Corey Cerovsek

Corey Cerovsek
Born (1972-04-24) 24 April 1972
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Instruments violin
Years active 1981present
Labels Delos
Website www.coreycerovsek.com

Corey Cerovsek (born 24 April 1972) is a violinist, pianist, and mathematician.[1] At age 12, he was the youngest student to receive a gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music.[2] In 1992, Cerovsek was the recipient of the Virginia-Parker Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts.[3] In 2006, Cerovsek with Steven Heyman were nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Chamber Music Performance.[4] In 2008, Cerovsek received the MIDEM Classical Music Award for the Best Chamber Music for his recording with Paavali Jumppanen of the complete violin sonatas by Beethoven.[5]

Biography

Cerovsek was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Austrian parents Sophia and Helmut Cerovsek who emigrated to Canada. His sister, Katja Cerovsek, is a pianist and a lawyer.[6] He began learning to play the violin at age five. He studied with John Loban, Charmian Gadd, Richard Goldner, and Josef Gingold. In 1984 he began studying music at Indiana University in Bloomington. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in music and mathematics in 1987 (age 15), a master's degree in music in 1988, a master's degree in mathematics in 1990, and completed his doctoral coursework in music and mathematics in 1991 (age 18).

In 1981, Cerovsek had his debut with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.[2] He has played with major orchestras and in recital throughout the world. He plays on the "Milanollo" Stradivarius violin, an instrument played, among others, by Christian Ferras, Giovanni Battista Viotti, and Nicolò Paganini.[7] He resides in Paris.[8]

Discography

References

  1. Joseph So (13 November 2008). "Vancouver's own violin genius Corey Cerovsek with the VSO". blog.scena.org. The Music Scene (magazine). Retrieved 5 February 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  2. 1 2 Gilles Potvin, Betty Nygaard King. "Cerovsek, Corey Biography". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 February 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  3. Canada Council for the Arts. "The Virginia-Parker Prize Cumulative list of Winners". www.canadacouncil.ca. canada.gc.ca/main_e.html. Retrieved 5 February 2011. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)
  4. "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". www.grammy.com. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  5. "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". www.avantpremiere.at. External link in |work= (help)
  6. http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/9/From-the-vaults-Corey-and-Katja-Cerovsek
  7. http://coreycerovsek.com/
  8. "Corey Cerovsek, violin Biography". www.newwestsymphony.org. Retrieved 5 February 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  9. Library and Archives Canada. "AMICUS No. 27652635 Monograph". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all. canada.gc.ca/main_e.html. Retrieved 5 February 2011. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)
  10. "Corey Cerovsek Credits". www.allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 5 February 2011. External link in |work= (help)

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