GIPC: Winner Firoze Madon & István Székely

This classical concert afternoon (starting 13:00) features GIPC winner Firoze Madon and internationally renowned concert pianist István I. Székely, alongside young local talent.

Programme

Young local talent opens the concert, followed by Firoze Madon performing:
- Silvestrov - Bagatelle, Op.1 No.3
- Haydn - Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI:32 (Allegro moderato / Menuet / Finale: Presto)
- Brahms - Zwei Rhapsodies, Op.79
- Scriabin - Deux Poèmes, Op.32 and Vers la flamme, Op.72

After the interval, young local talent performs again, followed by István I. Székely closing with:
- F. Liszt - Sonata B minor

The Pianists

Firoze Madon is regarded as one of the most promising young British pianists of his generation. He studies at the Royal College of Music in London under Dmitri Alexeev and has performed in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and Southbank Centre. Following his finalist place at BBC Young Musician 2022, he has won multiple international awards, including the Globe International Piano Competition 2026.

István I. Székely is a Hungarian concert pianist and teacher. He is professor at the Conservatorio Superior Katarina Gurska in Madrid and artistic director of the Franz Liszt Center in Spain. As a soloist he has performed throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia, and has given masterclasses worldwide - including several times at Heuvellaan Hilversum.