Anna Han
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Sir András Schiff Performance Porgramme for Young Pianists Studies with Sir András Schiff, funded by the Henle patronage of the Günter Henle Stiftung
American pianist Anna Han is a laureate of many competitions, including the Naumburg Award, the National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Auditions, Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Juilliard Bachauer Competition, New York International Piano Competition, Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition and Salon de Virtuosi Grant.
Born in Arizona, she studied piano privately with Fei Xu for thirteen years before completing her Bachelor´s and Master´s degrees at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Robert McDonald, where she received both the prestigious Kovner Fellowship and the William Schuman Prize. She recently completed her Artist Diploma at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin as a student of Sir András Schiff and Schaghajegh Nostrati.
Recent engagements have included performances at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP) in Nova Scotia, Piano Salon Christophori at Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, National Concert Hall of Taipei and at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying). Since her debut with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra aged 11, where she performed Liszt´s Piano Concerto No 1, she has played eleven different concerti with orchestras. She has also premiered multiple compositions and recorded for the Steinway and Sons label.
An avid chamber musician, she is a returning fellow of Yellow Barn, Kneisel Hall and Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, and has performed with Steven Isserlis, Kim Kashkashian, Itzhak Perlman, Randall Goosby and the Verona Quartet. With support from the 2021 Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award from Concours Musical International de Montréal, she is producing a documentary about the effect that Covid had on a group of classical musicians.
Since 2024, she has been studying on Kronberg Academy's Sir András Schiff Performance Programme for Young Pianists. Her studies are funded by the Henle patronage of the Günter Henle Stiftung.
ANTJE WEITHAAS, DÉNES VÁRJON & FRIENDS II
Participants
- Antje Weithaas violin
- Leonard Fu violin
- Ruslan Talas violin
- Noga Shaham viola
- Sul Yoon cello
- Dénes Várjon piano
- Anna Han piano
- Itai Navon piano
Programme
Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Three romances for violin and piano op. 22
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No. 3 in D minor for violin and piano op. 108
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano quartet E flat major op. 47
Subject to change.
CONCERTI BRILLANTI I
Participants
- Önder Baloglu concertmaster & conductor
- Anna Im violin
- Oliver Herbert cello
- Avery Gagliano piano
- Anna Han piano
- Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Programme
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Piano Concerto no.1 D-minor BWV 1052
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Rondo in A-major for violin and strings D 438
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
Grave – Metamorphoses for violoncello and string orchestra
W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto in E flat-major KV 449
Subject to change.
MARTIN HELMCHEN & FRIENDS II
Participants
- Antje Weithaas violin
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Theo Plath Bassoon
- Nemorino Scheliga Klarinette
- Michail Lifits Piano
- Martin Helmchen Piano
- Anna Han Piano
Programme
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Suite italienne (Arr. Piatigorski for violoncello and piano)
Michail Iwanowitsch Glinka (1804–1857)
Trio Pathétique in D minor
Intermission
Pjotr Iljitsch Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
Symphonic dances, Op. 45
(Arr. for 2 pianos)
Subject to change.
„It Will Have Happened Already“ - Anna Han
Participants
- Anna Han Piano
Programme
Thierry de Mey (1956 – )
Musique de tables
Morton Feldman (1926–1987)
Intermission 2
John Cage (1912–1992)
Solo for Voice 51 (from Song Books, Volume 1)
Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944)
Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, Erster Teil
I. “Den 24. November 1663 Wurde Otto Von Rilke”
II. “Reiten, Reiten, Reiten, Durch Den Tag, Durch Die Nacht”
III. Ruhige Bewegung: “Jemand Erzählt Von Seiner Mutter”
IV. Molto Allegro: “Ein Tag Durch Den Troß”
V. Allegretto Cantabile: “Der Von Langenau Schreibt Einen Brief”
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Anna Han
Aria, from Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Klavierquartett Nr. 3 C-moll Op. 60
Allegro non troppo
Scherzo. Allegro
Andante
Finale. Allegro comodo
Further participants
Hans Christian Aavik, Violin, Table
Avery Gagliano, Table
Itamar Carmeli, Narration
Samuel Rosenthal, Viola
Lionel Martin, Cello
The ticket price for Wednesday concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.
This concert is dedicated to Henle Verlag.
Enjoy five Wednesday concerts at a special price of €96.
Subject to change
STEVEN ISSERLIS, VERONIKA EBERLE & FRIENDS III „Mendelssohn and his pupils”
Participants
- Veronika Eberle violin
- Dénes Várjon Piano
- Steven Isserlis cello
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Anna Han Piano
- Petrit Çeku Gitarre
Programme
Wiliam Sterndale Bennett (1816–1875)
Sonata in A major for piano and violoncello, Op. 32
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)
Terzetto in D major for guitar, violin und violoncello, Op. 66
Short intermission
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Piano trio no. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Subject to change.
Kronberg Academy on Tour - Osaka Wakita Cordia Hall
Participants
- Mihaela Martin violin
- Guido Sant’Anna violin
- Nobuko Imai viola
- Haesue Lee viola
- Minami Yoshida violin
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Arne Zeller cello
- Anna Han Piano
Programme
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quartet in A minor, D 804 “Rosamunde”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
Subject to change
Kronberg Academy on Tour - Suntory Hall Japan
Participants
- Guido Sant’Anna violin
- Minami Yoshida violin
- Mihaela Martin violin
- Nobuko Imai viola
- Haesue Lee viola
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Arne Zeller cello
- Anna Han Piano
Programme
Paul Schoenfield (1947–2024)
Café Music for Piano Trio
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quintet in C major, D 956
Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908)
Navarra, Op. 33
Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
String Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
subject to change