Valkenburcht, Max

Netherlands

Participated in 2024

Group B

Born on 2004-07-14, Beverwijk (Netherlands).
Started to play piano at the age of 9 with Prof. Berteke Keijzer.

Since 2015 till 2023 has studied at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague with Prof. Marlies van Gent.

Since 2022 till 2023 has studied at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague with Prof. Denys Proshayev.

Since 2023 till Now has studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Prof. Frank Peters.

Attended masterclasses of Boris Petrushansky.

Attended masterclasses of Tatiana Zelikman.

Received 1st Prize of Maassluis Young Talent Competition, 2017.

Received Young Master Award of Classic Young Masters, 2019.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major WK I, BWV 866

— F. Chopin – Etude in G flat Major op. 10 no. 5

— J. Haydn – Sonata in C Major Hob.XVI/50, 1st mov.

— S. Prokofiev – Sonata no. 7 in B flat Major op. 87, 1st mov.

Second round

— J. Haydn – Sonata in C Major Hob.XVI/50

— R. Schumann – Sonata no. 2 in g minor op. 22

— N. Kapustin – Etude op. 40 no. 1

Third round

— The first movement of L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 performed with Phion, Orchestra of Gelderland & Overijssel