Lunchtime Recital - Gabriele Sutkute, piano

Programme:

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI 32:

I. Allegro moderato

II. Menuet-Trio

III. Finale. Presto

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) - Variations in B-flat minor, Op. 3

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

No. 1 in C minor (Allegro agitato)

No. 8 in D minor (Allegro moderato)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - La valse, M. 72

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, Bridgewater 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. Last 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-one international piano competitions, where she also received numerous special awards. Most recently, she was awarded 1st Prize at the 74th Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition, and was also selected as an artist for the Kirckman Concert Society. In 2023, Gabrielė received 1st Prize at the Chappell Medal Piano Competition, and in 2022 she won the 2nd Prize and the Audience Prize at the Birmingham International Piano Competition. She was also the recipient of the prestigious Mills Williams Junior Fellowship 2022/23. 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 has been selected as 1 of 8 fellows for the Gabriela Montero Piano Lab (Artist Diploma) course at the OAcademy.

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