Participants and schedule – masterclasses and concert, 24–29 November 2025

  • november 19, 2025

MASTERCLASSES
24–29 November 2025

Venue: Pentagon, Rasmussen Samlingene

Professors: Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist, Håvard Gimse, Leif Ove Andsnes and Christian Ihle Hadland

 

Schedule masterclasses:

Monday 24 November
09:00–15:15 – Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist (pause 12:00–13:00)
13:45–20:00 – Håvard Gimse (pause 16:45–17:30)

Tuesday 25 November
09:00–15:15 – Håvard Gimse (pause 12:00–13:00)
13:00–16:00 – Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist

Wednesday 26 November
09:00–11:15 – Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist
09:00–13:45 – Leif Ove Andsnes (pause 12:00–13:00)
13:45–16:45 – Christian Ihle Hadland

Thursday 27 November
09:00–13:45 – Leif Ove Andsnes (pause 12:00–13:00)
10:30–15:15 – Christian Ihle Hadland (pause 12:00–13:00)

Friday 28 November
09:00–12:00 – Leif Ove Andsnes
10:30–15:15 – Christian Ihle Hadland (pause 12:00–13:00)

The masterclasses are open to the public. Free entrance!

 

Participants and repertoire:

Daiwen Zhang (China)
A. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30
L.v. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
L.v. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004

Giorgi Grdzelidze (Georgia)
R. Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6
R. Schumann: Carnaval, Op.9
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.12
R. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op.15
R. Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op.16
R. Schumann: Humoreske, Op.20

Nikita Khnykin (Norway)
E. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Rune Leicht-Lund (Denmark)
G. Verdi / F. Liszt: Jerusalem (I Lombardi) – Salve Maria, S.431
G. Verdi / F. Liszt: Coro di Festa e Marcia funebre, S.435
G. Verdi / F. Liszt: Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S.434
F. Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173: IV; VII
F. Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S.178
F. Liszt: Totentanz, S.525
F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2, S.125
C.M.v. Weber: Sonata No. 4, Op. 70
C.M.v. Weber / F. Liszt: Eindsam bin Ich, nicht Alleine, S.453
C.M.v. Weber / F. Liszt: Jubel-Ouvertüre, S. 576
R. Wagner / F. Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod, S.447

Samir Abdourazakov (Sweden)
F. Chopin: Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
F. Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 62, No. 1
F. Liszt: Etude No. 3, La Campanella
S. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18; III
M. Balakirev: Islamey, Op. 18

Sammi Shiwen Chen (Hong Kong)
S. Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
F. Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60
F. Chopin: Variations brillantes, Op.12

Yufeng Pan (Sweden)
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue, BWV 882
J. Haydn: Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:41
F. Chopin: Polonaise, Op. 53
Schumann-Liszt: Widmung
S. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 26; III
A. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30

 

MASTERCLASS CONCERT
Saturday 29 November at 14:00

Venue: Pentagon, Rasmussen Samlingene

Programme: Selected pieces from the participants repertoire.

Final programme to be announced at the concert.

Entrance fee: NOK 200 / NOK 100 (visitors under 30)

 

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

 

Photo: 

Helene Myksvoll