Ivan Klánský (born 1948) is a

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pianist. He studied at

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with

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(1968-1973) and at the

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with Valentina Kameníková (1963-1968). He is laureate of some of the most prestigious international competitions (

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1967, Naples 1968, Bach Competition Leipzig 1968, Warsaw 1970, Barcelona 1970, Fort Worth, Texas 1973, Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition 1976), to which he later returned as a jury member in 1998.Juries, Orchestras and Guest Artists
Santander Piano Competition He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician internationally since. In addition, he has recorded for

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and Praga Digitals (

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) an
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Klánský held a professorship at the

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(1991-2011) and is professor and head of the keyboard instrument department at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague where he is also sub-dean. Ivan Klánský was chairman of th
Czech Chopin Society
from 1995 to 1998 and is honorary president of th
Chopin Festival
in Marienbad as well as chairman of th
Frederyk Chopin International Piano Competition
In 1986 he founded with Čeněk Pavlík and Marek Jerie th
Guarneri Trio Prague
- a trio that to this day still performs in his original line-up.

Records

(non exhaustive list):
Klánský plays Chopin
(2016) * Masterpieces For Piano Left Hand (2015) * Martinů: Piano Quintets H. 229, 298 and Piano Quartet H. 287 (2009) * Smetana: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 4 (2005) * Johannes Brahms: Cello Sontatas Nos. 1 and 2, Scherzo (2005) * Ernest Bloch: The Two Piano Quintets (2003) * Leoš Janáček: Works for pianoa Solo (2010) * Schubert: Impromptus

References

External links

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's 20th Piano Concerto together with I Virtuosi di Praga, conducted by

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, November 1990.

1995 Chopin Competition, Fryderyk Chopin Competition

Fondazione Concorso Pianistico Internationale Ferruccio Busoni

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- Discography

Alink- Martha Argerich, Argerich Foundation * [7
Guarneri Trio Prague
* [8
Czech National Radio Station - Ivan Klánský
(in Czech) * [9
Chopin Society
* [10
Chopin Festival Marienbad
* [11
Prague Music Performance -
http://www.rozhlas.cz/socr/kdojekdo/_zprava/ivan-klansky-klavir--776408 Ivan Klánský] Living people 1948 births Czech pianists Prize-winners of the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition Prize-winners of the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition 21st-century pianists Prague Conservatory alumni Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) {{pianist-stub