Boaz Sharon (born October 27, 1949) is a pianist, recording artist and professor of piano at

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as well as Director of Piano Studies at

Boston University Tanglewood Institute The Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is a summer music training program for students age 10 to 20 in Lenox, Massachusetts, under the auspices of the Boston University College of Fine Arts. History BUTI was envisioned in 1965 when ...

. He is a frequent performer in the U.S., China, Russia, Czech Republic and other countries.

Education

He was born in

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and studied there with Emma Gorochov, and from the age of 13–19 with

Stefan Askenase Stefan Askenase (10 July 189618 October 1985) was a Polish-Belgian Classical music, classical pianist and Piano pedagogy, pedagogue. Biography Askenase was born in Lviv, then known as Lemberg, into a Jewish family. At the age of five he began ...

in Brussels, Belgium. He later pursued his piano studies in the US with William Doppmann and with

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Professional career

Before his present position as Chairman of the Piano Department and Professor at

he was Pianist-in-Residence at

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and the

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, and Professor of Piano at the

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. He is a frequent judge at competitions including the Rudolf Firkusny International Piano Competition, Prague, the Liszt International Piano Competition-"Dedication to Franz Liszt", Moscow and the Jaen International Piano Competition in Spain. Having directed the Prague International Piano Masterclasses for the last 13 years he is also on the artist faculty of the Ruza International Piano Festival in Russia, and was on the faculty of the International Certificate for Piano Artists (sponsored by the Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot, Paris, the University of Florida and the Bell'Arte Foundation).

Awards and honors

He is first-prize winner and gold medalist at the Jaen International Piano Competition, Spain, and has received the Jubilee Medal from

Charles University Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...

, Prague, on the 600th anniversary of that university's foundation, given for "significant contributions" to Charles University. Sharon is Honorary Fellow at

, Prague. In 2009 he was appointed Visiting Professor at the China Conservatory in Beijing.

Selected Recordings

• Claude Debussy: La boite a Jouxjoux and others, Arcobaleno Records, Brussels, CD AAOC-94502 • Charles Koechlin: Danses pour Ginger Rogers, Arcobaleno Records, Brussels, CD AADC-94382 • The Unknown Debussy, Unicorn-Kanchana Records, London, CD DKP (CD) 9103 • Koechlin Piano Works, Orion/Naxos Records, US, CD 7804-2 • Darius Milhaud: Les charmes de la vie, Unicorn-Kanchana Records, London, CD DKP (CD) 9155 • Songs of Andre Caplet (with Claudette LeBlanc, soprano), Unicorn-Kanchana Records, London, CD DKP (CD)9142 • Le Cortege d'Amphitrite: Songs by Charles Koechlin, Hyperion Records, London, CDA66243 • Piano Works by Charles Koechlin, Nonesuch/Elektra.Asylum Records, N.Y. (LP)

External links

Boston University School of MusicPrague International Piano MasterclassesBoston University Tanglewood InstituteBoaz Sharon homepage
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