UPCOMING EDITION
February 21 - February 27 2026
@ Muziekcentrum Enschede
Enschede, The Netherlands

Mandler, Clara Margarethe

Germany
Participated in 2026
Group B
Biography
Born on 2006-02-27, Göppingen (Germany).
Started to play piano at the age of 4 with Prof. Friederike Mandler.
Since 2021 till now has studied at the privat with Prof. Prof. Grigory Gruzman.
Since 2023 till 2025 has studied at the Conservatoire Ville de Luxembourg with Prof. Prof. Yannik Van de Velde.

Since 2025 till now has studied at the Musikhochschule Lübeck with Prof. Prof. Florian Uhlig.

Attended masterclasses of  Prof. Milana Chernyavska.

Attended masterclasses of  Prof. Eldar Nebolsin.

Competitions
Received 3. Prize of International Piano Competition for Young Pianists Kronberg, 2023.
Received 2. Prize of Concertino Praga (Chamber Music), 2023.
Received 2. Prize of Santa Cecilia Junior Competition, 2025.
Repertoire
FIRST ROUND
— J. S. Bach – Das Wohltemperiertes Klavier I f-sharp minor
— Sergei Rachmaninoff – Op. 33 Nr. 4 in d-minor
— Ludwig van Beethoven – Op. 90 Nr. 27 in e-minor – 1. movement: “Mit Leidenschaft und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck”
— Alban Berg – Sonata Op. 1
Second round
— Ludwig van Beethoven – Op. 90 Nr. 27 in e-minor
— Franz Liszt – Après une Lecture du Dante – Fantasia quasi Sonata
— Dimitri Schostakowitsch – Prelude and Fuge Op. 87 Nr. 1 c-major
Third round
The third orchestral round was introduced in 2020