The album includes a first-time recording of works by Edino Krieger and York Höller.
Performer Biography
This album is Fabio Martino's first CD, featuring works by Johannes Brahms, Edino Krieger, Robert Schumann, and York Höller.
Composition History
York Höller's Piano Sonata No. 3 was a commissioned work, presented to Fabio Martino as the first prize winner of a piano competition.
Performer Biography
Fabio Martino won the 2011 'Ton und Erklärung' piano competition, which included the production of this solo CD and the premiere of a commissioned work by York Höller.
Cultural Impact
The Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft (Cultural Committee of German Business) is Germany's oldest institution for corporate arts support, funding artists since 1951.
Performer Biography
Fabio Martino, born in São Paulo, Brazil, began piano lessons at age five and later studied at the Academy of Music in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Compositional Technique
The music competition of the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft, which Fabio Martino won, requires participants to perform and also explain their chosen works or interpretations.
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