2025 Leipzig Bach First Prize Winner: Jan Čmejla

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Bach winner plays Bach! At just 21, Jan Čmejla has already stunned the world with an impressive list of accolades, including winning the 2025 Leipzig Bach Competition, where he became the first Czech pianist to take the top honour in the competition‘s 75-year history. Praised by Gramophone as “one to watch… making waves on both sides of the Atlantic“, Jan will bring to Hong Kong works by J.S. Bach, the composer at the heart of his recent triumph, in a carefully curated programme. Expect an unforgettable performance filled with intensity, elegance, and youthful energy!

HKU MUSE is proud to be the only stage presenting four laureates from this year’s major international piano competitions in one season! Discover the full series: Piano Laureates in Concert

Programme

J.S. BACH Partita in D major, BWV 828
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in A minor, Op. 87, No. 2
ADAM SKOUMAL The Jongleur
J.S. BACH (arr. FEINBERG) Largo from Organ Sonata No. 5 in C major, BMW 529
BRAHMS Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24