Corey Cerovsek (born 24 April 1972) is a Canadian violinist, pianist, and mathematician. At age 12, he was the youngest student to receive a gold medal from the

Royal Conservatory of Music The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), branded as The Royal Conservatory, is a non-profit music education institution and performance venue headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1886 by Edward Fisher as The Toronto Con ...

. In 1992, Cerovsek was the recipient of the Virginia-Parker Prize from the

Canada Council for the Arts The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal in ...

. In 2006, Cerovsek with Steven Heyman were nominated for a

Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

in the category

Best Chamber Music Performance The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance was awarded from 1959 to 2011. The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories; since 2012, recordings in this category have fallen under the Best Small Ensemble Perfor ...

. In 2008, Cerovsek received the MIDEM Classical Music Award for the Best Chamber Music for his recording with Paavali Jumppanen of the complete violin sonatas by Beethoven.

Biography

Cerovsek was born in

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, Canada, the son of

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n parents Sophia and Helmut Cerovsek who emigrated to Canada. His sister, Katja Cerovsek, is a pianist and a lawyer. He began learning to play the violin at age five. He studied with John Loban, Charmian Gadd,

Richard Goldner Richard Goldner (23 June 1908 – 27 September 1991) was a Romanian-born, Viennese-trained Australian violist, pedagogue and inventor. He founded Musica Viva Australia in 1945, which became the world's largest entrepreneurial chamber music organis ...

, and

Josef Gingold Josef Gingold (; January 11, 1995) was a Russian-born American classical violinist and teacher who lived most of his life in the United States. At the time of his death he was considered one of the most influential violin masters in the United St ...

. In 1984 he began studying music at

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in Bloomington. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in music and mathematics in 1987 (age 15), a master's degree in music in 1988, a master's degree in mathematics in 1990, and completed his doctoral coursework in music and mathematics in 1991 (age 18). In 1981, Cerovsek had his debut with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. He has played with major orchestras and in recital throughout the world. He records on the "Milanollo"

Stradivarius A Stradivarius is one of the violins, violas, cellos and other string instruments built by members of the Italian family Stradivari, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), during the 17th and 18th centuries. They are ...

violin, an instrument played, among others, by Christian Ferras, Giovanni Battista Viotti, and Nicolò Paganini.

Discography

* 1987: with Katja Cerovsek, recorded works by Vitali, Hubay, Sarasate, Kreisler and several others on RCI 648 * 1998: with Katja Cerovsek, ''Corey Cerovsek Plays Wieniawski'' DE 3231 * 1999: with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Adagios, DE 3243 * 1999: with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, ''Russian Soul'', DE 3244 * 2006: with Paavali Jumppanen, complete violin sonatas by Beethoven, Claves CLV 50-2610/12 * 2006: ''Corigliano: Violin Sonata; Etude Fantasy; Fantasia on an Ostinato; Chiaroscuro'' * 2008: with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, concertos by Vieuxtemps and Wienawski, Claves CLV CLV 50-2801

References

External links

Cerovsek's home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cerovsek, Corey 1972 births Living people Musicians from Vancouver Canadian classical violinists Male classical violinists 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century Canadian male musicians 21st-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers Canadian male violinists and fiddlers