C. Bechstein Klavierabend
Konzerthaus Berlin, Kleiner Saal (Berlin)
The Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation, founded in 1964, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Since its inception, the foundation has been dedicated to promoting young talent in music and composition. It supports talented musicians with scholarships, prizes and concert appearances that offer them valuable stage experience. The foundation is actively committed to musical education and the development of artistic talent. Former scholarship holders Anna Vinnitskaya and Alexey Stadler will perform at the ceremony. The evening will be accompanied by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. In addition, the RITTER Prize will be awarded to the young conductor Aurel Dawidiuk.
23-year-old Aurel Dawidiuk is a genuine multi-talent: an organist, a pianist and a conductor. He’s been awarded a variety of musical prizes and in 2022 won the German Music Competition in the organ category. For his debut at the Berlin Philharmonie he has invited musical friends from the Karajan Academy. The highlight of their programme will be a performance of Paul Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 7, whose festive radiance and grandiose finale make it one of the composer’s most brilliant works.