Anton Kuerti Biography And Wiki
Anton Kuerti, is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. He has developed international recognition as a solo pianist, particularly focusing on the works of Beethoven. Anton immigrated to the United States as a child and studied piano under Edward Goldman.
Anton Kuerti Age And Birthday
He was born Anton Emil Kuerti on 21 July 1938 in Vienna, Austria. He is 81 years old as of 2019. He celebrates his birthday on the 21st of July every year.
Anton Kuerti Parents And Siblings | Family
After doing our research, details about his parents are not available and it is also not known if he has any siblings.
Anton Kuerti Wife, Spouse | Married
He was married to the late cellist Kristine Bogyo. Bogyo was a concert organizer in Toronto. She passed away in April 2007.
Anton Kuerti Son | Children
He has a son by the name Julian Kuerti. Julian is a Canadian conductor. In addition, he served as the founding artistic director and principal conductor of the Berlin-based group ‘Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop’ from 2005 to 2008.
Canadian Anton Kuerti Pianist | Career
Kuerti performed the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Boston Pops Orchestra at age eleven. He studied music at the Longy School of Music, at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree, and at the Curtis Institute.
At the age of 16, he also studied at The Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, with Henry Cowell; he later wrote an article, “Henry Cowell: Enfant Terrible of American Music”, for the fall 1995 issue of Queen’s Quarterly.
Kuerti has received nine honorary degrees: PhD (hon) York University 1985; Laurentian University 1985; Cleveland Institute of Music 1996; Memorial University 2001; Dalhousie University 2002; McGill University 2004; Wilfrid Laurier University 2005; The University of Western Ontario 2007; Brandon University 2012. In 1980, he founded the Festival of the Sound, a classical music festival in Parry Sound, Ontario.
In 1965, Kuerti moved to Canada and later joined the music faculty at the University of Toronto. One of his pupils at the university was pianist Jane Coop.
He has toured extensively as a solo performer, performing in 150 communities throughout Canada and with every professional Canadian orchestra and many in the USA and elsewhere. He has also recorded many albums.
His recordings include all the Beethoven concertos and sonatas, the Schubert sonatas, the Brahms concertos, and works by many other composers. He won the 1976 Juno Award for best classical recording for his album The Beethoven Sonatas, Volumes 1, 2 and 3, and has been nominated 7 times.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1998. In the year 2007 he was appointed to the special one-year Schulich Professorship Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal as visiting professor. In 2008 Kuerti received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts.
Anton is the artistic director emeritus of Mooredale Concerts, and of the Mooredale Youth Orchestras, a small Toronto-based set of three orchestras for children and teen-agers founded by his late wife, cellist Kristine Bogyo.
Kuerti in 2002, directed The Czerny Music Festival in Edmonton, to showcase the work of Austrian composer Carl Czerny (1791-1857). The festival featured symphonies, masses, string quartets and quintets, works for piano and strings, songs and miscellaneous chamber works, composed by Czerny.
Anton Kuerti Music | Discography
- Schubert – 2008
- Chopin: Last Major Piano Works – 2000
- Moonlight Sonata, Hammerklavier Sonata (Beethoven) – 2006
- Russian Piano Music (Musique Russe Pour Piano – 1995
- Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano – 2008
- Beethoven: Hammerklavier Sonatas Op.101, 106 – 2004
- Mendelssohn: Works for Piano – 2017
- Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-2 & Capriccio – 2009
- The Final Piano Sonatas, Op.109, 110, 111 – 2006
- Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 22 & Fantasie, Op. 17 – 2017
- Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Grand Sonata No.1 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 11 – 2006
- Anton Kuerti Plays Beethoven, Vol. 1 – 2010
Anton Kuerti Net Worth
Kuerti has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.
Anton Kuerti Stroke | Health Update
On October 17, the year 2013, Anton was overcome by a stroke while playing a concert in Miami. He was immediately hospitalized and as of today, he is in good shape and fully recovered.
Anton Kuerti Awards And Achievements | Honours
In the year 2016, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario. Kuerti has also received National Music League Award 1956; Philadelphia Orchestra Youth Prize, 1957; Leventritt Award 1957; Toronto Arts Award, 1997; Opus Award, Quebec 1998; The Banff Centre National Arts Award 2007; Schumann Prize of the Schumann Gesellschaft, Germany 2007; Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012.
Anton Kuerti Website
To view all of Kuerti’s upcoming concerts and tours, visit his official website at https://www.antonkuerti.com/.
Anton Kuerti Tribute Concert
Pianist Anton Kuerti lived in Canada for over 50 years. Regarded as one of Canada’s finest musicians, he won accolades for his insightful interpretations of composers such as Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Schumann.
The tribute features pianist Jane Coop, violist Douglas McNabney, mezzo-soprano Laura Pudwell, violinists Barry Shiffman and Jonathan Crow, and cellist Joseph Johnson. 7:30 pm. $20-$55. Walter Hall.
Frequently Asked Questions About Anton Kuerti
Who is Anton Kuerti?
Anton Kuerti, is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor.
How old is Anton Kuerti?
He was born on 21 July 1938 in Vienna, Austria. He is 81 years old as of 2019. He celebrates his birthday on the 21st of July every year.
How tall is Anton Kuerti?
He has not shared his height with the public. His height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.
Is Anton Kuerti married?
He was married to the late cellist Kristine Bogyo. Bogyo was a concert organizer in Toronto. She passed away in April 2007.
How much is Kuerti worth?
Kuerti has not yet revealed his net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under his name.
Is Kuerti dead or alive?
He is alive and in good health.