Piano Debut II - Robert Neumann, Dongping Wang, Roman Borisov

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sonata in G major Hob. XVI:6
Roman Borisov - piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Sonata in C-sharp minor op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
Robert Neumann - piano
Max Reger (1873-1916): from "Sieben Charakterstücke op. 32": Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Dongping Wang - piano

The lunchtime concert opens with Haydn's expressive Sonata in G major Hob. XVI:6 - an early work - performed by young Russian pianist Roman Borisov. In 2022 he became the youngest winner of the Kissinger KlavierOlymp. He currently studies with Eldar Nebolsin at the Hochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin.

Robert Neumann from Tübingen follows with Beethoven's celebrated "Moonlight" Sonata. In 2025 he won both the Deutschen Musikwettbewerb and the Internationalen Deutschen Pianistenpreis.

The programme closes with Chinese pianist Dongping Wang, who presents Ravel's arrangement of a Haydn minuet alongside three piano pieces by Max Reger. Wang recently took first prize at the Lions Club of Lower Saxony competition in Hanover, where he is currently studying.