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Conor Hanick (b. 1982 in Iowa City, Iowa[1]) is an American pianist and educator. He lives in New York City.[2]

Biography

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Hanick started violin at age 8 in the Iowa City Community School District.[3] He attended Northwestern University, where he received his undergraduate degree in English, Piano Performance, and Journalism. There, he studied piano with Alan Chow and chamber music with Ursula Oppens. In 2006 he enrolled at Juilliard School, where he completed his Masters and Doctorate degrees studying with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Matti Raekallio, completing his thesis The Compositional Periods of Milton Babbitt: Structure and Surface[4] with advisement from Jonathan Dawe.

Performance

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As a pianist, Hanick is known for his collaborative work with composers and his performances of contemporary repertoire.[5] He worked closely with Pierre Boulez at the Lucerne Festival Academy,[6] and with composers Charles Wuorinen, Steve Reich, Milton Babbitt, and others.[7] Hanick has also collaborated with prominent composers of his generation. In 2016 he gave the World Premiere of Matthew Aucoin's Piano Concerto with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and later recorded the work with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.[8] More recently, he premiered works by Samuel Carl Adams - Etudes vol. 1, and the piano concerto No Such Spring, which was performed in 2023 with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the San Francisco Symphony.[9] Additionally, Hanick has collaborated on new work with Marcos Balter, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, Nina C. Young, Christopher Cerrone, and Nico Muhly.

Teaching

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Hanick taught at Smith College from 2011-2013 as the Iva Dee Hiatt Visiting Artist in piano.[10] Since then he has given masterclasses internationally,[11] has been a guest teacher at Peabody Institute, and currently serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School,[12] CUNY Graduate Center,[13] and Mannes School of Music.[14] Hanick has been a Faculty Artist at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California since 2014 and currently serves as its Head of Piano.[15]

Recordings

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  • Immaculate Sigh Of Stars - solo and chamber music by David Fulmer (New Focus), 2024[16]
  • Current - solo and chamber music by Samuel Carl Adams (Other Minds), 2023[17]
  • Reflections - two-piano ballet by Sufjan Stevens, performed with Timo Andres (Asthmatic Kitty), 2023
  • George Perle: Solos and Duos - Cello Sonata, performed with Jay Campbell (Bridge), 2021
  • Matthew Aucoin: Orphic Moments - Piano Concerto and Gallup, performed with Boston Modern Orchestra Project and AMOC (BMOP Sound), 2021
  • A Gentle Notion - various chamber works for clarinet and piano, performed with Richie Hawley (Il Pirata), 2021
  • Nightflower - solo and chamber music by Elliot Cole (Long Echo), 2019[18]
  • Dreamscapes - Piano Concerto and Glimpses by Vivian Fung, performed with The Metropolis Ensemble (Naxos), 2012

References

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  1. ^ https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2024-25/julia-bullock-conor-hanick Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
  2. ^ "Conor Hanick About".
  3. ^ "Conor Hanick – BMOP". Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  4. ^ Hanick, Conor (2013). The Compositional Periods of Milton Babbitt: Structure and Surface. The Juilliard School library: The Juilliard School. ISBN 847771145. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  5. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (2014-07-22). "A Youthful Vigor, Flowing Through to His Fingertips". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  6. ^ Chicago Symphony Orchestra (2017-04-06). MusicNOW: Conor Hanick on Boulez. Retrieved 2025-01-28 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Hanick, Conor | The Juilliard School". www.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  8. ^ Conor Hanick - Topic (2021-11-08). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: I. Retrieved 2025-01-28 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Mermelstein, David (2023-02-24). "Salonen Conducts a Bewitching Premiere in San Francisco". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  10. ^ "Guest Artist Master Class: Conor Hanick, piano | School of Music | University of Washington". music.washington.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  11. ^ "Long Bio". CONOR HANICK. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  12. ^ "Hanick, Conor | The Juilliard School". www.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  13. ^ "Hanick, Conor". www.gc.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  14. ^ "Conor Hanick | Mannes School of Music". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  15. ^ "Conor Hanick • Head of Solo Piano". Music Academy of the West. 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  16. ^ "immaculate sigh of stars, by David Fulmer". New Focus Recordings. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  17. ^ "Current". Other Minds. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  18. ^ "Nightflower, by Elliot Cole". Elliot Cole. Retrieved 2025-01-28.