Lunchtime Concert -Gabriele Sutkute, piano

Programme

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19

I. Andante

II.Presto

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) : Piano Sonata “1. X. 1905” ("From the Street")

I. The Presentiment (Předtucha) - Con moto

II. The Death (Smrt) - Adagio

Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt (1797-1828 / 1811-1886): “Litanei Auf das Fest Aller Seelen” (“Litany for the Feast of All Souls”), D.343

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Etudes- Tableaux Op. 39

No. 1 in C minor - Allegro agitato

No. 5 in E-flat minor - Appassionato

No. 8 in D minor - Allegro moderato

No. 9 in D major - Tempo di marcia

Biography

Lithuanian pianist Gabrielė Sutkutė has been praised for her “acute musical intuition, impeccable sense of style and genuine charisma”. She has performed in prestigious venues throughout Europe, including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Steinway Hall UK, the Musikhuset Aarhus, and Lithuanian National Philharmonic.

In addition to being a soloist, Gabrielė frequently performs with chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras. This year, she performed Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the Grammy-nominated Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Markus Huber. In 2023, Gabrielė performed this Concerto with the YMSO at the Cadogan Hall, conducted by James Blair. She was also invited to play with the renowned Kaunas String Quartet in Lithuania twice.

Gabrielė is a winner of twenty international piano competitions where she also received numerous special awards. She was awarded the 1st Prize at the Chappell Medal Piano Competition 2023 and won the 2nd Prize and the Audience Prize at the Birmingham International Piano Competition 2022. She was also the recipient of the prestigious Mills Williams Junior Fellowship 2022/23 and is currently an artist at Talent Unlimited. For her musical achievements, Gabrielė received Lithuanian Republic Presidents’ certificates of appreciation six times.

From 2016-22, Gabrielė had been studying with Professor Christopher Elton and received her Bachelor of Music Degree (First Class Honours) and Master of Arts Degree with Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music. In 2023, she graduated from the Artist Diploma course at the Royal College of Music, where she had been studying with Professors Vanessa Latarche and Sofya Gulyak.

This year, Gabrielė started her Artist Diploma studies with Gabriela Montero at the OAcademy.

Entry

Not ticketed. Free Entry. Retiring collection - suggested donation £5