Gregory Martin
American-born pianist Gregory Martin’s life in music has been filled with performance opportunities throughout the globe.
His primary pedagogical studies were as a young pianist in Moscow, Russia. This opportunity served to ignite his passion for Russian, German, and Polish music and offered him the opportunity to perform internationally from a young age.
From the age of 7, Gregory studied with Dr. Tatiana Vetrinskaya at the New Mexico School of Music. While in Russia, Gregory studied with Mikhail Voskresensky, Irina Plotnikova, and Andrei Diev. Currently, he studies under Robert Roux at Rice University in Houston, TX. Gregory is a prize winner of many competitions around the globe including Grand prize in the Jackie McGehee concerto competition. Examples of a few of his performances with symphony orchestras include the likes of the, Fort Worth, New Mexico, and the Moscow City Symphony orchestras. Gregory’s main goal is to bring peace, to unite, and inspire people world-wide through his music performances.
Virtual First Round
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in d minor, Op. 23, No. 3
Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D Major, Op. 39, No. 9
Szymanowski: Etude in G-flat Major, Op. 4, No. 2
Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio ma non troppo—Allegro ma non troppo
Ligeti: Étude No. 13: “L’escalier du diable”
In-Person Second Round
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Ravel: Selections from Miroirs
Noctuelles
Oiseaux tristes
Une barque sur l’ocean
Alborada del gracioso
Carl Vine: Resolve
Semifinal Round – Chamber Music
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
I. Allegro amabile
II. Andante tranquillo—Vivace—Andante—Vivace di più—Andante—Vivace
III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
Final Round
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat minor, Op. 23
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso—Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino semplice—Prestissimo—Tempo I
III. Allegro con fuoco—Molto meno mosso—Allegro vivo
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
Chopin: Études Op. 25: No. 1 in A-flat Major, “Aeolian Harp”; No. 4 in a minor, “Paganini”
Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C Major, “Waldstein,” Op. 53
I. Allegro con brio
II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato—Prestissimo
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in g minor, Op. 23, No. 5
In-Person Second Round
Carl Vine: Resolve
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Promenade
I. The Gnome
Promenade (Second)
II. The Old Castle
Promenade (Third)
III. Tuileries (Children’s Quarrel After Games)
IV. Cattle
Promenade (Fourth)
V. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks
VI. “Samuel” Goldenberg and “Schmuÿle”
Promenade (Fifth)
VII. Limoges. The Market (The Great News)
VIII. Catacombs (Roman Tombs)—With the Dead in a Dead Language
IX. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)
X. The Bogatyr Gates (The Great Gate of Kiev)
Tchaikovsky-Pletnev: Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71a
I. March
II. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
III. Tarantella
IV. Intermezzo
V. Trepak
VI. Chinese Dance
VII. Pas de Deux
Semifinal Round – Chamber Music
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
IV. Presto agitato
Final Round
Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 16
I. Andantino—Allegretto
II. Scherzo: Vivace
III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso
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