Calvin Abdiel

INDONESIA
January 23, 2001

Indonesian/Australian pianist Calvin Abdiel completed his Bachelor of Music (Performance) with First Class Honours at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Natalia Ricci and is currently pursuing his Master of Arts with Professor Eldar Nebolsin at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. He won 3rd prize at the 2021 Sydney International Piano Competition and 3rd prize at the 27th Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize in Italy. Calvin Abdiel has performed with the St. Petersburg State Academic Capella Symphony, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the G20 Orchestra and the Orchestra ICO Suoni del Sud, working with conductors including Gerard Schwarz, Roger Benedict, Richard Davis and Benedetto Montebello. His live performances in Australia have been recorded by ABC Classic FM and 2MBS Fine Music FM, and his debut CD was released by Decca Australia in June 2024.

First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV 849, WTC I
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in C major Hob. XVI/48
Franz Liszt Transcendental Étude in D minor S. 139 No. 4, Mazeppa
Claude Debussy Étude L. 136 No. 5, Pour les octaves

Second round
Diana Rotaru Bulz for Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major Op. 101
Béla Bartók Piano Sonata Sz. 80

Semifinal
George Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores
Robert Schumann Symphonic Etudes Op. 13 (with posthumous variations)

Final
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54

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