September 20, 2010

The pianist Catherine Gordeladze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, and now lives in Germany. She has earned critical acclaim as a recitalist, orchestral soloist and chamber musician. Her recent debut at the Landestheater Coburg, where she performed Schumann's Piano concerto in a minor under the baton of Nicolás Pasquet, earned her praise from The Coburger Tagesblatt: “Technically she was superior at all times, thoroughly enjoying the beauty of the piano part…” Her performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was also highly praised by The Frankfurter Rundschau.

Ms. Gordeladze started playing piano at the age of 6 and made her debut with a symphony orchestra at the age of 11 playing Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with the Georgia Philharmonic. She studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatory with Professor Nodar Gabunia. She continued her studies in Germany, where she attended several music institutions. She worked with Vladimer Krainev, Paul Badura-Skoda, Rudolf Kehrer, but was especially influenced by Alexis Weissenberg. Ms. Gordeladze won several top prizes in international competitions, among them the 3rd prize at the VI European Chopin Piano Competition in Darmstadt, and the 1st prize in the IV International Music festival in Dietzenbach (Germany).

Ms. Gordeladze’s latest project is Haydn’s sonatas. We’ll hear three of those: in D Major (Hob. XVI:37), in A-flat Major (Hob XVI: 46), and probably the most popular of Haydn’s sonatas, in E-flat Major, Hob XVI: 52. To listen, click here.

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