Boaz Sharon
Encyclopedia
Boaz Sharon is a pianist, recording artist and professor of piano at Boston University
as well as Director of Piano Studies at Boston University Tanglewood Institute
. He is a frequent performer in the U.S., China, Russia, Czech Republic and other countries.
in Brussels, Belgium. He later pursued his piano studies in the US with William Doppmann and with Leonard Shure.
he was Pianist-in-Residence at Duke University
and the University of Tulsa
, and Professor of Piano at the University of Florida
. He is a frequent judge at competitions including the Rudolf Firkusny International Piano Competition, Prague, the Liszt International Piano Competition-"Dedication to Franz Liszt", Moscow and the Jaen International Piano Competition in Spain. Having directed the Prague International Piano Masterclasses for the last 13 years he is also on the artist faculty of the Ruza International Piano Festival in Russia, and was on the faculty of the International Certificate for Piano Artists (sponsored by the Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot, Paris, the University of Florida and the Bell'Arte Foundation).
Sharon is Honorary Fellow at Charles University, Prague. In 2009 he was appointed Visiting Professor at the China Conservatory in Beijing.
• Charles Koechlin: Danses pour Ginger Rogers·,Arcobaleno Records, Brussels, CD AADC-94382
• The Unknown Debussy, Unicorn-Kanchana Records, London, CD DKP (CD) 9103
• Koechlin Piano Works, Orion/Naxos Records, US, CD 7804-2
• Darius Milhaud: Les charmes de la vie, Unicorn-Kanchana Records, London, CD DKP (CD) 9155
• Songs of Andre Caplet (with Claudette LeBlanc, soprano), Unicorn-Kanchana Records , London, CD DKP (CD)9142
• Le Cortege d'Amphitrite: Songs by Charles Koechlin, Hyperion Records, London, CDA66243
• Piano Works by Charles Koechlin, Nonesuch/Elektra.Asylum Records, N.Y. (LP)
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
as well as Director of Piano Studies at Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
The Boston University Tanglewood Institute is recognized internationally as the premiere summer training program for aspiring high school-age musicians and is the only program of its kind associated with one of the world’s great symphony orchestras...
. He is a frequent performer in the U.S., China, Russia, Czech Republic and other countries.
Education
He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and studied there with Emma Gorochov, and from the age of 13-19 with Stefan AskenaseStefan Askenase
Stefan Askenase was a Polish-born Belgian classical pianist and pedagogue.-Biography:Askenase was born in Lemberg. He studied with Theodor Pollak, a professor and director of the Ludwik Marek School of Music in Lemberg. Then with Emil von Sauer, a pupil of Liszt, at the Vienna Academy of Music...
in Brussels, Belgium. He later pursued his piano studies in the US with William Doppmann and with Leonard Shure.
Professional career
Before his present position as Chairman of the Piano Department and Professor at Boston UniversityBoston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
he was Pianist-in-Residence at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
and the University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
, and Professor of Piano at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. He is a frequent judge at competitions including the Rudolf Firkusny International Piano Competition, Prague, the Liszt International Piano Competition-"Dedication to Franz Liszt", Moscow and the Jaen International Piano Competition in Spain. Having directed the Prague International Piano Masterclasses for the last 13 years he is also on the artist faculty of the Ruza International Piano Festival in Russia, and was on the faculty of the International Certificate for Piano Artists (sponsored by the Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot, Paris, the University of Florida and the Bell'Arte Foundation).
Awards and honors
He is first-prize winner and gold medalist at the Jaen International Piano Competition, Spain, and has received the Jubilee Medal from Charles University, Prague, on the 600th anniversary of that university's foundation, given for "significant contributions" to Charles University.Sharon is Honorary Fellow at Charles University, Prague. In 2009 he was appointed Visiting Professor at the China Conservatory in Beijing.
Selected Recordings
• Claude Debussy: La boite a Jouxjoux and others, Arcobaleno Records, Brussels, CD AAOC-94502• Charles Koechlin: Danses pour Ginger Rogers·,Arcobaleno Records, Brussels, CD AADC-94382
• The Unknown Debussy, Unicorn-Kanchana Records, London, CD DKP (CD) 9103
• Koechlin Piano Works, Orion/Naxos Records, US, CD 7804-2
• Darius Milhaud: Les charmes de la vie, Unicorn-Kanchana Records, London, CD DKP (CD) 9155
• Songs of Andre Caplet (with Claudette LeBlanc, soprano), Unicorn-Kanchana Records , London, CD DKP (CD)9142
• Le Cortege d'Amphitrite: Songs by Charles Koechlin, Hyperion Records, London, CDA66243
• Piano Works by Charles Koechlin, Nonesuch/Elektra.Asylum Records, N.Y. (LP)