Name Bela Siki | Role Music performer | |
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Béla Síki plays Chopin, Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante
Béla Síki (born February 21, 1923) is a Hungarian pianist.
Contents
- Bla Ski plays Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante
- Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52
- Partial publication list
- Songs
- References
He was born in Hungary, where he was a student in Budapest of Leo Weiner and Ernest von Dohnányi at the Franz Liszt Music Academy. He moved to Switzerland in 1945, where he studied with Dinu Lipatti and won the 1948 Geneva Competition. His international solo career led him to perform on all five continents with distinguished conductors and orchestras.
In 1965, he moved to the United States, teaching at the University of Washington in Seattle; between 1980 and 1985 he taught at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, moving back to Seattle in 1985, where he taught until his retirement in 2001. He has made several recordings. He is also a teacher, and is often asked to be on the jury of international musical competitions such as Leeds, Geneva, and Bolzano.
His students include Kathryn Selby, Anton Nel and David Bollard.
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Partial publication list
Songs
Le Carnaval des animaux: VII Aquarium
Volière
Le carnaval des animaux: XIII Le Cygne