Lunchtime Recital - Herman Med Cerisha (piano)

Programme

L. V. Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C major op.53 “Waldstein” F. Chopin - Scherzo no.3 in C sharp minor, op.39 R. Schumann - 4 Klavierstücke op.32 S. Prokofiev - Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83

Biographies

Herman Med Cerisha, a 21-year-old pianist from Putignano, Italy, began studying

piano at age 6. At 8, he was accepted into the top piano class at the George Enescu

National College of Music in Bucharest after achieving full marks in the entrance

exam. There, he trained under Elisa Barzescu, receiving a strong foundation rooted

in the Eastern European musical tradition.

In 2020, Herman won a scholarship to study at The Purcell School and, in 2021, was

named Bechstein Scholar Student of the Year. In 2024, he began his studies at the

Royal Academy of Music under Professor Florian Mitrea, supported by a full

scholarship.

Herman has claimed over 40 international competition titles, including first prizes

in the Chopin Competition for Young musicians, Berman Competition, and

Orbetello Competition. In 2026, Herman won the Beethoven prize at RAM, and was

selected for the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe’s 33rd intercollegiate senior

piano competition final, where he was awarded the 3rd prize.

He has participated in masterclasses with renowned pianists such as Boris

Petrushansky, Dmitri Alexeev, and Noriko Ogawa. He has also worked with Leonid

Margarius and Franco Scala at the Imola Piano Academy. In 2026, Herman was

accepted to take part in the Festival Dei Due Mondi Academy, where he got

intensive professional training from Marc-André Hamelin and Benedetto Lupo, as

well as chamber music coaching from Kim Kashkashian.

He has performed in prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, the Romanian

Athenaeum, Moscow's Svetlanov Concert Hall and at the Kosovo Philharmonic,

playing Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Between 2018 and 2022, he collaborated annually

with the Arad Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania as a soloist. In 2025, Herman

performed Beethoven’s 3rd piano concerto at the Cadogan Hall in London with the

Purcell School Symphony Orchestra.