Andrzej Pikul
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Andrzej Pikul is a Polish pianist.
Pikul graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków
, where he studied under Tadeusz Żmudziński
, and from the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna
in the piano class of Paul Badura-Skoda
(1981-83). He participated in masterclasses under Regina Smendzianka
in Weimar
(1975 and 1979), Alexander Jenner in Vienna
(1981), Tamás Vásáry
in Lenk
(1982, 1983) and Asis
(1988), Guido Agosti
in Siena
(1982) and Vlado Perlemuter
in Paris
(1983).
His recordings include works of Aleksander Tansman (Suite for 2 pianos & orchestra), Karol Szymanowski
(Sinfonie concertante) and Alberto Ginastera
(complete works for piano).
Pikul has given lectures and masterclasses throughout Europe, America and Asia (Universidade de Brasilia in Brazil
, Universidad de La Serena
in Chile
, Osaka College of Music
and Kobe College
in Japan
, University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
, State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
in Germany
, Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal
). He was awarded honorary citizenship from La Serena in Chile (1994) and Iwonicz-Zdrój in Poland, where he initiated the Prince Michał Kleofas Ogiński Festival.
He has been a juror in various piano competitions: Concorso Internationale di Esecuzione Pianistica in Agropoli
(1999), Concours de Piano „Premi Principiat d’Andorra” (1999), Maria Canals International Music Competition (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009), Osaka International Competition (2003, 2004), The Ruislip-Northwood Concerto Competition Harrow on the Hill (2007), The Fourth Chinese Works Piano Competition in Hong Kong (2008).
From 1982 he has taught in the Academy of Music in Kraków
, where he has also been Dean of the Instrumental Faculty (1996-99) and Vice-Rector for International Affairs (1999-2002). 2002/2003 worked as a Visiting Professor in Kobe College
, Japan. In 1999 he initiated International Summer Academy of Music in Cracow, an annual project consisting of masterclasses and concerts given by most eminent musicians. In 2010 he was named chairman of the Piano Department.
Pikul graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków
Academy of Music in Kraków
The Academy of Music in Kraków is a conservatory located in downtown Kraków, Poland.-History:The Academy, until 1945 as a conservatory under the name Cracow Conservatory or Conservatory of the Music Society, was founded in 1888 by the eminent Polish composer Władysław Żeleński thanks to artistic...
, where he studied under Tadeusz Żmudziński
Tadeusz Żmudziński
Tadeusz Żmudziński was a Polish pianist and educator.In 1946 Żmudziński graduated with highest honours from the University of Music in Katowice, where he studied under Prof. Władysława Markiewiczówna. The following year he took lessons from Imre Ungar, Walter Gieseking and Alfred Cortot...
, and from the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in the piano class of Paul Badura-Skoda
Paul Badura-Skoda
Paul Badura-Skoda is an Austrian pianist.He won first prize in the Austrian Music Competition in 1947. In 1949, he performed with distinguished conductors like Wilhelm Furtwängler and Herbert von Karajan...
(1981-83). He participated in masterclasses under Regina Smendzianka
Regina Smendzianka
Regina Smendzianka was a Polish pianist.Regina Smendzianka was born in Toruń, and began her public performances as a child of eight surprising the audience with her mature interpretation of the classical works...
in Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
(1975 and 1979), Alexander Jenner in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(1981), Tamás Vásáry
Tamás Vásáry
Tamás Vásáry is a celebrated Hungarian concert pianist.- Biography and career :Vásáry made his debut at the age of 8, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto in D major, K.107 in the city of his birth, where he gave a solo recital the following year. He then began to concertize regularly as a child...
in Lenk
Lenk
Lenk may refer to:Places:* Lenk im Simmental, a municipality in the district of Obersimmental in the canton of Bern in SwitzerlandPeople:* Arthur Lenk, an Israeli diplomat* Maria Lenk, a Brazilian swimmer...
(1982, 1983) and Asis
Assisi
- Churches :* The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi is a World Heritage Site. The Franciscan monastery, il Sacro Convento, and the lower and upper church of St Francis were begun immediately after his canonization in 1228, and completed in 1253...
(1988), Guido Agosti
Guido Agosti
Guido Agosti was an Italian pianist and piano teacher.Agosti was born in Forlì in 1901. He studied piano with Ferruccio Busoni, Bruno Mugellini and Filippo Ivaldi, earning his diploma at age 13. He studied counterpoint under Benvenuti and literature at Bologna University. He commenced his...
in Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
(1982) and Vlado Perlemuter
Vlado Perlemuter
Vlado Perlemuter was a Lithuanian-born French pianist.-Biography:Vlado Perlemuter was born to a Polish Jewish family, the third of four sons, in Kovno, Russia . At the age of three, he lost the use of his left eye in an accident.His family settled in France in 1907...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(1983).
His recordings include works of Aleksander Tansman (Suite for 2 pianos & orchestra), Karol Szymanowski
Karol Szymanowski
Karol Maciej Szymanowski was a Polish composer and pianist.-Life:Szymanowski was born into a wealthy land-owning Polish gentry family in Tymoszówka, then in the Russian Empire, now in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. He studied music privately with his father before going to Gustav Neuhaus'...
(Sinfonie concertante) and Alberto Ginastera
Alberto Ginastera
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers.- Biography :...
(complete works for piano).
Pikul has given lectures and masterclasses throughout Europe, America and Asia (Universidade de Brasilia in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Universidad de La Serena
Universidad de La Serena
The University of La Serena is a university in Chile located 350 miles north of Santiago. The university has five campuses: three in La Serena, one in Coquimbo, and one in Ovalle...
in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Osaka College of Music
Osaka College of Music
is a private university in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1915, and it was chartered as a university in 1958.-External links:*...
and Kobe College
Kobe College
, abbreviated to , is a private non-sectarian liberal arts college located in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. Chartered in 1948, it is the first women's college with university status in West Japan.-Campus:...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe's University of Music is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany.-Studies:The Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe offers tuition in voice, orchestral instruments, piano, composition and music journalism. The academic degrees go from Bachelors to Artists Diplomas.- External links:*...
, State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
). He was awarded honorary citizenship from La Serena in Chile (1994) and Iwonicz-Zdrój in Poland, where he initiated the Prince Michał Kleofas Ogiński Festival.
He has been a juror in various piano competitions: Concorso Internationale di Esecuzione Pianistica in Agropoli
Agropoli
Agropoli is a town and comune located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilento coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its population is 21.251.-Pre-medieval period:...
(1999), Concours de Piano „Premi Principiat d’Andorra” (1999), Maria Canals International Music Competition (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009), Osaka International Competition (2003, 2004), The Ruislip-Northwood Concerto Competition Harrow on the Hill (2007), The Fourth Chinese Works Piano Competition in Hong Kong (2008).
From 1982 he has taught in the Academy of Music in Kraków
Academy of Music in Kraków
The Academy of Music in Kraków is a conservatory located in downtown Kraków, Poland.-History:The Academy, until 1945 as a conservatory under the name Cracow Conservatory or Conservatory of the Music Society, was founded in 1888 by the eminent Polish composer Władysław Żeleński thanks to artistic...
, where he has also been Dean of the Instrumental Faculty (1996-99) and Vice-Rector for International Affairs (1999-2002). 2002/2003 worked as a Visiting Professor in Kobe College
Kobe College
, abbreviated to , is a private non-sectarian liberal arts college located in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. Chartered in 1948, it is the first women's college with university status in West Japan.-Campus:...
, Japan. In 1999 he initiated International Summer Academy of Music in Cracow, an annual project consisting of masterclasses and concerts given by most eminent musicians. In 2010 he was named chairman of the Piano Department.
Discography
- Alberto GinasteraAlberto GinasteraAlberto Evaristo Ginastera was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers.- Biography :...
. The Complete Music for Piano. [2CD] Dux Recording Producers 2007. - Aleksander Tansman, Karol SzymanowskiKarol SzymanowskiKarol Maciej Szymanowski was a Polish composer and pianist.-Life:Szymanowski was born into a wealthy land-owning Polish gentry family in Tymoszówka, then in the Russian Empire, now in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. He studied music privately with his father before going to Gustav Neuhaus'...
. Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Lubelskiej, Andrzej Pikul - piano, Piotr Wijatkowski - conductor, Ewa Wolak-Moszyńska - piano.