Young musical talents from the Gronau music school

Young musical talents from the Gronau Music School
with Marleen Martin-Andrade, Charlotte Kasprowiak and Louisa Kasprowiak
An excerpt from the competition program of “Jugend musiziert”
Piano solo, violin duo and violin/viola – with music by Chopin (Ballade No. 2), Brahms (Hungarian Dance No. 5), Bach, Beethoven and Prokofiev, among others.

As the “Jugend musiziert” competition draws closer, for many young musicians it is no longer just a question of putting the finishing touches to their instrument. It also becomes crucial whether the program “stands up” under concert conditions, with an audience and with the excitement of a real performance. This is exactly why the Gronau Music School invites you to a public preparatory concert on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 3 p.m. in the Georgs Galerie (Merschstraße 21, 48599 Gronau-Epe). The concert will last around 60 minutes.

Scarlet Marleen Martin-Andrade (8), Charlotte Kasprowiak (10) and Louisa Kasprowiak (15) are on stage. Despite their young age, they have been among the most successful participants at the music school for years. They have repeatedly won first prizes in the “Jugend musiziert” competition, scoring top marks in several categories. Over several years, they have also been regularly invited to award ceremonies and prizewinners’ concerts.

The concert in the Georgs Galerie is therefore not a review in the sense of a “best-of”, but a concentrated insight into the current competition program. The program includes works that are both technically and musically demanding. Louisa Kasprowiak sets a romantic focus with Chopin’s “Ballade No. 2” (op. 38), among others. She will also perform selected pieces from Prokofiev’s “Visions fugitives”. Charlotte Kasprowiak combines Bach (Gavotte and Sarabande, BWV 816) with Chopin’s Waltz in E minor and the Scherzo from Prokofiev’s Second Piano Sonata. Scarlet Marleen Martin-Andrade spans the spectrum from Beethoven (“Sonatine in F major”) to the present day, including Sonny Chua’s “T-Rex Hungry”.

The competition also features chamber music. Scarlet Marleen Martin-Andrade and Charlotte Kasprowiak will perform Brahms’ “Hungarian Dance No. 5” as a violin duo. Movements from Pleyel’s “Grande Duo” and Ricardo Joshua Moretti’s “12 Jewish Songs” are also on the program in a mixed line-up (violin/viola).

The public is very welcome. Admission is free, donations are welcome.