In a programme of Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, BWV. 848, WTC Book 1, No. 3; Edvard Grieg: Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7, Nikolai Medtner: Fairy Tale Op. 26, No. 3; Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor Op. 23, No. 5, Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2; Chopin: Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4 ‘Torrent’, Etude in F minor Op. 25, No. 2 ‘Bees’, Prelude No. 15 ‘Raindrop’ Op. 28, Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39; Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Op. 75, No. 6 – Montagues and Capulets; Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3, S. 541 in A flat Major ‘Love Dream’; Tchaikovsky/ Pletnev – March from ‘The Nutcracker’ suite No. 1 and Pas de Deux from ‘The Nutcracker’ suite No. 7
In association with Olga & Jules Craen Foundation
Syed Fateen Ahmed, a 16-year-old prodigious Western classical music talent and pianist hailing from Bangalore, India. He is the youngest laureate of The Olga & Jules Craen Foundation (OJCF). Honored with the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Fateen stands out as one of the youngest Indians to achieve a Distinction in the London College of Music Diploma at the age of 12 in 2020; has also attained 3 Diplomas all in Distinction from The London College of Music- Dip. LCM, ALCM, LLCM, with an impressive 95% , under the guidance of well-known Belarusian maestras Natallia K Kapylova and Liudmila Drazhnik.
Fateen’s remarkable International and National achievements include winning first prizes in 14 International piano competitions during Covid time across the globe – Boston, Vienna, London, Greece, Poland, Hong Kong, Spain, UAE, France, Russia, and 3 consecutive years winner at the International Festival Contest “Music of the World” at Israel. Notable performances include a tribute to Rani Vijaya Devi of Mysore Wadiyar family, a debut recital at The Little Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai, and a musical tribute for Maharaja Shri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar’s 104th Birth Anniversary. His journey also encompasses a scholarship at Chetham’s International Piano Summer School, Manchester. He also distinguished himself at the John Gomes Memorial Con Brio Competition as well as winning the 5th National Kawai Junior Piano Competition.
