Darius Preuss

GERMANY
April 22, 2004

Darius Preuss was born in 2004 as the third child of Persian-German parents. He began his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in the Pre-College Cologne with Professor Ute Hasenauer.
Since his early childhood, he has performed in public as a soloist with the Herne Symphony Orchestra, the Jugendorchester Bochum, the Camerata Louis Spohr, the Bergische Symphoniker and the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen.
He has been invited to perform as a soloist in various renowned concert halls in Germany, such as the Kölner Philharmonie, the Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg and many more.
He participated in masterclasses and personal meetings with Patinka Kopec, Arabella Steinbacher and Zakhar Bron, which had a great influence on him.
Darius Preuss plays on a 1739 Camillus Camilli violin, generously loaned by a member of the Stretton Society initiated by Stephan Jansen.

First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Grave and Fugue from Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1003
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major K. 219 (first movement with cadenza)
Niccolò Paganini Caprice in A minor Op. 1 No. 5

Second round
Vlad Maistorovici B.A.C.H., Passacaglia for Solo Violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 30
Francis Poulenc Violin Sonata FP 119

Semifinal
George Enescu Ménétrier from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28
Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor L. 140
George Enescu Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor Op. 6
Franz Waxman Carmen Fantasy

Final
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35

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