Józef Kapustka (

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, 1969) is a Polish classical pianist. He currently lives in

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Biography and schooling

Jozef Kapustka was born in 1969. He began receiving early musical tuition from local instructor Danuta Cieślik at the age of 3. He then briefly studied at the State Higher Academy of Music in Kraków with Ewa Bukojemska. Having graduated from The

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in New York (Bachelor of Music degree, 1992; piano with Josef Raieff, then Jerome Lowenthal and chamber music with

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), he moved on to obtain a Postgraduate Advanced Studies Diploma specializing in piano performance from the

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in London (1997), with

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. He also worked with Dimitri Bashkirov (masterclasses held under auspices of the

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in Spain) and Vera Gornostaeva in Paris and Moscow. Being an alumnus of the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, 1991, he holds a ''Diplome superieur de la langue et civilization francaise'' from Paris Sorbonne University (1994). In 1994 he received the Grand Prix of the Conservatoire International de Musique de Paris. He was nominated for the

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in 2010 (Best musical play: ''Diva à Sarcelles'', written and directed by Virginie Lemoine).

Performances

Kapustka has performed in Europe (2008 Europe's Day recital at Le Havre, France; recitals for the 2010 Chopin Year celebrations in France, 2011 Liszt Bicentenary concerts in Great Britain); USA -

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appearances 1989-1992, Juilliard IBM concert series, Kosciuszko Foundation-Hunter College Music series broadcast live on WQXR New York classical radio, Carnegie Recital Hall 1997, United Nations on invitation from the Russian Permanent Mission 2004. In 2010 he initiated a ''Bach in Rio'' project, playing and recording selected Bach keyboard concerti with the Orquestra de Cordas da Grota in

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, Brazil.

Discography

* Jozef Kapustka:Improvisations with Bashir (DUX/Naxos/HMV Japan 2013)

References

Mikołaj Szykor Józef Kapustka:Improvisations with Bashi

''Nowa płyta Józefa Kapustki (wyd. DUX), jest nagraniem, które mnie osobiście zaskoczyło… choć może lepszym słowem będzie zafascynowało… i to od pierwszych dźwięków. Mało spotykamy dziś takich nagrań… nagrań bez dwóch zdań natchnionych, metafizycznych i… intymnych?(...)Słuchając tej płyty, otwiera się kilka możliwości odniesień muzycznych… wspomniany już Możdżer (zwłaszcza z tria z Fresco i Danielssonem), może Keith Jarrett, Tord Gustavsen, ale i Bobo Stenson. Te wszystkie inspiracje według mnie słychać, jednakże w Improvisations with Bashir jest również sporo muzycznej indywidualności… i świeżych pomysłów improwizatorskich… całość jest intrygująca…''

External links

*
Biography from www.concerts.fr

Biography from www.theatreonline.com

on the Polish Music Information Center page

on the Polish Cultural Promotion Center page

interview with Lucy Nixon for the RAM on-line

on the Polish Cultural Institute in Paris page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapustka, Jozef Living people Polish classical pianists Polish male classical pianists 1969 births Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Juilliard School alumni University of Paris alumni Polish emigrants to France Reina Sofía School of Music alumni 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century male musicians