Name Jan Panenka Albums Piano Quintets nos. 1 & 2 | ||
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Similar People Josef Suk, Josef Chuchro, Vaclav Smetacek, Antonin Dvorak | ||
Dvo k romantick kusy no 1 and 2 josef suk jan panenka
Jan Panenka (8 July 1922 – 12 July 1999) was a Czech pianist. He recorded many of Beethoven's works, and he played for many years with the Suk Trio.
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- Dvo k romantick kusy no 1 and 2 josef suk jan panenka
- Jan Panenka plays Chopin Polonaise Fantaisie op 61 1960s from LP
- Life
- Discography
- References
Jan Panenka plays Chopin. Polonaise-Fantaisie, op, 61 (1960s, from LP)
Life
Jan Panenka began his concert career in 1944, as a pupil of František Maxián at the Prague Conservatory. In 1951 he was awarded the 2nd prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition. He attracted attention in 1959, on a concert tour to Australia and Japan with the Czech Philharmonic. Panenka interrupted his career in 1979, due to hand problems. He worked as a conductor, but later returned to the piano and made recordings with the Smetana Quartet. He worked also as a teacher at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
As a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic he made also a number of gramophone recordings, including the complete piano concertos of Ludwig van Beethoven (1964–71). He was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque for the recording of violin sonatas by Leoš Janáček and Claude Debussy, with Josef Suk.
Discography
His recordings include works by:
He performed with the following musicians: