Piekut’s album Towards the Flame, released on Naxos Records in 2021, has been nominated in the solo category of the International Classical Music Awards.
Gustav Piekut performed Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto with Copenhagen Phil and conductor Christoph Gedschold to great critical acclaim.
Review (in Danish): POLITIKEN.DK
Gustav Piekut’s new album is receiving international critical acclaim, including positive reviews in BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone Magazine, Pizzicato Magazine (including a Supersonic Award) as well as being included on Politiken, de Volkskraant and Weekendavisens lists of the best albums of 2021. Listen here: NAXOS.LNK.TO
Gustav Piekut has been awarded Gladsaxe Musikpris 2021 at a concert with Copenhagen Phil and Maestro Toshiyuki Kamioka, where they performed Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto, the ‘Emperor’. Gladsaxe Musikpris consists of a scholarship of DKK 50.000 and has been awarded to some of the most important Danish classical musicians since 1966. VIolinist (and chamber music partner!) Anna Egholm was awarded the 2020 Prize at the same concert, performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. See the list of all previous winners here: GLADSAXE.DK
Gustav Piekut’s second solo album has just been released on Naxos Records.
Listen here: NAXOS.LNK.TO
Gustav Piekut has just been announced as the 3rd Prize winner at the prestigious piano competition Kissinger Klavierolymp in Germany. The contestants are selected by invitation only and are already winners of major competitions. Previous winners can be seen here DE.WIKIPEDIA.ORG and more information about the Kissinger Sommer Festival is available here: WWW.KISSINGERSOMMER.DE