György Pauk
György Pauk | |
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| Born | 26 October 1936 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 18 November 2024 (aged 88) Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | Classical |
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| Instrument | Violin |
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György Pauk (26 October 1936 – 18 November 2024) was a Hungarian violinist, chamber musician and music pedagogue.
Biography
[edit]Pauk was born on 26 October 1936 in Budapest, Hungary, and entered the Franz Liszt Academy of Music at age nine. He began his studies as Imre Waldbauer's pupil in 1945.[1] From 1947 to 1949, he studied with János Temesváry,[1] and from 1949 till he graduated at the Academy with Ede Zathureczky, and he studied with Zoltán Kodály.[2][3] In 1956, he left Hungary for the Netherlands and, after being persuaded by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, he permanently settled in London in 1961.[4]
He performed as a concerto soloist with various orchestras and conductors, including Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Lorin Maazel, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Simon Rattle, and Sir Georg Solti.[1] He also recorded and premiered works by Witold Lutosławski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, and Sir Michael Tippett conducted by the composers themselves.[5][1]
As a chamber musician Pauk's repertoire included all of the Mozart sonatas, which he also recorded,[6] the Schubert sonatas,[7] and Bartók's works for violin.[8] Pauk and pianist Peter Frankl formed a long-term collaboration with cellist Ralph Kirshbaum.[9] Pauk and Frankl were permanent partners since they were children.[10] They studied chamber music with Leo Weiner.[11][12] The BBC commissioned Fourteen Little Pictures by James MacMillan to mark the 25th anniversary of their trio in 1997.[13]
Pauk was appointed the professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1987.[14] He named the violin department at the Royal Academy of Music after Zathureczky because he wanted to continue his teacher's legacy.[2] In 1973, at Annie Fischer's encouragement and invitation, Pauk returned to perform in Budapest.[15]
He retired from performing in 2007.[5]
Pauk gave master classes at the International Menuhin Music Academy.[16] He regularly visited the United States giving master classes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oberlin College, and the Juilliard School of Music.[17] Pauk was an online master teacher at iClassical Academy.[18]
He played on a Stradivarius violin made in 1714 that was previously owned by Joseph Massart.[19][20]
Pauk had two children.[21][22] He died in Budapest on 18 November 2024, at the age of 88.[23][24]
Autobiography
[edit]- Négy húron pendülök. Nyolcvan év emlékei (in Hungarian). Budapest: Park Könyvkiadó, 2016. ISBN 978-963-355-315-2.
Awards
[edit]- First Prize in the 1956 (first) Paganini Competition in Genoa, Italy[2]
- Premier Grand Prix in 1959 at the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition[2]
- First Prize at the Munich Sonata Competition with Peter Frankl (1956) [2]
- Cecilia Prize for Outstanding Recordings[16]
- Grammy nomination for Record of the Year[16]
- Professor Emeritus of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest[25]
- Honorary Doctorate by the University of London 2016[26]
Notable students
[edit]Pauk's notable students include Thomas Gould,[27] Maureen Smith,[28] Marianne Thorsen,[29] Gyula Stuller,[30] and Lucy Gould.[31]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Pauk György". Zeneakademia.hu (in Hungarian). 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Biography of György Pauk at Liszt Academy of Music". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Pauk György". Kodály Zoltán Nemzetközi Zenei Verseny Debrecen (in Hungarian). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Pauk (2021), pp. 70–72
- ^ a b "Elhunyt Pauk György". Papageno (in Hungarian). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Pauk, György; Frankl, Peter (2011), Violin sonatas (in no linguistic content), [New York]: Musical Concepts, OCLC 896822808
- ^ Schubert, Franz; Pauk, György; Frankl, Péter; Brilliant Classics (2014), Music for violin and piano. 1 (in no linguistic content), [Leeuwarden, Pays-Bas]: Brilliant Classics, OCLC 1010864887
- ^ Bartók, Béla; Pauk, György; Székely, Zoltán (Musiker); Tátrai Vonósnégyes (2000). Chamber works. 1, Andante. Rhapsodies (Folkdances) Nos. 1,2 for violin and piano. Rhapsody (Folkdances) No. 1 for violoncello and piano. Hungarian Folksongs for Violin and piano. Sonata in E minor for violin and piano. sonatas for violin and piano Nos. 1,2. Sonata for solo violin. 44 duos. Sonata for two pianos and percussion. [Budapest]: Hungaroton. OCLC 634681233.
- ^ "Full Biography". Kirshbaum Associates Inc. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Peter Frankl". Naxos. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Leó Weiner Chamber Competition Gala Concert". BMC – Budapest Music Center. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Haylock, Julian (18 November 2024). "Violinist György Pauk on studying with Ede Zathureczky and Leó Weiner". The Strad. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ James MacMillan. "Composer's Notes" Boosey & Hawkes. May 1997. Accessed 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Biography of György Pauk at Royal Academy of Music". Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Pauk György
- ^ a b c "Biography of György Pauk at Menuhin Academy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "György Pauk, violin teacher at Saline royale Academy". Saline Royale Academy. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Foundation, iClassical. "Gyorgy Pauk". iClassical Academy. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Distinguished violinist loans 1714 'Massart' Strad to his most promising former pupil". The Strad. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "György Pauk hands over his Strad to Julia Pusker". Papageno. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ The Violin Channel (18 November 2024). "Violinist György Pauk has Died, Aged 88". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Gyorgy Pauk". AJR Refugee Voices. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "György Pauk, distinguished Hungarian violinist and pedagogue, has died". The Strad. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Most jött a szomorú hír: baleset érte és meghalt Pauk György". Blikkrúzs.blikk.hu (in Hungarian). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Gyorgy Pauk". iClassical Academy. 30 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Gyorgy Pauk (UWC)". New Virtuosi. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "About the performer: Thomas Gould". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Maureen Smith: Hon ARAM". www.ram.ac.uk. Royal Academy of Music. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Marianne Thorsen (violin)". www.hyperion-records.co.uk. Hyperion Records. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Budapest Music Center". BMC - Budapest Music Center (in Hungarian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Gould, Lucy". www.rwcmd.ac.uk. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
Sources
[edit]- Pauk, György (2021). A Life in Music: Memories of 80 Years with the Violin. London: GP Publications. ISBN 978-1-5272-9322-9.
External links
[edit]- Pauk György at Naxos Records
- Biography at violin.org
- Notable Alumni: György Pauk at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 September 2017) at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- György Pauk: Guest Teacher – Violin at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 October 2016) at the International Menuhin Music Academy
- György Pauk discography at Discogs
