Mrs. Proot Stephanie Marie

Country of residence Belgium

Biography

Born on 06.03.1987, Gent (Belgium)
Started to play piano at the age of 6 with Prof. Rolande Spanoghe

Since 1996 till 2003 has studied at the MAGO Gent School () with Prof. Rolande Spanoghe
Since 2003 till now has studied at the Royal Flemisch Conservatory of Antwerpen () with Prof. Levente Kende

Competitions:

1st prize winner of the International EPTA Competition in Namen (Belgium), 2005 and 2007

2nd prize winner of the Nueva Acropolis Competition in Madrid (Spain), 2006

1st prize winner of the International Kaufmann Competition in Brussels (Belgium), 2002

Additional info:

Competition repertoire:

First round:

1. J.S. Bach. Prelude & Fugue c sharp minor from WK II
2. F. Chopin. Study op.10 #4 in c sharp minor
3. L. van Beethoven. Sonata op.27 #1 in E flat major 'Quasi una fantasia', 4th mvt.
4. F. Liszt. Rigoletto - Paraphrase

Second round:

1. L. van Beethoven. Sonata op.27 #1 in E flat major
2. F. Liszt. from Etudes d’exécution transcendante nr. 4 Mazzeppa
3. W. Hendrickx. Toccata