Najafli, Narmin

Azerbaijan

Participated in 2014

Group B

Born on , Baku (Azerbaijan).
Started to play piano at the age of 4 with Prof. Matanat Aliyeva.

Since 2003 till 2014 has studied at the Music school named after Bulbul with Prof. Adeliya Rahimova.

Since 2014 till now has studied at the Hochschule f??r Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Prof. Bernd Goetzke.

Attended masterclasses of Prof. Muza Rubackyte, Prof. Andrea Bonatta, Prof. Robert McDonald, Prof. Ilja Scheps, Prof. Hamish Milne, Prof.Bernd Goetzke.

Received 1st prize and Special prize for the best performance of a work by Chopin of IX International Chopin Piano Competition in Narva (Estonia), 2012.

Received 1st prize of V Young Pianist of the North International competition in Newcastle (United Kingdom), 2012.

Received 2nd prize of XXI International Chopin Piano Competition in Szafarnia (Poland), 2013.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Das Wohltemperierte Klavier II e minor BWV 879

— F. Chopin – Study c minor op.10 no. 12

— L. van Beethoven – 1st mov. c minor op.13

— S. Rachmaninov – Prelude op. 23 no. 5 in g minor

Second round

— L. van Beethoven – Sonata E-flat major op.31

— F. Chopin – Scherzo no. 2 op.31 in b flat minor

— G. Ligeti – Study no. 5: Arc-En-Ciel

Third round