Tuesday 26 January 2.00 pm
Robert Bascoveanu (piano)
Scriabin: Piano Sonata no 2 in G sharp minor Op 19 (12')
Andante / Presto
Chopin: Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor Op 39 (7')
Étude in C Op 10 no 1 (3')
Étude in A minor Op 25 no 11 (4')
Brahms: Intermezzo in B flat minor Op 117 no 2 (5')
Intermezzo in A major Op 118 no 2 (6')
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz no 1 S 514 (11')
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Robert Bascoveanu is a Romanian concert pianist based in London, currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music on a full scholarship. His artistic profile is distinguished by expressive depth, interpretative maturity and a profound commitment to musical performance. As described by his professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Florian Mitrea, Robert's pianism is “vibrant, intelligent, and deeply artistically grounded”. Mitrea particularly highlights his “impeccable virtuosity”, interpretative maturity and profound seriousness as a performer. Following Robert's entrance examination at the Royal Academy of Music, his performance was described by internationally renowned professors as “already worthy of the world's greatest concert stages”. Born in 2007 in Craiova, Romania, Robert grew up in a family of musicians and demonstrated exceptional musical aptitude and absolute pitch from an early age. He began his piano studies with Liviu Pirvu, subsequently continuing his artistic development with the distinguished Romanian pianists Boldizsar Csiky Jr. and Maestro Mihai Ungureanu. At sixteen, he made his orchestral debut with the Oltenia Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Craiova, performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 under the baton of Maestro Gheorghe Costin. Since then, he has appeared as a soloist with orchestras throughout Romania and performed in numerous recitals. In 2025, he was awarded a full scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, having ranked among the leading candidates in an exceptionally competitive international selection process involving more than 300 pianists, and continues his studies under Florian Mitrea. Robert has received more than fifty prizes and distinctions at national and international competitions across Europe and the United States. His achievements include First Prize at the 2026 Carl Filtsch International Piano Competition, competing against pianists up to the age of 33, and First Prize at the 2024 Marosvasarhely International Piano Competition. He also received the Prize for the Highest-Ranking Romanian Pianist at the Dinu Lipatti International Piano Competition. Robert continues to pursue an international career as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.
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