Hölscher, Kolja

Germany

Participated in 2026

Group B

Born on 2008-11-14, Stuttgart (Germany).
Started to play piano at the age of 5 with Prof. Julia Goldstein.

Since 2021 till 2022 has studied at the private lessons with Prof. Prof. Florian Hölscher.

Since 2022 till now has studied at the HfMDK Frankfurt a. M. with Prof. Prof. Florian Hölscher.

Attended masterclasses of Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

Received 2nd prize of Concours international de piano Ile de France, 2023.

Received 1st prize (absolute 1st prize) of XVII International Competition “Giovani Musicisti – Citta di Treviso”, 2025.

Received several 1st prizes and special prizes (solo and chamber music) of German national competition “Jugend musiziert”, 2023-25.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Das Wohltemperiertes Klavier II E-flat-major

— Franz Liszt – from “Études d’éxécution transcendentales”: No. 5 “Feux Follets”

— Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata no. 21 op. 53 “Waldstein”: 1. Allegro con brio

— Sergej Rachmaninow – Sonata no. 2 op. 36 b-flat minor (1913 version): 3. Non Allegro – Allegro molto

Second round

— Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata no. 21 op. 53 “Waldstein”

— Johannes Brahms – Sonata no. 1 op. 1 C major: 1. Allegro

— György Ligeti – Etude no. 2 “Cordes à vide”

Third round

The third orchestral round was introduced in 2020