Grand concerto solo
Debut concert with pianist Tamta Magradze at the 64th Weimar Master Classes
Arina Antonosian was originally due to make her debut at the 64th Weimar Master Classes, but unfortunately the musician was unable to travel to Germany. The prize-winning pianist Tamta Magradze, who trained in Weimar, has stepped in at short notice. The Georgian will play the debut concert on Tuesday, 23 July at 7:30 pm in the Festsaal Fürstenhaus.
Tickets are available from the Tourist Information Centre in Weimar and at the box office for €15 (€10 concessions).
The varied programme includes works from the Baroque period, the Romantic period and the present day. The programme opens with Georg Friedrich Handel's Suite No. 1 in B flat major, followed by a Liszt arrangement of Handel's Sarabande and Chaconne from the Singspiel Almira S 181. A contemporary Chaconne by the 92-year-old Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina then follows in a clever dramaturgy.
After the interval, the audience can look forward to Joseph Haydn's E major Sonata Hob.XVI:31, before the debut ends with two Schubert songs in Liszt arrangements and the Great Concert Solo in E minor by Franz Liszt.
The Georgian pianist Tamta Magradze has fascinated audiences with her outstanding interpretations and technique. She is the winner of more than ten international and national piano competitions for pianists.
Her successes include winning the online audience award at the International Liszt Competition in Utrecht, first prize at the Next Generation International Piano Competition, second prize and the Lazar Berman Special Prize at the La Palma D'oro International Piano Competition, and second prize at the Great Piano Masters International Piano Competition (Vladimir Horowitz Edition).
She is also a prizewinner at the International Canada Piano Competition, winner of the 1st prize at an international music competition in Stockholm (Sweden) and the Grand Prize at the international music competition ‘Music Without Borders’ in Lithuania.
She won first prize and the special prize for the best interpretation of a romantic piece by Alexander Korsantia at the Georgian Tengiz Amirejibi Competition. She is also a finalist and special prize winner at the prestigious International Liszt Competition in Budapest.
Tamta Magradze regularly performs concerts throughout Europe, including at the TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht (Netherlands), the Great Hall of the Liszt Academy in Budapest (Hungary), Musikhuset in Aarhus (Denmark), Toni Areal in Zurich (Switzerland), La Redoute in Bonn, Colombes Conservatoire Hall Colombes (France), Grande Auditorio do Conservatorio de Musica de Coimbra (Portugal), and in the chamber music hall at the Steingraeber-Haus in Bayreuth.
As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the Hungarian National Philharmonic, the Jena Philharmonic, the Georgian Symphonietta, the Thüringen Philharmonic, the Georgian Symphony Orchestra and the Győr Philharmonic.
Born in Tbilisi (Georgia) in 1995, Tamta Magraze began playing the piano at the age of five. She initially studied at the Paliashvili Central Music School for Gifted Children and went on to gain a Bachelor's degree from the Tbilisi State Conservatory.
She then went on to study for a master's degree with Prof. Gerlinde Otto at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, graduating with the highest honours. She is currently in the examination phase of her postgraduate studies for a concert exam in Weimar.
[22 July 2024]