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Edward Bak, pianist (USA)
Mr. Bak holds degrees from the Peabody Institute and the Cleveland Institute of Music, with additional studies at Boston U and Yale U School of Music. He has worked privately with Yoheved Kaplinksy (USA), Marc Durand (Canada), and Eduardo Vercelli (Switzerland). Bak, currently professor at The Ohio State U School of Music and principal coach at Opera Columbus, previously held faculty positions at Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory and the Peabody Institute Preparatory. He has presented master classes at the Escuela Moderna in Santiago, Chile and the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was a visiting professor of piano in Seoul, South Korea.
He appears regularly in concert with established artists and emerging talents, and has been heard in such venues as the Teatro Colón, The Monnaie, The Festival Lanuadiere, The Philips Collection, and Kolarac Hall. He is active as a chamber musician, sharing the stage with members of the Boston Symphony, The Phildelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony. He is a regular faculty member at Prelude to Performance, and has taught at AIMS in Graz, Austria. As an advocate of contemporary music Mr. Bak maintains an active interest in performing the works of living composers, presenting the world premiers of several works, and received special recognition for his performance of 20th Century music at the Queen Elisabeth Competition. He also has worked as a guest coach at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan. Session II |
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