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ROBERT CASSELS

 

Robby Cassels is a British pianist born on 15 May 2009. He is currently studying at the Yehudi Menuhin School with Professor Anahit Tschausian. He began playing the piano at the age of eight and has established himself as an accomplished soloist and collaborative musician. His recent performances include Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Chorleywood Orchestra, Schumann’s Dichterliebe with Mark Padmore, and Fauré’s Dolly Suite with Kathryn Stott in The Menuhin Hall. He has participated in masterclasses with leading international pianists and pedagogues, including Kathryn Stott, Robert Levin, Peter Nagy, and Denis Kozhukin, and attended the Budapest Festival Academy in July 2026. His awards include First Prize at the Rickmansworth Young Musician of the Year and First Prize at the Two Moors Young Musician of the Year.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109

Claude Debussy (1862–1918): L’isle joyeuse, L. 106

Second round

Franz Liszt (1811–1886): Années de pèlerinage, première année, Suisse, S. 160: No. 7, “Après une lecture de Dante, fantasia quasi sonata”

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Jeux d’eau, M. 30

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 10 in B Minor, No. 11 in B Major, and No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Études-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 5 in E-Flat Minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Études-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 9 in D Major

Semifinal

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44

César Franck (1822–1890): Prélude, choral et fugue, M. 21

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55

Final with Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58