European Parliament Piano Festival 2026  

Mirabelle KAJENJERI, piano

• Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
  • I. Allegretto ma non troppo
  • II. Vivace alla marcia
  • III. Allegretto ma non troppo, con affetto
  • IV. Allegro
• 
  Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
  • I. Allegro assai
  • II.Andante con moto
  • III.Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

Jiaxin MIN, piano

• Johann Sebastian BACH
• French Suite No. 4 in E♭ major, BWV 815

  • I.    Allemande
    II.    Courante
    III.    Sarabande
    IV.    Gavotte
    V.    Air
    VI.    Menuet
    VII.    Gigue

• Johannes BRAHMSPiano Sonata No. 2 in F♯ minor, Op. 2

  • I.    Allegro non troppo, ma energico
    II.    Andante con espressione 
    III.    Scherzo: Allegro – Poco più moderato 
    IV.    Finale: Sostenuto – Allegro non troppo e rubato – Molto sostenuto

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Su Yeon KIM, piano

• Mozart Sonata n. 9 in D Major, KV 311

  • I.    Allegro con spirito
    II.    Andantino con espressione, G major 
    III.    Rondeau (Allegro)

• Mozart Sonata n. 10 in A minor, KV 310

  • I.    Allegro maestoso
    II.    Andante cantabile con espressione, F major
    III.    Presto

Ettore PAGANO, cello
Naoko SONODA, piano

       Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) 
       Sonate in d 
      I.    Prologue 
      II.    Sérénade 
      III.    Finale
  
      Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) 
      Suite italienne 

     I.    Introduzione 
     II.    Serenata 
     III.    Aria 
     IV.    Tarantella 
     V.    Minuetto 
     VI.    Finale 

Nao MOMITANI, piano

Julie GEBHARD, soprano

• Mark HAYESDeep river (Spiritual/Arrangement)

• Maurice RAVEL (1914)
  Deux mélodies hébraïques

• Kaddish

  L'Enigme Eternelle
• Mark HAYESSteal away to heaven 
  (Spiritual / Arrangement)

• Claude LEDOUX
  Tremblements doux - 
  (Cycle de mélodies sur des textes de Lucien Noullez - 2024)

  - Désaccordé
  - Enterrer
  - Remuer
  - Laisser tomber
  - Dormir
  - Dormir commence par ne pas dormir (piano solo)

• Mark HAYESMy Lord, what a morning
  (Spiritual / Arrangement) 

Julien LIBEER, piano

Lorenzo GATTO, violin

Bruno PHILIPPE, cello

• Maurice RAVELPiano Trio for piano, violin, and cello

• I. Modéré
  II. Pantoum: Assez vif
  III. Passacaille: Très large
  IV. Final: Animé

Jiaxin MIN, piano

Elina BUKSHA, violin

• Arvo Pärt 
  Fratres  

• Lili Boulanger “Nocturne” for violin and piano 
• Johannes Brahms Sonata no.1 G major op.78
  • I.    Vivace ma non troppo
    II.    Adagio
    III.    Allegro molto moderato

ARKO Ensemble I  Arts Council Korea (ARKO) was established in 1973 as South Korea’s first national funding institution for arts and culture. It supports creative projects across all artistic disciplines and strengthens the international presence of Korean artists.

The ARKO Ensemble, initiated by ARKO, was founded in 2024 and consists of young Korean musicians under the age of 34 who are studying abroad or pursuing international careers.

With performances in renowned cultural capitals such as Salzburg, Vienna, Stockholm, Bergen, Ankara, Prague, Berlin, and London, the ensemble has built a strong international artistic profile, demonstrating the creative excellence and bright future of Korean classical music on the world stage.

• Jae-yeon WON, piano
  Hyun-seok YOO, violin
  Gyu-ri PARK, violin
  Ji-eun KIM, viola
  Jun-jae JEONG, cello

•              ARKO Ensemble
•              Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
•              Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

  •          I.    Prelude: Lento 
            II.    Fugue: Adagio 
           III.    Scherzo: Allegretto 
          IV.    Intermezzo: Lento 
          V.    Finale: Allegretto 

Alexander GURNING, piano

Saténik KHOURDOÏAN, violin

Kacper NOWAK, cello

• Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH

  Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8, in C minor

  Piano Trio No 2, Op. 67 in E minor

  • I.  Andante – Moderato
    II. Allegro con brio
    III. Largo
    IV. Allegretto – Adagio

Pierre SOLOT, piano

PROGRAMME TBC

Naudy CARBONE, piano

Names of 2 musicians TBC

PROGRAMME TBC

João XAVIER, piano

Ana HESPANHA, cello

• CLARA SCHUMANN 

  Three Romances, Op. 22

  I. Andante molto
  II. Allegretto
  III. Leidenschaftlich schnell

• ROBERT SCHUMANN 

  Three Romances, Op. 94

  I. Nicht schnell

• JOHANNES BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

  Allegro non troppo
  II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto
  III. Allegro

Sam LUCAS, cello

Dimitri MALIGNAN, piano

String quartet:

Sam LUCAS, cello
Kaja NOWAK, violin
Natalia KOTARBA, violin
Elaine NG, viola

• Pál HERMANN

• Cello Concerto
  (1925, reconstructed by Fabio Conti 2016-17)

  • I. Allegro cantabile
    (Pál Hermann at a young age: Energetic, vibrant and successful)

    II. “Disappearance” Allegro – Lento – Andante
    (Fabio Conti’s retrospective on Hermann’s tragic death,
    with references to war and darkness. The cello solo intones
    Hermann’s resurrection)

    III. Allegro
    (Pál Hermann as an accomplished composer: Enthusiasm and
    hope abound)

    IV. Andante
    (A mystical zone detached from all matter and intentions)

    V. Allegro giocoso
    A celebration of Pál Hermann’s music.

• 
  Pál HERMANN

  • EU CREATION

    String Quartet recently discovered

  • 2nd Quatuor à cordes

    I.    Moderato assai
    II.   Presto
    III.  Lento ma non troppo
    IV.  Allegretto

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Elsa DE LACERDA, violin
Mathieu IDMTAL, piano

• Gwenaël GRISI
  Grândola, vila morena

  Harold NOBEN
  Apesar de você

  Benoît MERNIER
  Strange Fruit

  Fabian FIORINI
  Disapparition

  Margaret HERMANT
  Rainbow

  Claude LEDOUX
  Laph`Ekhona

  Apolline JESUPRET
  De mille murmures

  Karol BEFFA
  Tabula Rasa

  Gwenaël GRISI
  Bella Ciao

  Alexander GURNING
  Indépendance Cha Cha

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Marco MANTOVANI, piano
Emanuele MAMMARELLA, clarinet

• Niels W. GADE
  Ballade op.43 (from Fantasiestücke) 

  Robert SCHUMANN
  Romanzen op.94 

  Carl REINECKE
  Sonata “Undine” op.167 

  I.    Allegro
  II.    Intermezzo. Allegretto vivace
  III.    Andante tranquillo
  IV.    Finale. Allegro molto agitato ed appassionato, quasi Presto.

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN

Stéphane GINSBURG, piano      

             Sonate n° 8 op. 13 en do mineur ("Pathétique")

              I.    Grave - Allegro di molto et con brio
             II.    Adagio cantabile
             III.   Rondo: Allegro

             Sonate n° 32 op. 111 en do mineur

             I.    Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
             II.    Arietta - Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile