz) Op 18, No 2
MASTERCLASS CONCERT
Wednesday 4 June at 15:30
Venue: Pentagon, Rasmussen Samlingene
Programme: Selected pieces from the participants repertory.
Final programme to be announced at the concert
Tickets available at Bergen International Festival
Thanks to our collaborators and supporters:
Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen
The Savings Bank Foundation DNB
Talent Norge
Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation
Trucknor AS
Hilmar Reksten Foundation
Bergen Municipality
Vestland County