György Pauk
György Pauk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 October 1936 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 18 November 2024 (aged 88) Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, educator |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Labels | Naxos, Hungaroton |
György Pauk (26 October 1936 – 18 November 2024) was a Hungarian violinist, chamber musician and music pedagogue.
Biography
[edit]Pauk was born 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] In 1956 he left Hungary for the Netherlands and, after being persuaded by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, he permanently settled in London in 1961.[3]
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.[4][1]
As a chamber musician Pauk's repertoire included all of the Mozart sonatas, which he also recorded,[5] the Schubert sonatas,[6] and Bartók's works for violin.[7] Pauk and pianist Peter Frankl formed a long-term collaboration with cellist Ralph Kirshbaum.[8] Pauk and Frankl were permanent partners since they were children.[9] They studied chamber music with Leo Weiner.[10][11] The BBC commissioned Fourteen Little Pictures by James MacMillan to mark the 25th anniversary of their trio in 1997.[12]
Pauk was appointed the professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1987.[13] 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.[14]
He retired from performing in 2007.[4]
Pauk gave master classes at the International Menuhin Music Academy.[15] He regularly visited the United States giving master classes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oberlin College, and the Juilliard School of Music.[16] Pauk was an online master teacher at iClassical Academy.[17]
He played on a Stradivarius violin made in 1714 that was previously owned by Joseph Massart.[18][19]
Pauk had two children.[20][21] He died in Budapest on 18 November 2024, at the age of 88.[22][23]
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[15]
- Grammy nomination for Record of the Year[15]
- Professor Emeritus of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest[24]
- Honorary Doctorate by the University of London 2016[25]
Notable students
[edit]Pauk's notable students include: Thomas Gould.[26] Maureen Smith,[27] Marianne Thorsen,[28] Gyula Stuller,[29] and Lucy Gould.[30]
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 (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
