DANIEL VNUKOWSKI LIVE
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Hailed as “a pianist to watch” by New York Classical Review and “a dashing pianist” by The Sunday Times, Daniel Vnukowski tours throughout North/South America, Asia and Europe. His insightful interpretations of the standard classical music repertory are supplemented by creative projects, which resulted in a sold-out Carnegie Hall recital in 2019. In addition to participating in fundraising projects for humanitarian causes, he has performed many outreach concerts for remote communities throughout Canada and is Artist Director & Founder of the Collingwood Summer Music Festival.
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Livestreaming Story Featured in the Los Angeles Times
Daniel’s livestreaming story was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times.
A Stroke of Genius
Daniel’s improv session in the style of Beethoven featured on Classical FM with 55,000 FB shares.
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Gershwin Reaches One Million Hits
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue reaches 1 million hits and over 500,000 views on Facebook.
Free Livestreamed Concerts
Enjoy a series of free live-streamed recitals with Daniel Vnukowski. Help support this project!
Sold-out Carnegie Hall Recital
Read about Daniel Vnukowski’s sold-out Carnegie Hall debut recital including reviews.
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Sublime moment!
Very sad to learn about the passing away of Fou Ts’ong. I worked with Fou Ts’ong several times during my Lake Como years, where we had the advantage of being able to spend many dinners together in intimate conversation, in addition to masterclasses.
While he was smoking away at his pipe, we always learned a great deal about his unique, poetic approach to music interpretation, the many incredible musicians he had collaborated with and about the unspeakable tragedy that beset his family as a result of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. His parents were targeted by the regime and eventually committed suicide; his father Fu Lei was a highly-respected translator of the works of Balzac into Chinese.
He always called me his “Polish brother”. He once told me that he would not have been alive if it wasn’t for the strong efforts of the music faculty at the Chopin Academy of Warsaw, especially Zbigniew Drzewiecki who helped him remain in Poland in the early 1950s. He later went on to win third prize at the Intl. Chopin Piano Competition and eventually settled in London, where he had lived and taught ever since.
He had a special affinity for the music of Chopin and Debussy, which left an everlasting impression on his students. He understood and grasped the many elements of Polish folklore, making him a prized interpreter of the Mazurka among other forms. Fou’s vibrant legacy lives on via his magnificent recordings and the pedagogical insights he passed onto his students, many of whom enjoy wonderful careers today.
Deepest condolences to Patsy and the family.
RIP legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis
Blog
Livestreaming Story Featured in the Los Angeles Times
Daniel’s livestreaming story was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times.
Livestreaming – A Case Study
By Daniel Vnukowski "The business of art is no longer the communication of thoughts or feelings which are to be conceptually ordered, but a direct participation in an experience," wrote Marshall McLuhan in 1951. A tiny strand of RNA has completely altered our...
Seven Steps To Dramatically Improve Your Livestreams
A reprint of an article published in the Sept/Oct Issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. “What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down,” says George in Frank Capra’s bittersweet comedy. Yes, It’s a Wonderful...