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	Photos of performers, detailed biographies and programmes See photos from the concerts COPENHAGEN SUMMER FESTIVAL 2008 Sunday July 27 - 4:30 PM OPENING CONCERT Toke Møldrup, cello, and Tanja Zapolski, piano The cellist Toke Møldrup is making an international career. He just won The International European Broadcast Union Music Competition, and in 2007 he won The Danish Radio String Competition. He is 28 years old, and he is also the cellist of Paizo String Quartet, winner of one of the prestigious Melbourne International Chamber Music Competitions. Tanja Zapolski is known as one of the best, younger pianists in Denmark. This season she made her debut from The Royal Danish Music Academy. The performance is broadcasted live on Danish Radio. listen to the music from the concert PROGRAMME Alberto Ginastera (1916-1953) – Pampeana no. 2, Op. 21 György Ligeti (1923-2007) – Sonata for Solo Cello (1948-53) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) – Sonata for cello and piano op. 78, D major
	Monday July 28 - 4:30 PM Marko Mustonen, piano Winner of Nordic Piano Competition 2007 The Finnish pianist Marko Mustonen was born in 1984, and he has placed himself as phantastic, young soloist. He won first prize in Nordic Piano Competition 2007, and has been performing in Scandinavia, Germany, Israel and USA. This concert is his Copenhagen debut. PROGRAMME Bach-Busoni –Prelude & Fugue E flat “Saint Anne” BWV552 Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata op. 81a “Les Adieux” E flat major Chopin – 12 Etudes op. 10
	Tuesday July 29 - 4:30 PM Jalina Trio – Line Fredens, violin, Janne Fredens, cello, and Marianna Shirinyan, piano Jalina Piano Trio is one of the best young, Danish chamber ensembles. The sisters Line Fredens (violin) and Janne Fredens (cello) performs with the Armenian born pianist Marianna Shirinyan, who is a member of Esbjerg Ensemble since 2003. Jalina Piano Trio was formed in 1995 (with another pianist), and has won prizes in several international compettions, among others in Osaka, Trondheim, and Danish Radio Chamber Music Competition. PROGRAMME Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio, B major Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio
	Wednesday July 30 - 4:30 PM Carl-Oscar Østerlind, cello, and Christian Ellegaard, violin, Tanja Zapolski, piano Performance with rising musical stars. Christian Ellegaard was born in 1983, and he has studied at The Royal Danish Music Academy and Edsberg Instiute in Stockholm. Earlier he has won prizes in Berlingske Music Competition and Jacob Gade Violin Competition. He has performed in Scandinavia, Europe and USA. Carl-Oscar Østerlind was born in 1984, and has won prizes in Øresunds Solist, Berlingske Music Competition, and he won The Jacob Gade Prize 2007. He is at present studying in Stockholm at The Acadmy of Musiic, and he of is also the cellist of The Young Danish Tring Quaret. At the piano we hear the talented and experienced Tanja Zapolski. PROGRAMME Claude Debussy –Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor Claude Debussy –Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor Zoltan Kodaly – Duo for Violin and Cello, opus 7
	Thursday July 31 - 4:30 PM Trio Rama – Mathias Kjøller, clarinet, Tobias Lautrup cello, Jakob Alsgaard Bahr, piano The young musicians of this trio are students at The Music Academy in Århus. They have already played a number of remarkable concerts in Denmark, and each of them have won prizes in National competitions. This is their Copenhagen debut. PROGRAMME Ludwig van Beethoven – Clarinet Trio in B flat major, op. 11 Allegro con brio – Adagio – Variations on ”Pria ch´io l´impegno” Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in a minor, op. 114 Allegro – Adagio – Andantino grazioso – Allegro NO ENTRANCE FEE
	Friday August 1 - 4:30 PM Jonathan Siahaan, piano and Adam Woer, flute Jonathan Siahaan, 19 years old, is one of the most talented younger Danish pianists. He has won prizes at Danish Radio Competition, Steinway Competition and Berlingske Music Competition. In this program you can also hear Adam Woer, 16 years old flute player, who has just won Gold Medal in Berlingske Music Competition. PROGRAMME Jonathan Siahaan (piano) Haydn – Sonata in F major Hob. XVI/23 1. Satz: (Moderato) F. Liszt – Concert etude F minor no. 2 'La Leggierezza' F. Liszt/N. Paganini: Etude no. 4 in E major F. Liszt – Transcendental etude F minor No. 10 R. Schumann/F. Listz – Widmung A. Skrjabin – Etude F sharp minor op. 8, no. 2 A. Skrjabin – Prelude op. 11, no. 14 Einar Englund – Introduzione & Toccata Adam Woer (flute) Paul Hindemith – Sonata for flute and piano, 1st movement, Heiter und bewegt W.A. Mozart – Concerto for flute in D major 2nd movement, Andante ma non troppo Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie for flute and piano op. 79 NO ENTRANCE FEE
	Saturday August 2 - 4:30 PM Young Soloists Niklas Walentin, violin and Gustav Krog Hansen Piekut, piano Two young, true musical talents. The violinist Niklas Walentin is 14 years old and he has already won the most important national competitions, Øresunds Solist, Danish Radio Competition, Jacob Gade Violin Competition and Berlingske Music Competition. He plays Niels W. Gade and Kreisler. Gustav Krogh Hansen Piekut won first prize at Steinway Competition 2008. He is gifted, and has reached far in his pianistic development. PROGRAMME Niklas Walentin (violin) F. Schubert – Sonatine in D major W.A. Mozart – Adagio in E major Antonio Bazzini – Le Ronde Des Lutins Piano: Kristoffer Hyldig Gustav Krog Hansen Piekut ( piano) P. Tjajkovsky – "October" from The Four Seasons S. Rachmaninoff – "Polichinelle" from Cinq morceaux de Fantasie C. Debussy – "Feux d'artifice" from Preludes, Vol. 2 F. Chopin – Ballade in g minor, op. 23 NO ENTRANCE FEE
	Sunday August 3 - 4:30 PM Daria Rabotkina, piano Russian-American star pianist who makes a great career in USA. She won Concert Artists Guild International Competition 2007. This is her first appearance in Denmark. She has performed as soloist with great American orchestras, Moscow Philharmonics, Montreal Symphony. Programme Nikolai Myaskovsky – Sonata No. 2, Op. 13 György Ligeti – Études pour piano, Deuxième livre: X. Der Zauberlehrling (1994) Karol Szymanowski – from Masques, Op. 34: III. Sérénade de Don Juan Claude Debussy – Images, Book II: Cloches à travers les feuilles, Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût, Poissons d'or Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78 Sergei Rachmaninov – Sonata No. 2, Op. 36
	Monday August 4 - 4:30 PM Winners of Øresunds Solist and Danish Chamber Players The first prize winners from Øresunds Solist Competition 2008, Linn Persson (saxophone), Jakob Lund Nielsen (violin), and Frederik Orth Kølbel (cello). They play together with Storstrøm Chamber Ensemble. Programme Saint-Saens, Carl Nielsen, Mahler, Mussorgsky, a.o. NO ENTRANCE FEE
	Tuesday August 5 - 4:30 PM Piano music for 4 hands Rikke Sandberg, piano; Poul Rosenbaum, piano Two well known Danish pianist plays a programme with piano four-hand music. The young Rikke Sandberg and the experienced Poul Rosenbaum. In the programme there is music by Kuhlau and a special version of the orchestral masterpiece Le Sacre du Printemps by Stravinsky, who made this arrangement himself.
	Wednesday August 6 - 4:30 PM Winner of Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition 2008 At this concert we present the winner of Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition 2008, Hrachya Avanesyan from Armenia. It will be the first performance in Copenhagen with the prize winner of this prestigious competition. At the piano we have the Russian pianist Lily Maisky. Programme Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) – Poéme, op. 25 Eugene Ysaÿe (1865-1918) – Sonata for Violin solo nr. 6, op. 8 Claude Debussy (1862-1918) – Three pieces for Piano solo Beau soir; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Clair de lune César Franck (1822-1890) – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major Allegro ben moderato – Allegro – Recitativo, Fantasia – Allegretto poco mosso.
	Thursday August 7 - 4:30 PM Young Russian Soloists from Central Music School of the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, coming musical stars Again this year we present very young, extraordinarily talented, Russian soloists, chosen by Spivakov Foundation. They are Sergey Beliavskiy (piano), Sherniyaz Mussakhan (violin) and Artem Naumenko (flute). They are 14-15 years old, and they perform a mature programme with music by Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Paganini, Rossini, Schubert and Bach. The flute player Naumenko will also play his own arrangement of Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg. PROGRAMME Sergey Belyavskiy (piano) 14 years F. Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 S.V. Rahmaninov – Prelude D major S.V. Rahmaninov – Prelude B major Sherniyaz Mussakhan (violin) 14 years N. Paganini – Cantabile A. Vieuxtemps – Concert No. 5. Cadence N. Paganini - F. Kreisler – Campanela Piano - Sergey Belyavsky Artem Naumenko (flute) 15 years A. Naumenko – Fantasy on the themes of E. Grieg "Peer Gynt Suiten" D. Rossini – Neapolitan Tatrantella F. Shubert – Ave Maria J.S. Bach – Suite h-moll. Badinerie Piano - Sergey Belyavsky NO ENTRANCE FEE
	Many thanks to Kulturministeriet, Københavns Kommune, Knud Højgaards Fond, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Solistforeningen af 1921, Augustinus Fonden, Dansk Solistforbund, Dansk Musikerforbund, Gangstedfonden, Kraghs Minde-fond, Øresunds Solist, Gyldendal, Politiken, Sonning Fonden