The Academy of Music in Krakow is honored and pleased to announce that on March 4, 2013, in the Florianka Hall, there will be a ceremony of conferring the Honorary Doctorate to Professor Paul Badura-Skoda, one of the most outstanding pianists of our time.
In connection with this event, on March 2 at 19:00, there will be a Piano Recital by Paul Badura-Skoda, and on March 4 at 18:00, a concert “Viva il Maestro”, featuring students and graduates of Professor Andrzej Pikula's piano class.
March 4, 2013 (Monday), 12:00 Florianka Hall, Basztowa 8 Ceremony of Conferring the Honorary Doctorate Gaude mater Polonia Opening of the ceremony by the Rector, Professor Zdzisław Łapiński Laudation by the Promoter, Professor Andrzej Pikula Speech by the Dean of the Instrumental Faculty, Professor Zbigniew Kamionka Presentation of the doctoral diploma Speech by the Honorary Doctor, Professor Paul Badura-Skoda Speeches by guests
Professor Paul Badura-Skoda He is one of the most important pianists of our time. A legendary artist whose playing can be admired in all the greatest concert halls of the world, and for years he has been a pianist boasting the largest number of recordings available on the market. His musical personality is characterized by total immersion in music, a passionate search for ideals, and a sense of artistic responsibility. The listener quickly realizes that this pianist loves music with every part of his being. He was born on October 6, 1927, in Vienna. There, he also began his piano studies in 1945. He then worked under the guidance of the most outstanding pianist, Edwin Fischer, and to this day he cultivates the artistic credo of his master. In 1949, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Herbert von Karajan invited him to perform piano concertos. Thanks to these conductors, at the age of 22, he found himself in the world elite of pianists. Debuts at the Salzburg Festival, in New York, and Tokyo began the artist's global career. Since then, he has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras, with the most outstanding conductors and performers. Among them, one should mention such masters as: Georgy Szell, Karl Böhm, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Georg Solti, Kent Nagano, John Eliot, David Oistrakh, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Boris Pergamenchikow, Jörg Demus.
He has recorded over 200 long-playing records and dozens of CDs. His discography includes works from all eras. Special places are occupied by complete sonatas of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. As one of the first pianists, he used historical instruments to present works by composers from the classical era. In-depth studies of the music of W.A. Mozart and J.S. Bach resulted in the publication of books: Mozart Interpretation (Vienna 1957) and Bach Interpretation (Laaber-Verlag 1990). He has been a juror at the most important international piano competitions, including: the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, the Ferruccio Busoni Competition in Bolzano, and the International Competition in Leeds.
His impressive artistic achievements, the cultivation of the noblest humanistic values, and the search for meaning, harmony, and beauty in music make Paul Badura-Skoda a luminary of contemporary world performing art.
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