Carmen Geutjes

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Carmen Geutjes (* 2003 in Neuss ) is a German pianist .

Carmen Geutjes 2018 at the concert

Life

Geutjes got her first piano lessons at the age of five. She lives with her parents in Duisburg-Süd and is a student at the Reinhard and Max Mannesmann Gymnasium . Since she was ten she has been studying piano at the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf in the class of Paolo Giacometti. She has won prizes at piano competitions on a national and international level.

Concert tours have taken her through Germany, China, Lithuania and Spain as well as the Netherlands. She has been performing in concert halls since she was six. a. Mercatorhalle Duisburg, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Robert-Schumann-Saal Düsseldorf, Philharmonie Kaunas -Lithuania, Auditorio Medina Elvira Granada-Spain, Stadthalle Chongqing (China), Philharmonie Essen , Stadthalle Mülheim , Harenberg City-Center Dortmund.

Her repertoire includes works by composers from all musical eras, u. a. also Sergei Prokofiev's Toccata , the “Carmen Variations” by Vladimir Horowitz , the 1st Piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky and Petruschka by Igor Stravinsky .

Awards (selection)

  • 2010: Audience Award International Hohenlimburg Piano Competition
  • 2013: 1st Prize Steinway Piano Competition
  • 2014: 1st prize El Concurso Internacional de Piano María Herrero Spain
  • 2016: “Virtuoso 2016” - Munich piano podium
  • 2017: Audience Award International Piano Competition Rotary Youth Music Award
  • 2018: 1st prize and special prize in the Bitburg piano competition

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carmen Geutjes. In: Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf. Robert Schumann University Düsseldorf, accessed on July 27, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c Carmen Geutjes Concert Goch. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Dennis Bechtel: A 15-year-old exceptional talent from Duisburg on stage. January 18, 2019, accessed January 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Carmen Geutjes - an exceptional young pianist. In: Duisburg Live. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Premiados. In: International Piano Competition María Herrero. Retrieved November 30, 2018 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ "Debut at 11" program. In: Debut at 11 home page. April 17, 2016, accessed October 15, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Hans Wimmers: 13-year-old pianist made a terrific performance. July 25, 2016, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Carmen wins in Bitburg. Retrieved November 30, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Carmen Geutjes: Toccata op. 11 (S. Prokofjew). Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Carmen Geutjes: Petrushka (I. Stravinsky). Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
  11. ↑ International Hohenlimburg Music Competition Official Site - Home. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
  12. ^ Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation. Retrieved November 30, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Prize Winner 2016. Accessed November 30, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Christel Voith: Youthful fire at the piano. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Carmen Geutjes wins prestigious competition. In: District News Bitburg-Prüm. District administration Bitburg-Prüm, May 19, 2018, accessed on November 30, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Geutjes, Carmen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pianist
DATE OF BIRTH 2003
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuss