Frédéric Bednarz is a Canadian violinist. He received the

Prix d'Europe The Prix d'Europe is a Canadian study grant that is funded by the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec of the Government of Quebec. Established in 1911, the award has been distributed annually to a single individual through competition wi ...

in 1996. Bednarz was also a top prize laureate at international competitions in Italy.

Early life and education

Bednarz studied with

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at the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...

, Sergiu Schwartz at the Harid Conservatory and

Victor Tretiakov Viktor Viktorovich Tretiakov (russian: Ви́ктор Ви́кторович Третьяко́в; born 17 October 1946) is a Russian violinist and conductor. Other spellings of his name are Victor, Tretyakov and Tretjakov. Biography The son of a ...

in France.

Career

Frédéric Bednarz is active as a soloist and chamber musician. His wide range of repertoire and his sensitive and keen musicianship have been praised by critics. As a soloist, he has played with l'Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal, the Montreal Chamber Orchestra, the Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra, La Sinfonia de Montréal, the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble America in New York, the Atlantic Symphony (MA). As a chamber musician, he performed with Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester, Julius Baker, Malcom Lowe, Alexandre Tharaud. He has premiered many new works by composers, such as

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, Claude Marc Bourget. Bednarz has recorded for the XXI, Albany,

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, ATMA Classique, an
Metis-Islands
labels. He was a member of the Molinari String Quartet (2007-2018).

Selective Discography

Alfred Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, link=no, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer of Jewish-German descent. Among the most performed and re ...

: String Quartets 1-4, Molinari Quartet, Atma Classique 2011 *Alfred Schnittke: String Trio, Quartet and Quintet with Piano, Atma Classique 2013 * Murray Schafer: Quartets 8-12, Molinari Quartet, Atma Classique 2013 *

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

and Szymanowski: violin and piano sonatas, Natsuki Hiratsuka piano, Metis-Island 2014. * Lekeu/ Franck/ Boulanger: violin and piano sonatas, Natsuki Hiratsuka piano, Metis-Island 2015. *

Sofia Gubaidulina Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina (russian: Софи́я Асгáтовна Губaйду́лина, link=no , tt-Cyrl, София Әсгать кызы Гобәйдуллина; born 24 October 1931) is a Soviet-Russian composer and an established ...

: Rejoice, Sonata for violin and cello, String Quartets 1-4, Molinari Quartet, Atma Classique 2015 * Petros Shoujounian: ''Noravank'': String Quartets 3-6, Molinari Quartet, ATMA Classique 2016 *

György Kurtág György Kurtág (; born 19 February 1926) is a Hungarian classical composer and pianist. He was an academic teacher of piano at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1967, later also of chamber music, and taught until 1993. Biography György ...

: Complete String Quartets, Molinari Quartet, Atma Classique 2016 *

Giya Kancheli Gia Kancheli ( ka, გია ყანჩელი; 10 August 1935 – 2 October 2019) was a Georgian composer. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but resided in Belgium. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kancheli lived first in B ...

: Sunny Night, Natsuki Hiratsuka, piano, Jonathan Goldman, bandoneon, Metis-Island 2019

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bednarz, Frederic Living people Canadian classical violinists Canadian male violinists and fiddlers Musicians from Montreal Eastman School of Music alumni 1974 births 21st-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers 21st-century Canadian male musicians