The concert will feature students from the Nordic Piano Academy 2026.
The Nordic Piano Academy organises an annual master class for young pianists in connection with the Mänttä Music Festival. It brings together talented pianists of school and high school age from all the Nordic countries.
The duration of the concert is approximately 30 minutes.
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata op. 13 in C minor
I Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Arwen Lu, 14 (Finland)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
3 Concert Etudes S.144
III Un Sospiro
Joachim Tian, 15 (Sweden)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Préludes (1er Livre)
X La Cathédrale engloutie
Nelis Vernik, 18 (Estonia)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata op. 31 No. 3 in E flat major
II Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
Esther Scalamonti Marsh, 17 (Sweden)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) / Arcadi Volodos (1972- )
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13
Antti Pimiä, 18 (Finland)
THE NORDIC PIANO ACADEMY PROFESSORS IN 2026
Johan Fröst Kungliga Musikhögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
Ivari Ilja Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn, Estonia
Niklas Pokki Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland