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Jerzy Kosmala
Lecturer (viola)
Office: 303 Music & Media
Phone: 949-824-6615
Email: jkosmala@uci.edu , jerzy.kosmala@cox.net
D.Mus., Indiana University, Bloomington
JERZY KOSMALA has established himself as one of the world’s premiere violists. Internationally recognized as a concert and recording artist, Kosmala has concertized throughout Europe, the former Soviet Union, Canada, North and South America, and Asia, and has recordings on Orion, Vox/MGM, and Centaur labels. |
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He is a frequent guest artist and performer at the world’s foremost festivals, International Viola Congresses, universities and academies, including the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College, and Guildhall School of Music in London, England, the "Mozarteum" in Salzburg, Austria, Eastman, Juilliard, Manhattan, Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart, Dresden, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Krakow, and Hong Kong Schools of Music; and Boston, Toronto, South California, Michigan, and Indiana Universities.
Dr. Kosmala is a permanent jury member of virtually all the most prestigious international competitions, including the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition in the Isle of Man, the Geneva International Viola Competition in Switzerland, the International Viola Competition in Munich, Germany; the International Competition in Markneukirchen, Germany; the International Chamber Music Competition in Trapani, Italy; the International Primrose Viola Competition in the USA; the International Brahms Viola Competition in Austria, the International Viola Competition in Bled, Slovenia, and the Concert Artist Guild International Competition in New York City.
In addition, Dr. Kosmala has adapted and published numerous compositions for viola and has premiered many contemporary works, some of which were written especially for him. A former member of the Krakow String Quartet and renowned Eastman String Quartet, he is a student of legendary William Primrose, Eugenia Uminska, Francis Tursi, and other masters, and a graduate of the Krakow Academy of Music, Eastman School of Music, and Indiana University. A former member of the executive board of the American Viola Society, Jerzy Kosmala serves on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine, and is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England.
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