Garrick Ohlsson
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Born | Bronxville, New York | April 3, 1948
Genres | Classical |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Website | garrickohlsson |
Garrick Olaf Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948) is an American classical pianist.
In 2018, in Warsaw, Ohlsson received the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture, conferred by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.[5]
Early life
Born in Bronxville, New York as the only child of a Swedish father, Alvar Ohlsson, who emigrated from Sweden after World War II, and Sicilian-American mother, Paulyne (Rosta), born in New York City, Ohlsson grew up in White Plains, New York. He began his piano studies at the age of eight with Tom Lishman, at the Westchester Conservatory of Music.[6] At the age of 13 he began studying with Sascha Gorodnitzki at the Juilliard School, and later with Rosina Lhévinne. His musical development has been influenced in completely different ways by a succession of distinguished teachers, most notably Claudio Arrau, Olga Barabini and Irma Wolpe.[7]
Although Ohlsson is especially noted for his performances of the works of
Career
Ohlsson has performed in North America with symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Charlotte, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Washington, D.C., and Berkeley, among others, at the National Arts Center, with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and with the
Ohlsson is an avid
In 2006–2007, he played the opening concert at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. He has also performed at the BBC Proms with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Among his many recordings, Ohlsson[12] performed Chopin's entire musical output on Hyperion Records–including the complete solo piano music, chamber music, works for piano and orchestra, and songs. In 1989, he recorded Busoni's five-movement Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39 with the Cleveland Orchestra under Christoph von Dohnányi.[13] He has also recorded all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas for Bridge Records.[14]
Shortly after his Chopin competition victory in 1970, he appeared as performing guest on ABC's The Dick Cavett Show on 25 February 1971. The show also featured actor/singer Sammy Davis Jr., and young Family Affair actress Anissa Jones.
Personal life
Since 1996 Garrick Ohlsson has lived in San Francisco with his husband, historic preservationist Robert Guter. He is a member of the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[15][16]
Prizes
- First Prize, 1966 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, Bolzano
- First Prize, 1968 Montreal Piano Competition[17]
- First Prize, 1970 VIII International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw
- Avery Fisher Prize, 1994
- Grammy Award, 2008[18]
- Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance, 2014, Northwestern University
- Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture, 2018[5]
- Gramophone Award (with Takács Quartet), 2021[19]
Discography
Ohlsson has recorded with the following labels:
- Arabesque Recordings
- RCA Red Seal Records
- Angel Records
- Bridge Records
- BMG
- Decca
- Delos International
- Hänssler Classic
- Hyperion Records – complete works of Chopin
- Nonesuch Records
- Telarc
- EMI Classics
- Connoisseur Society
References
- ^ "Garrick Ohlsson". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "VIII Competition — 1970". The International Chopin Competition. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "List of Winners 1961-1970". International Busoni Competition. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Winners". Avery Fisher Prize. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Lista laureatów Medalu Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis - Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego - Portal Gov.pl". Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ISBN 9788396120984.
- ISBN 0879100133.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (13 January 2012). "Garrick Ohlsson, Chopin expert sets his sights on Liszt". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-671-49240-3.
- ^ "Garrick Ohlsson- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". Naxos.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "FOG Trio Artist Profile". St. Paul Sunday. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0
- ^ "Garrick Ohlsson Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Marathon Men – Two Complete Beethoven Sonatas Projects to Achieve Completion during 2009 | Piano Street's Classical Piano News". Pianostreet.com. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ Oestreich, James R. (12 January 2003). "MUSIC; Combining Brain and Brawn to Serve a Demanding Master". The New York Times.
- ^ "Artists on the Bench: This Week With Garrick Ohlsson". Sfcv.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Huot, Cécile. "Montreal International Music Competition/Concours international de musique de Montréal". Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- ^ "Garrick Ohlsson". Grammy.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2021". Gramophone. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
External links
- Garrick Ohlsson's official website
- Garrick Ohlsson at Opus3 Artists
- David Dubal interview with Garrick Ohlsson on YouTube, WNCN-FM, September 20, 1981
- W.F.E. Bach's Das Dreyblatt for 6 hands (performed hilariously by Alicia de Larrocha, Gina Bachauer and Ohlsson) on YouTube