mdw great talent award 2021 - Johanna Bilgeri
CD recording with the winner of the mdw great talent award 2021 powered by Christian Zeller.
Recorded in August and October 2022 at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Programme
Marcel Bitsch (1921–2011)
Concertino for Bassoon and Piano
Johanna Bilgeri (Bassoon), Gabriel Meloni (Piano)
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Sonata in e minor TWV 41:e5 for Bassoon and Basso continuo
- 1. Cantabile
- 2. Allegro
- 3. Rezitativo – Arioso
- 4. Vivace
Johanna Bilgeri (Bassoon), Sonja Leipold (Harpsichord)
Gernot Wolfang (*1957)
Three short stories for Clarinet and Bassoon
- 1. Uncle Bebop
- 2. Rays of Light
- 3. Latin Dance
Johanna Bilgeri (Bassoon), Paul Moosbrugger (Clarinet)
Hans Erich Apostel (1901–1972)
Sonatine op. 19/3 for unaccompanied bassoon
- 1. Allegro molto ritmico
- 2. Molto Lento
- 3. Allegro molto
Johanna Bilgeri (Bassoon)
François Devienne (1759–1803)
Sonate g-moll op. 24/5 for Basoon and Basso continuo
- 1. Allegro con espressione
- 2. Adagio
- 3. Rondeau (Allegro)
Johanna Bilgeri (Bassoon), Sonja Leipold (Harpsichord)
Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013)
Sarabande et Cortège for Bassoon and Piano
Johanna Bilgeri (Bassoon), Gabriel Meloni (Piano)
Participants
Johanna Bilgeri (Bassoon)
Sonja Leipold (Harpsichord)
Gabriel Meloni (Piano)
Paul Moosbrugger (Clarinet)
Recording director and audio engineer: Benedikt Roß
Johanna Bilgeri
Johanna Bilgeri, born in Hittisau, Vorarlberg, in 2001, has studied with Richard Galler at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 2019. In 2021, she won a first prize at the International Anton Rubinstein Competition for Woodwinds. In February 2022, she was awarded a scholarship by the Yamaha Music Europe Foundation (YMEF). The young musician has attended masterclasses given by Dag Jensen, Simon Van Holen, and Sophie Dervaux, and has gained orchestra experience performing with groups such as the Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein and the Vienna Symphony. In May 2022, she became a permanent member of the Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg. She makes concert appearances with her Trio Mélange in Austria and abroad, including performances at the 2019 Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival. Bilgeri has appeared as a soloist with the symphony orchestra of the Vorarlberg Landeskonservatorium, in the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation’s Talente im Funkhaus, and in Sterne von Morgen. In 2020/ 21, she received a scholarship from the Anny Felbermayer-Fonds for the promotion of talented mdw students. As a winner of the Vienna Symphony’s WSY-Talent competition, she made her debut with that orchestra in June 2021 at Wiener Konzerthaus under the direction of Andrés Orozco-Estrada. The bassoonist won the 2021 mdw great talent award.
mdw great talent award
The mdw great talent award, established by Christian Zeller, was first awarded in autumn 2020 and in keeping with its motto “We offer support today to the stars of tomorrow” is devoted exclusively to students at the mdw in the areas of keyboard instruments, bowed and other stringed instruments, wind and percussion instruments, chamber music and special ensembles, voice and music theatre, and popular music. Performing experience and professionalism are fundamental requirements. The founder and benefactor Christian Zeller emphasises the importance of excellence and sustainability, which are the focal points of the activities of the Christian Zeller Privatstiftung, particularly for arts and culture: “When one thinks of excellence in the area of culture, one can’t help but think of Austria—and the mdw plays a crucial role in this regard.”
More Information
Press release about the mdw great talent award 2020 (in German).
Video recording of the final of the mdw great talent award 2021 in the mdwMediathek.
