David Khrikuli
David Khrikuli was born on the 26th of April, 2001, in Tbilisi, Georgia. He started playing the piano by the age of eight at the Z. Paliasvhili Central Music School for Gifted Children, with his first teacher being D. Tsintsadze. He currently studies at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid, Spain, with Professor G. Eguizarova, who previously taught musicians such as Radu Lupu and Arcadi Volodos. Since September 2022 Khrikuli has been continuing his studies in Madrid with S. Youdenich. He has won many international competitions, both in Georgia and abroad. He has successfully performed in solo recitals and group concerts together with chamber and symphonic orchestras from various countries. Khrikuli has been working with the Georgian State String Quartet for a number of years. He has attended masterclasses with musicians such as A. Vardi, E. Virsaladze, N. Freire, and E. Indjic, among others.
Programme
Round 1:
L. van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
J. Brahms: Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116
F. Liszt/ V. Horowitz: Madžarska rapsodija št. 15 v a-molu, “Rakoczijeva koračnica”
Round 2:
M. Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, for piano, M. 61
F. Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante – Fantasia quasi sonata
S. Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux No.2 in A minor, Op. 39
S. Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 39
S. Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux No. 4 in B minor, Op. 39
S. Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, for piano, Op. 42
Round 3
J. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Awards received
- 3rd prize and special prize for best performance of a work by Schubert, 1st Arthur Rubinstein International Competition for Young Pianists, China, 2016
- 1st prize, Astana Piano Passion, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2014
- 1st prize and a special prize, Aarhus International Piano Competition, Aarhus, Denmark, 2013
- 1st prize, Chopin National Piano Competition, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2013
- 1st prize, “Nutcracker” International Competition, Moscow, Russia, 2013
Participation in competitions
- semi-finalist, Santander International Piano Competition, Santander, Spain, 2022
- semi-finalsit, Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Pianists, Cleveland, United States of America, 2018
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