NEXT GENERATION

Zeming Wu comes from Lisbon. Despite his young age of 12, he already has a busy concert schedule throughout Europe and Asia. He has performed at numerous international music festivals such as Eifel Musicale, Palaissommer Dresden, Deia Music Festival and has performed with state orchestras. He has been coached by Florian Koltun and the Chinese pianist Xin Wang for 4 years. He made his international breakthrough in 2024 as a prizewinner of the international Chopin Competition for young pianists in Poland. In addition to his musical activities, he is a passionate football and golf player.

Program:

Franz Liszt
Études d’exécution transcendante Nr. 1 – 12

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate Op. 2 Nr. 3

The Laccasax Trio (Laccasax means “Untamed Classical”) meets jazz and klezmer sounds. The three artists have found each other particularly in classical, jazz and contemporary music. But tangos, chansons and original compositions also play a major role. With the Laccasax Trio, three musicians are coming to Rolduc who merge the boundaries of classical, world music and jazz. The Laccasax Trio has existed since 2011. The musicians are graduates of the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music and the Berlin University of the Arts and have won prizes in renowned instrumental competitions.

Timofey Sattarov
Accordion, piano, composition

Andrey Lakisov
Saxophone, guitar, piano

Bernd Gesell
Double bass

Yihao Mao was born in 2000 in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. He began his musical education at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In 2018 he studied at the University of Music and Theater in Munich with Prof. Michael Schäfer. He is currently studying with Xin Wang, the artistic director of the Euregio Piano Award in Germany. He received further musical inspiration from Bernd Goetzke, Rena Shereshevskaya and Antti Siirala. He is the winner of numerous international piano competitions. In October 2024 he won first prize at the 28th International Piano Prize “Stefano Marriza”.

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate Op. 31 No. 2
“Sturm/Storm”

Frederic Chopin
Etüden/Etudes Op. 10
Nr. 7 & 12

Frederic Chopin
Scherzo Op. 20

Franz Liszt
Ungarische Raphsodie/
Hongaarse Rapsodie Nr. 12 S.244

Frederic Chopin
Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1

György Ligeti
Étude Nr. 4, “Fanfares’ Premier livre

Sergej Prokofiev
Sonate Nr. 7 Op. 83

The Chinese pianist Fuge Zhang received his musical training at the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. He continued his studies in China with master classes from leading piano teachers such as Vladimir Ovchinikov, Matti Raekallio, Hongkuan Chen, Pascal Nemirovski and Jan Jiracek von Arnim. Even at a young age he received many awards at international piano competitions. Numerous guest performances in China and Europe as a chamber musician and soloist were celebrated by audiences. He is currently being coached by the Chinese pianist Xin Wang.

After the first part of the concert by Fuge Zhang, Werner Janssen’s poetry collection KOMM’ (in 21 languages) will be presented.

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Klaviersonate Op. 57 “Appassionata’

Alexander Scriabin
Sonate Nr. 4, Op. 30

Franz Liszt
Sonate in h moll S. 178

Break

Book presentation
of the poetry collection KOMM’ (in 21 languages)
with musical interludes
(including Ernest Bloch and Philip Glass)