Viviana-Zarah Baudis (1999, Germany) is an internationally acclaimed pianist with a promising career. She played her first piano concert at the age of five and has since won numerous first prizes at national and international competitions. At 13, she was chosen by Lang Lang to perform alongside the world’s best young artists at his 30th birthday concert at Berlin’s O2 Arena. Viviana-Zarah made her orchestral debut with the Munich Radio Orchestra and has since performed with prestigious ensembles such as the SUK Symphony Orchestra Prague, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Her solo debut in the Goldener Saal of Vienna’s Musikverein was a standout moment in a career that also includes performing in iconic venues like Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. She has collaborated with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Igudesman & Joo, Gabriel Prokofiev, and Arabella Steinbacher. A full scholarship graduate of the Yehudi Menuhin School, she currently pursues an Artist Diploma at OAcademy and a Master’s degree at the Cleveland Institute, both under the guidance of Gabriela Montero.

Repertoire:

Quarter Finals
S. Prokofieff – Sarcasms, Op. 17
J. Haydn – Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI: 34
F. Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31

Semi Finals
W.A. Mozart – Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
R. Schumann – Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
B. Bartók – Sonata, Sz. 80

Finals
J.P. de Graaff – Lock, Stock, and Barrel
L. van Beethoven – Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15