Caterina Grewe
Germany | Age 29
Born in Tokyo, German-Japanese pianist Caterina Grewe is a Steinway Artist who has given recitals at Royal Albert Hall, at Steinway Halls in London and Hamburg, and at venues in Dublin, Barcelona, and Moscow. Her recitals have been broadcast by the BBC, NDR in Hamburg, and Radio France in Paris. She has made concerto appearances with the Classic Philharmonic Orchestra Hamburg, Oldenburg State Orchestra, Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya (Barcelona), and RTE National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland). She was a prize winner at the 2015 Maria Canals International Piano Competition and the 2015 Dublin International Piano Competition. Ms. Grewe was listed as “an artist to watch” by Gramophone after her debut CD (2016), which features Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze and his Sonata No. 3. Ms. Grewe studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal College of Music, where she was awarded the HRH Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Rose Bowl by the Prince of Wales for her achievements. She is completing her Konzertexamen under the tutelage of Alfredo Perl at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold. Ms. Grewe enjoys travel and all forms of art, from painting to fashion, and is a big tennis fan.
COMPETITION REPERTOIRE
Preliminary Recital
HAYDN Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:33
HAMELIN Toccata on “L’homme armé”
SCRIABIN Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp Minor, op. 23
LISZT Trübe Wolken (Nuages gris)
LISZT Transcendental Etude No. 8 “Wilde Jagd”
Quarterfinal Recital
PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, op. 14
SCHUMANN Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, op. 14 (1836)
Semifinal Recital
TAKEMITSU Rain Tree Sketch II
SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6
LISZT Après une lecture de Dante (Fantasia quasi sonata)
Semifinal Concerto
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Final Round Piano Quintet
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44
Final Round Concerto
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43