Radoslav Kvapil
Radoslav Kvapil (born March 15, 1934 in Brno ) is a Czech pianist and composer . He is one of the leading interpreters of Czech piano music. After 2000 he also appeared as a Chopin interpreter.
Kvapil had been taking piano lessons from Ludvík Kundera from the age of six . He has given concerts in around 50 countries in Europe, North America and Asia; His venues included the Royal Albert Hall in London , the Carnegie Recital Hall in New York and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris . From 1963 to 1973 he was a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague . He is the founder of the South Bohemian Music Festival and the International Dvořák Society .
Kvapil's numerous recordings include recordings of all of the piano works by Antonín Dvořák , Leoš Janáček and Jan Václav Voříšek .
In 2002 Kvapil was named Chevalier dans l´Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture .
Discography
- Antonín Dvořák , Unicorn-Kanchana, 1993
- Bedřich Smetana , Unicorn-Kanchana, 1993
- Bedřich Smetana, with Talich Quartet, Arpège-Calliope ( Harmonia Mundi ), 1993
- Zdeněk Fibich , Unicorn-Kanchana, 1994
- Josef Suk , Unicorn, 1995
- Zdeněk Fibich, with Suk Quartet, Panton, 1995
- Antonín Dvořák, Amat, 1998
- Jan Václav Voříšek , Regis Records, 2008
literature
- European Biographical Directory - Dictionnaire biographique européen - European Biographical Directory. Neirijnck, Brussels 1989–1999.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Radoslav Kvapil in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Radoslav Kvapil in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biographical information at the Kennedy Center
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kvapil, Radoslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |