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Sophie Pacini

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Sophie Pacini was born on December 12, 1991, in Munich to a German mother and Italian father. A child prodigy who debuted at age 8, she trained from age 10 at the Mozarteum University Salzburg’s Institute for Highly Gifted (Leopold Mozart Institute) under Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and Pavel Gililov, and took master classes with Dmitri Bashkirov and Fou Ts’ong, passing her concert exam with honors at 19.

Pacini has performed as soloist with orchestras including the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Tokyo Philharmonic, and appeared in halls such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall, and Suntory Hall. She won the ECHO Klassik “Newcomer of the Year” award in 2015 and the International Classical Music Award “Young Artist of the Year” in 2017, has recorded for Warner Classics, Avi Music, and Deutsche Grammophon, and became a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2023.

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Träumerei— Robert Schumann
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Liebestraum No.3— Franz Liszt
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An den See Variation (After 6 Deutsche Lieder, No. 4, An den See)— Josephine Lang
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Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen— Robert Schumann
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Chaminade: Romances sans paroles, Op. 76: I. Souvenance— Cécile Chaminade
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Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei— Robert Schumann
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Handel: Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435— George Frideric Handel
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Schumann: Album für die Jugend, Op. 68: No. 38, Winterszeit I— Robert Schumann
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Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major “Raindrop Prelude”— Frédéric Chopin
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Mozart: Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune— Claude Debussy
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Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major. Andante moderato— Johannes Brahms
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Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione— Johannes Brahms
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Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante con moto— Johannes Brahms
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Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 935 (Op. 142) : No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto— Franz Schubert
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Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: I. Allegro tristamente— Francis Poulenc
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Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: II. Romanza— Francis Poulenc
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Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: III. Allegro con fuoco— Francis Poulenc
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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: I. Grazioso— Leonard Bernstein
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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II. Andantino – Vivace e leggiero— Leonard Bernstein
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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28: I. Allegro— Mieczysław Weinberg
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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28: II. Allegretto— Mieczysław Weinberg
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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28: III. Adagio— Mieczysław Weinberg
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Flute Sonata in D Major (Arr. for Clarinet by Kent Kennan & Pablo Barragán) : I. Moderato— Sergei Prokofiev
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Flute Sonata in D Major (Arr. for Clarinet by Kent Kennan & Pablo Barragán) : II. Scherzo— Sergei Prokofiev
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Flute Sonata in D Major (Arr. for Clarinet by Kent Kennan & Pablo Barragán) : III. Andante— Sergei Prokofiev
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Flute Sonata in D Major (Arr. for Clarinet by Kent Kennan & Pablo Barragán) : IV. Allegro con brio— Sergei Prokofiev
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Mozart: 12 Variations on ”Ah, vous dirai-je Maman“, K. 265— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro maestoso— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784: I. Allegro giusto— Franz Schubert
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Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784: II. Andante— Franz Schubert
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Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784: III. Allegro vivace— Franz Schubert
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Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 2 in E-Flat Major— Franz Schubert
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Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major— Franz Schubert
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Liszt, Schubert: Ständchen, S. 560 (Transcr. from Schubert’s Schwanengesang, D. 957)— Franz Liszt
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Morricone, A. Morricone: Love Theme from “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso”— Ennio Morricone
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Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 (Arr. Liszt, S. 566a)— Robert Schumann
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Scherzo No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 14— Clara Schumann
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8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: II. Aufschwung— Robert Schumann
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8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: III. Warum?— Robert Schumann
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8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: IV. Grillen— Robert Schumann
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8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: V. In der Nacht— Robert Schumann
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8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: VI. Fabel— Robert Schumann
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8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: VII. Traumes Wirren— Robert Schumann
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8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: VIII. Ende vom Lied— Robert Schumann
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Toccata in C Major, Op. 7— Robert Schumann
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Variations sérieuses, Op. 54— Felix Mendelssohn
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Lieder ohne Worte, Book I, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major, MWV U86— Felix Mendelssohn
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6 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 3 in E Major— Felix Mendelssohn
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6 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62: No. 6 in A Major, “Frühlingslied”— Felix Mendelssohn
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6 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67: No. 1 in E-Flat Major— Felix Mendelssohn
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4 Lieder, Op. 2: No. 1 in G Major— Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
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Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14— Felix Mendelssohn
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4 Lieder, Op. 8: No. 3 in D-Flat Major— Fanny Mendelssohn
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3 Romances, Op. 11: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor— Clara Schumann
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3 Mélodies, Op. 5: No. 1 in B Major, Lento appassionato— Fanny Mendelssohn
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 ‘”Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione. Adagio molto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo— Ludwig van Beethoven
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6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 1 in E Major— Franz Liszt
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6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 2 in E Major— Franz Liszt
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Overture to Tannhäuser – Concert Paraphrase, S. 442— Franz Liszt
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Reminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418— Franz Liszt
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Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541: III. “O lieb so lang du lieben kannst”— Franz Liszt
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Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 6 in D-Flat Major— Franz Liszt
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Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52— Frédéric Chopin
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Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31— Frédéric Chopin
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Chopin: 3 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor. Larghetto— Frédéric Chopin
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Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in B-Flat Major. Lento sotenuto— Frédéric Chopin
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Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66— Frédéric Chopin
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Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor. Larghetto— Frédéric Chopin
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Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 48: No 1 in C Major. Lento— Frédéric Chopin
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Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61— Frédéric Chopin
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J.S. Bach: Orgelbüchlein: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. Busoni)— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Préambule. Quasi maestoso— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierrot. Moderato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 3, Arlequin. Vivo— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse noble. Un poco maestoso— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebius. Adagio— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 6, Florestan. Passionato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquette. Vivo— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Réplique. L’istesso tempo— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 9, Papillons. Prestissimo— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 10, Lettres Dansantes. Presto— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 11, Chiarina. Passionato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopin. Agitato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13, Estrella. Con affeto— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Reconnaissance. Animato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine. Presto— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Valse allemande. Molto vivace— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 17, Paganini. Intermezzo – Presto— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 18, Aven. Passionato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 19, Promenade. Comodo— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 20, Pause. Intervall – Presto— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 21, Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Intermezzi, Op. 4: No. 1, Allegro quasi maestoso— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Intermezzi, Op. 4: No. 2, Presto e capriccioso— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Intermezzi, Op. 4: No. 3, Allegro Marcato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Intermezzi, Op. 4: No. 4, Allegretto semplice— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Intermezzi, Op. 4: No. 5, Allegro Moderato— Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Intermezzi, Op. 4: No. 6, Allegro— Robert Schumann
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Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: I. Lento assai – Allegro energico – Grandioso— Franz Liszt
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Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: II. Allegro energico – Andante sostenuto— Franz Liszt
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Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: 3 Allegro energico – Lento sostenuto – Lento assai— Franz Liszt
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Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IV. Allegro energico – Andante sostenuto – Lento assai— Franz Liszt
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La nuit et l’amour Variation (After Ludus pro patria: II. La nuit et l’amour) [Arr. for Cello,…— Augusta Holmès
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Mercy (Inspired by ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ a book by Ian Urbina)— Composer not established
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