VIII International M. K. Ciurlionis Piano Competition

VIII International M. K. Ciurlionis Piano Competition

Anastasija Raspopova, Latvia

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Name of the educational insititution Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Rīga

Anastasija Raspopova (b. 1993) acquired Bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in 2018 and was admitted to the professional Master’s study programme, continuing her education in the class of associated professor Toms Ostrovskis. In 2018–2019 in frames of the Erasmus student mobility programme she developed her performing skills with dr. Hui-Ying Liu-Tawaststjerna at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Anastasija has participated in numerous international competitions and masterclasses in Finland, Luxembourg, France, Serbia and Italy, learning from such teachers as Daniel Blumenthal, H. Tawaststjerna, Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist, and Graham Scott. In 2019 collaborated with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.

I ROUND

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach | WTC Book 1: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor · BWV 853
  2. Franz Liszt | "3 Études de concert" · S. 144
  3. Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 26 ("Les adieux") · E flat major · Op. 81a
    • I Part. ~Adagio - Allegro
  4. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · B minor · VL 182a
  5. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · F sharp major · VL 184

II ROUND

  1. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · A major · VL 335
  2. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · D minor · VL 239
  3. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · G major · VL 338
  4. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · G major · VL 339
  5. Vidmantas Bartulis | "Hanami"
  6. Maurice Ravel | "Miroirs" · M. 43
  7. Alexander Scriabin | Piano Sonata No. 2 ("Sonata-Fantasy") · G sharp minor · Op. 19

III ROUND

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 3 · C minor · Op. 37

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