Józef Brejza ( Polish: Józef Brejza ; born 1936 , Cieszinski County ) is a Polish horn player and music teacher.
| Jozef Braise Józef brejza | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1936 |
| Place of Birth | Cieszyn County , Silesian Voivodeship , Republic of Poland |
| A country |  Poland |
| Professions | performer, music teacher |
| Instruments | French horn |
Biography
Jozef Braise received his musical education at the Silesian Conservatory in Katowice . After graduating with honors in 1957 , he played for some time in the Katowice Philharmonic Orchestras and the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra . In 1960, he moved to Switzerland , where he joined the Basel Symphony Orchestra . Soon he returned to Poland for a while, but since 1962 he continued to work in Basel . From 1965 to 1996, Jozef Braise taught the French horn at the Basel Academy of Music .
Throughout his career, Braise repeatedly acted as a soloist with various symphony orchestras. He made a number of recordings of musical works for the horn, as well as in chamber ensembles. In particular, there are several of his joint recordings of the works of Mozart , Beethoven and Brahms with Yehudi Menuhin . Together with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, he made the first recording of the concert for the French horn Otmar Schöck .
Rewards
- First Prize at the National Competition of Performers in Warsaw ( 1954 )
- First Prize of the Mozart Competition in Katowice (1957)
- Silver medal of the international competition of performers in Moscow (1957)
- Second Prize at the International Competition of Performers in Geneva (1960)
Links
- Biography of Jozef Breyza (Polish)