Dr. Hermann Büttner Piano Competition 2023 - Second round

Second round
Repertoire: one work by Ludwig van Beethoven and one work of the Romantic period
The total playing time should be approx. 45 minutes.

Four duos have advanced to the second round.

10:15 a.m.
Violin: Jie Wan Bachelor 8th semester, Prof. Nachum Ehrlich, Florian Schötz and Illia Korol.
Piano: Yue Zou Master contemporary music 4th semester & soloist exam 3rd semester with Prof. Markus Stange and Prof. Momo Kodama

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major op. 30 No. 1
I. Allegro
II. adagio molto espressivo
III. Allegretto con Variazioni

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor op. 105
I. With passionate expression
II. allegretto
III. lively

approx. 11:00 a.m.
Violin: Yung-Ning Chang Master 2nd semester with Yoerae Kim
Piano: Zhongzhi Sun Bachelor 5th semester with Prof. Roberto Domingos

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor op. 30 No. 2
I. Allegro con brio
II. adagio cantabile
III. scherzo. Allegro
IV. Finale. Allegro

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 100
I. Allegro amabile
II. andante tranquillo - vivace
III. allegretto grazioso

15 minutes break

approx. 12:00 noon
Violin: Jooahn Lee Master 5th semester with Prof. Christian Ostertag
Piano: Eunhye Jung soloist exam piano chamber music 3rd semester with Prof. Roberto Domingos and Prof. Momo Kodama

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major op. 30 No. 3
I. Allegro assai
II. tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
III. allegro vivace

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor op. 105
I. With passionate expression
II. allegretto
III. Lively

approx. 12:40
Violin: Adrian Kratzert Bachelor 10th semester with Prof. Laurent Breuninger
Piano: WooRim Lee Soloist exam 6th semester with Prof. Roberto Domingos

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
from the Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major op. 12 No. 1
I. Allegro con brio

César Franck (1822-1890)
Violin sonata A major
I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. allegro
III. recitativo-fantasia: ben moderato - largamento con fantasia
IV. Allegretto poco mosso

End of the second round around 1.30 pm.

The Dr. Hermann Büttner Piano Competition has been held annually at the Karlsruhe University of Music since 1998. Predominantly piano solo was on the program. In some years, other genres were also performed, such as a compulsory program with piano and two strings, piano and oboe, piano with voice, piano duo or piano concertos. In 2012, a competition (piano solo) was held only for preschoolers in two age groups. Chamber music also came to the fore: in recent years there have been competitions for piano and cello, for trio with piano and for piano quartet. This year, for the first time, a competition for piano and violin will be held. Scholarships, main prizes and special prizes awarded to the winners are intended to further the education of students at the Karlsruhe University of Music.

Originally, the Karlsruhe lawyer Dr. Hermann Büttner organized this competition on his own initiative. In order to sustain this valuable support, Dr. Hermann Büttner and his wife Edith Adler-Büttner established the Adler Büttner Foundation in 2016. Its goal is to promote musical education, including professional preparation for all students and preschoolers at the Karlsruhe University of Music. This is to be done through competitions and advanced training events, but also through special support of selected projects of the university. The foundation focuses on, but does not exclusively pursue, the subject of piano. It has now been running the piano competition since 2017.