THIERRY GOLDWASER

AGE 46  I  PLOEREN, FRANCE  I  FRANCE
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Thierry Goldwaser never gave up on music. After studying piano for seven years, he took a break while completing his engineering degree—but during that time, he played the electric guitar in a rhythm and blues band. He returned to the piano soon after graduation, becoming an active amateur performer while working as a software designer. He won the Concours des Grands Amateurs de Piano in Paris in 2005, which afforded him fulfillment of a childhood dream: playing Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with an orchestra. Since that time, he’s made the finals at amateur competitions in Berlin and Warsaw; has performed in France, China, and South Africa; and has been active in Les Amateurs Virtuoses since 2008, now also serving as its webmaster. Thierry is also a father of four who enjoys cooking, swimming, and cycling.

Repertoire

Preliminary Round

RACHMANINOV Prelude in G-sharp Minor, op. 32, no. 12
RACHMANINOV Prelude in D Major, op. 23, no. 4
RACHMANINOV Étude-tableau in E-flat Minor, op. 39, no. 5

Semifinal Round 

GERSHWIN Three Preludes
BRAHMS Intermezzo in A Major, op. 118, no. 2
CHOPIN Fantaisie in F Minor, op. 49

Final Round 

SAINT-SAËNS Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 22 (III)