Julius Drake ( born Julius Drake , born April 5, 1959 , London , England ) - British pianist , music teacher . Best known as an interpreter of the song classics of the XIX - XX centuries .
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| Date of Birth | April 5, 1959 (60 years) |
| Place of Birth | London , United Kingdom |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | pianist |
| Instruments | piano |
| Genres | chamber music |
| Labels | Hyperion, EMI Classics, Naxos, Onyx ... |
Biography
Received music education at Purcell School and Royal College of Music . He made his debut on a concert stage in the Purcell Room in 1981 , performing works by Franz Schubert . Julius Drake lives in London and specializes in chamber music. The pianist draws special attention to the songwriting of European composers of the XIX - XX centuries . Among the singers he constantly performed with were: Ian Bostridge [1] , Sergey Leiferkus , Alice Coote [2] , Paul Agnew , Gerald Finley, Joyce DiDonato , Anne Sofie von Otter . He performed at international music festivals in Kuhmo , Delft , Oxford and West Cork, at the festival “Schubertiade”, in Tanglewood [3] . The anniversary concert of Julius Drake’s 50th birthday was held at Wigmore Hall [4] . The pianist has repeatedly performed successfully in Russia [5]
The recordings of Julius Drake were carried out by the largest studios Hyperion, EMI Classics, Naxos, Onyx ... Among the most famous recording projects of the musician is the recording of all the songs of Franz Liszt . One of the disks of this cycle (where Angelika Kirchshlager acted as a partner of the pianist) won the prize of the Air Force music magazine.
Julius Drake was director of the International Chamber Music Festival in Perth ( Australia ) from 2000–2003 , and from 2009 to 2011 he was the artistic director of the festival in Machinlet ( Wales ). The pianist spent a series of vocal evenings called "Julius Drake and Friends" in the Middle Temple.
He took part in the creation of David Alden's film “The Winter Way” for Channel 4 (based on the Franz Schubert song cycle of the same name) in 1997, which was accompanied by Ian Bostridge . In 2000, the film was released on DVD [6] .
Pedagogical activity
Julius Drake regularly conducts master classes in Utrecht , Basel , Aldborough , Brussels , Toronto , at the Franz Schubert Institute in Baden (Lower Austria).
He is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz (Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Graz, Austria, Professor Klavier-Vokalbegleitung) and professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London (Professor of Piano Accompaniment and Piano Ensemble Coaching) [7] . Visiting Professor, Royal Northern College of Music .
Awards
- 2014 - The Gramophone Award for the Schubert: Winterreise CD. Gerald Finley, Julius Drake. Hyperion. 2014 [8] .
- 2012 - Air Force Music Magazine Award for Liszt: The Complete Songs CD . Volume 2. Angelika Kirchschlager. Hyperion. 2012. [9] .
Selected discography
- Schubert: Winterreise. Gerald Finley. Hyperion. 2014
- Liszt: The Complete Songs. Volume 2. Angelika Kirchschlager. Hyperion: CDA67934. 2012
- Tchaikovsky: Romances. Christianne Stotijn. Onyx. 2009
- Ravel: Songs. Gerald Finley. Hyperion. 2009
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. live at Wigmore Hall. 2008
- Gerald Finley. Live at Wigmore Hall. 2008
- Schumann: Dichterliebe and other Heine settings. Hyperion. 2008
- Grieg: Songs. Katarina Karnéus. Hyperion. 2008
- Ives: Songs. Vol.11. Romanzo di Central Park. Gerald Finley. Hyperion. 2008
- Barber: Songs. Gerald Finley. Hyperion. 2007
- Christopher Maltman. Live at Wigmore Hall. 2007
- Pasión! Joyce diDonato. Eloquentia. 2007
- Gustav Mahler: Urlicht (lieder). Christianne Stotijn. Onyx. 2006
- Songs of Venice. Joyce diDonato. Wigmore Hall. 2006
- Voyage à Paris. Lynne Dawson. Berlin Classics. 2005.
- Schubert: 25 Lieder. Ian Bostridge. EMI Classics. 2005.
- French song. Ian Bostridge. EMI Classics. 2005.
- Alice Coote - songs. EMI Classics. 2003
- Shostakovich: Sonatas.Annette Batorldi. Naxos. 2003
- Britten: Canticles & Folksongs. Ian Bostridge. Virgin Classics. 2002
- The English Songbook. Ian Bostridge. EMI Classics. 2002
- Sibelius: Songs. Katarina Karnéus. Hyperion. 2002
- Ivor Gurney: Seaven Meadows. Paul Agnew. Hyperion. 2001.
- Schubert: Lieder volume II. Ian Bostridge. EMI Classics. 2001.
- Henze: Songs. Ian Bostridge. EMI Classics. 2001.
- Schumann: Lieder. Sophie Daneman. EMI Classics. 2001.
- Schumann: Liederkreis & Dichterliebe etc. Ian Bostridge. EMI Classics. 1998
Notes
- ↑ Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake’s page on the Edinburgh International Festival website
- ↑ Hogwood, Ben. Alice Coote & Julius Drake - French Song. Cadogan Hall, London. СlassicalSource. July 16, 2012
- ↑ Biography of Julius Drake on the St. Petersburg Philharmonic website
- ↑ Christiansen, Rupert. Julius Drake 50th Birthday Concert at Wigmore Hall, review. Telegraph. 04 Jan 2010.
- Российская “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” on December 7, 2005 called him “Apt deceiver thinned out by the experiences of romantic souls”.
- ↑ Schubert: Die Winterreise. 2000, reprint - 2001. Wmv. ASIN: B0000505FS.
- ↑ Julius Drake on the website of the Royal Academy of Music in London (Not available link) . The appeal date is December 27, 2014. Archived December 27, 2014.
- ↑ Schubert: Winterreise. Gerald Finley. Julius Drake. Hyperion. 2014. Disk on the official website of the label Hyperion.
- ↑ Liszt: The Complete Songs. Volume 2. Angelika Kirchschlager. Hyperion: CDA67934. 2012