X international m. k. čiurlionis piano and organ competition
is planned for September 2027, Vilnius

Participant data

Benjamin Goodman (1990) was born in Oxford, England. The pianist studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, in the class of professor Eitan Globerzon. He finished his studies with honors. He won the first prizes at the Academy’s Piano Solo Competition (2015) and the Piano Concerto Competition (2013). In 2017 Benjamin received the Steinway Award. The pianist has participated in masterclasses led by Lydia Artymiw, François Dumont, Eteri Andjaparidze, Dmitri Bashkirov, Arie Vardi, Malcolm Bilson, Emanuel Ax, Murray Perahia, Joseph Kalichstein, Matti Raekallio, Claudio Martinez-Mehner, Emanuel Krasovsky, Hung-Kuan Chen, Gabriel Chodos, Ilana Vered, and Joan Havill. Benjamin produced, presented and performed in a unique concert of Israeli Artists in Carnegie’s "Weill" Recital Hall (2016) and made his debut as a soloist there in 2017.

I ROUND

1. Johann Sebastian Bach | English Suite No. 2 · A minor · BWV 807
2. Sergei Prokofiev | Piano Sonata No. 8 · B flat major · Op. 84
3. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Meadows of Homeland" · Op. 31
   • "The Lilies of the Valley are in Bloom"

II ROUND

1. Stasys Vainiūnas | Ballad · D minor · Op. 30
2. Claude Debussy | "Estampes"
   • III. "Jardins sous la pluie" (Gardens under the rain)
   • II. "La soirée dans Grenade" (The evening in Grenada)
   • I. "Pagodes"
3. Franz Liszt | "Mephisto Waltz" No.1 · A major · S. 514

III ROUND

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 20 · D minor · K. 466