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
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes:
“he (…) impressed with the nervously flickering, at the edge of disintegrating pathos of his interpretations of works by Rachmaninov’s fellow student, Alexander Scriabin.”
Article (German): www.faz.net
Danish newspaper Information writes:
“…such a sense of overview, such technical reserves. The highlight was Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Sonata, where Piekut was in control of the fluent tempo modifications so important to the composer, and exposed the peculiar genius’ way of thought with sparkling explosions as well as cool, introspective strophes.”
Article (Danish): www.information.dk
Long portrait interview of Gustav Piekut in Danish newspaper Politiken.
Full interview (in Danish) HERE.