8 June: BELA HARTMANN at The Red Hedgehog

SCHUBERT
Impromptu in F minor
D 935 No 1

BACH
3 Preludes and Fugues from
the Well Tempered Clavier

CHOPIN
Ballade No 4 in F minor
Op 52

~ I N T E R V A L ~

SCHUBERT
Sonata in B Flat
D 960

Since becoming a Leeds semi-finalist in 2000, Béla Hartmann has enjoyed a wide ranging career, performing in venues from New York (Carnegie Hall) and London (Wigmore Hall) to venues across the UK and Europe.

His London series of the Complete Piano Sonatas of Schubert at Steinway Hall culminated in the release of his highly praised debut CD of Schubert Piano Works (Meridian).

His most recent CD features the early Piano Concerto in A Minor by Mendelssohn, recorded with the Keld Ensemble.

Hartmann is also a keen musical essayist and has published articles and reviews on a wide range of music-related topics.

Béla Hartmann studied with Vadim Suchanov and Nicolas Economou in Munich, John Bingham at Trinity College of Music, London, and with Elisso Virssaladse in Munich.

As a teacher Hartmann has worked with pupils of all ages and levels from beginners to post graduate music college students. His pupils have enjoyed successes at concerts, competitions and auditions, have performed piano concertos, gained diploma qualifications and gone on to pursue professional careers. He has adjudicated in competitions and given masterclasses as well as lecture recitals.

Hartmann recently began composing, writing a variety of pieces for aspiring pianists. He is particularly interested in chamber music collaborations between early and intermediate pupils. His own concert pieces often take their inspiration from vocal works by Brahms and other late romantic composers, and the poetry of Rilke.