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　　约翰-奥柯诺

　　爱尔兰著名钢琴家约翰-奥柯诺，在古典钢琴曲和早期浪漫派的钢琴曲领域有着很深的造诣。他因富有特色的演奏技巧，别具一格的声音效果和借助钢琴对乐曲独到的阐释，而被誉为一位名副其实的钢琴诗人。

　　约翰-奥柯诺曾在欧洲，北美洲，亚洲，非洲，大洋洲举办过演出，先后与英国皇家爱乐乐团，捷克爱乐乐团，维也纳交响乐团，法国国家交响乐团，以色列，苏格兰及斯图加特室内乐团等闻名世界的乐团同台演出，而且还与日本，韩国，新加坡，新西兰，美国，爱尔兰的众多知名乐团有过良好的合作。

　　在爱尔兰，约翰-奥柯诺因成功地演奏十九世纪爱尔兰最优秀作曲家约翰-费尔德的作品，而成为家喻户晓的钢琴家，他为爱尔兰文化艺术的发展做出了重大贡献。他担任爱尔兰皇家音乐学院院长，在培养年轻艺术家方面，发挥了不可替代的作用。他是都柏林国际钢琴比赛的发起人之一，而且担任过该比赛的艺术总监和评委主席。

　　早年就学于都柏林的约翰-奥柯诺，被授予奥地利政府奖学金，这使得他能够顺利前去维也纳进行深造，而且有幸师从名师迪特尔-韦伯，并和康普夫学习贝多芬作品。1973年的贝多芬国际钢琴比赛他获第一名，1975年他又在波森多夫比赛获奖。

　　约翰-奥柯诺于1986年在美国通过发行他所演奏的全部贝多芬奏鸣曲的唱片而闻名，他为TELARC录制了20多盘CD包括贝多芬全部小品，莫扎特协奏曲，舒伯特作品和他的同乡约翰-菲尔德协奏曲，奏鸣曲和夜曲等。

　　约翰-奥柯诺极为关心青年钢琴家的成长，他除了在爱尔兰皇家音乐学院教授钢琴以外还到世界各国讲授大师班课和担任国际钢琴比赛评委。自1997年以来，他继承恩师康普夫的传统做法在其意大利的故居每年举办一期贝多芬奏鸣曲的讲座。

　　由于他对音乐事业所作的贡献，爱尔兰国立大学授予他荣誉博士称号，法国，奥地利，意大利和波兰政府都给了他很高的荣誉。

　　John O’Conor

　　Through his recitals, concerto appearances, and critically acclaimed recordings, the Irish pianist John O’Conor has earned a reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and early Romantic piano repertoires. He has been praised for his formidable technique and through his eloquent phrasing, mastery of keyboard colour and in particular his unique sound he has been called a true Poet of the Piano.

　　He has performed in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand and has appeared with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, I’Orchestre National de France, the Scottish and Stuttgart Chamber Orchestras, the Israel Camerata, the NHK, Yomiuri, Kyushu, Kyoto and Sapporo Symphonies in Japan, the KBS Symphony in Seoul, the Singapore Symphony, the New Zealand Symphony, and the orchestras of Cleveland, San Francisco, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Toronto, Montreal, Tampa and Washington DC in North America. He also appears frequently with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and the Irish Chamber Orchestra in Ireland and abroad.

　　Mr. O’Conor also continues to make significant contributions to the arts in his native country through his numerous performances of music from the traditional repertoire and his championing of the works by Ireland’s leading 19th century composer, John Field. He has become a key figure in the development of young artists through his role as Director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and was a co-founder of the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition, of which he is Artistic Director and Chairman of the Jury.

　　Mr. O’Conor’s early studies began in Dublin. He was awarded an Austrian Government scholarship that enabled him to study in Vienna with the respected pedagogue Dieter Weber. He also made a special study of Beethoven with the renowned German pianist Wilhelm Kempff. In 1973 Mr. O’Conor was unanimously awarded First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and in 1975 won the Bosendorfer Competition.

　　John O’Conor first gained widespread attention in the United States in 1986 with the release of the initial volume of his complete recorded Beethoven sonata cycle. He has made more than 20 recordings for the TELARC label including the complete Beethoven Bagatelles, four volumes of Mozart Piano Concertos, numerous works by Schubert, works of his fellow countryman John Field, Concertos, Sonatas and Nocturnes.

　　John O’Conor is deeply committed to the development of young pianists in Ireland and other countries. As well as being Professor of Piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music he gives master classes and lectures in many of the places all over the world.

　　Since 1997 he has taken on the mantle of his revered professor Wilhelm Kempff and gives the annual Beethoven interpretation course in Kempff’s own villa in Positano, ItalyswheresKempff gave the course from 1957.

　　For his services to music he has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the National University of Ireland, he has been decorated with honorary titles by the French, Austrian, Italian and Polish governments.