Beginnings Anna Khomichko, Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra & Mino Marani

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, WoO 4:
• 1 Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, WoO 4: I. Allegro moderato 09:53
• 2 Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, WoO 4: II. Larghetto 08:33
• 3 Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, WoO 4: III. Rondo. Allegretto 07:56
• Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832): Piano Concerto in C Major:
• 4 Clementi: Piano Concerto in C Major: I. Allegro con spirito 09:40
• 5 Clementi: Piano Concerto in C Major: II. Adagio e cantabile, con grande espressione 05:42
• 6 Clementi: Piano Concerto in C Major: III. Presto 06:32
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major, K. 175:
• 7 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major, K. 175: I. Allegro 08:39
• 8 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major, K. 175: II. Andante ma un poco adagio 07:53
• 9 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major, K. 175: III. Rondo. Allegro 04:59
• Total Runtime 01:09:47

Info for Beginnings

Following her celebrated solo debut album, award-winning pianist Anna Khomichko now releases a GENUIN album featuring classical piano concertos. Accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra Heidelberg under the baton of Mino Marani, she not only performs the reconstructed first concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven in E-flat major but also presents early works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Muzio Clementi. With this cleverly curated selection and in brilliant, detailed sound, she offers a compelling overview of the beginnings of classical composers—a rare and gratifying listening experience!

Anna Khomichko, piano
Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg Orchester
Mino Marani, conductor

Anna Khomichko
Anna’s consummate artistry rests on a powerful musical conviction, intelligence, and maturity. She creates an astonishingly delicate sound with her crystal-clear touch and mindful interpretations. Her fascinating personality and charisma – not only proven by her stage performances, but also during her live moderations – immediately mesmerises any sort of audience.

Communicating with a young generation in the language they understand best – Anna Khomichko is on a mission to constantly provide high-quality content for her fast-growing blogs about classical music on YouTube and Instagram. She creates a role model of a young female leading musician and aspires to inspire thousands of teenagers, and in fact, people of any age, background, or profession.

Anna Khomichko was invited to important festivals such as Karlsruher Meisterkonzerte, Mainzer Musiksommer, Interlaken Classics Music Festival, Nordlysfestivalen, Kulturfestival Chemnitz, International Piano Festival in Hainfeld and Meisterpianisten Zittau. She has performed in such concert halls as Karlsruher Konzerthaus, Gasteig München, ART CITY Hamamatsu in Japan, Palau Güell in Barcelona, ZK Matthews Great Hall in South Africa, Halls of the Moscow and Saint Petersburg Philharmonias, halls of the German radio stations SWR and BR and many others. This season she is debuting in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Sweden.

In 2023 Anna Khomichko is going on a tournee with the Münchner Kammerphilharmonie dacapo where she will also debut in Herkulessaal Munich. She is also invited to perform with the Freie Symphonie Tübingen. In the previous seasons Anna was seen performing with the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, Collegium Musicum in Nuremberg, the Bryansk Philharmonic Orchestra, the Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music.

Anna Khomichko is a winner of 15 international competitions and has been granted scholarships by the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, the DOMS Foundation, the Anna Ruths Foundation and the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Anna Khomichko comes from a Belarusian-Ukrainian family and grew up in the north of Russia. She started to play the piano at the age of four. She graduated from the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow, the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne.

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