Polish-born pianist, Tomasz Herbut, is an internationally acclaimed soloist and chamber musician. His performances have taken him to Japan, Korea, South America and across Europe. Tomasz has performed at prestigious international festivals such as \u201cThe Flandern Festival\u201c, \u201cThe Menuhin Festival Gstaad\u201c, \u201cThe Vratislava Cantans Festival\u201c and \u201cThe Chopin Festival Paris\u201c. A sought-after chamber musician, Tomasz has appeared in concert with leading ensembles including the \u201cVarsovia String Quartet\u201c, \u201cCamerata String Quartet\u201c, \u201cSilesian String Quartet\u201c, \u201cSine Nomine Quartet\u201c and soloists, including Patrick Demenga and Paul Meyer, among others. He is also a recognized authority on song interpretation, collaborating with singers such as Jadwiga Rapp\u00e9, Urszula Kryger, Joseph Calleja and Rudolf Rosen. He has made numerous recordings for both television and radio, which have been broadcast across Europe. He is a prizewinner of the prestigious Polish Phonographic Music Prize, the \u201cGrand Prix du Disque FRYDERYK\u201c. In Switzerland - where he lives since almost 40 years - Tomasz performs in renowned concert halls such as the \u201cVictoria Hall Geneva\u201c, \u201cTonhalle Zurich\u201c and \u201cCasino Berne\u201c among others.
\nTomasz Herbut was born in Lublin, Poland, where he began studying piano at the age of six. He went on to enter the local Conservatory at an early age, graduating with honors in the class of Prof.Mieczys\u0142aw Dawidowicz in 1979. He then continued his studies at the \n\u201cF. Chopin Music University \u201eunder the tutelage of Prof.Bronis\u0142awa Kawalla, receiving his diploma with distinction. Tomasz furthered his education at the \u201dZurich University of the Arts\u201d with Homero Francesch receiving his Soloist Diploma in 1987. He also studied with Irwin Gage, completing his Song Interpretation Class. During this time, he also worked with Nikita Magaloff - one of the most amazing pianists of the 20th century - who played a significant role in his artistic and human development.
\nThrough intensive scholarly work, Tomasz Herbut possesses a wide spectrum of knowledge with respect to the Romantic piano literature and Lied repertoire. His unique programs encompass many neglected composers such as Lekeu, Zarebski, Laks, as well as Chausson, Szymanowski and Bloch, among others. In 1986 he was a prizewinner of the XIX. Festival of Young Soloists in Bordeaux, France and one year later he was honored by the city of Zurich receiving the \u201cYoung Artist Award\u201c.<\/p>\n
Since 1990, Tomasz has also dedicated himself to teaching, leading the piano class at the Berne University of the Arts in Switzerland. Many of his students are prizewinners and finalists of national and international competitions (Honens\/Calgary; Toronto; Minneapolis\/St.Paul; Bach\/W\u00fcrzburg; 20th Century\/Orleans; CIEM\/Geneva; G.Anda\/Zurich; Hamamatsu; Pretoria; RSG\/Monza, among others). Tomasz gives masterclasses and lectures across Europe, as well as in both North & South America and Asia. He is regularly requested to serve on the jury of major national and international competitions. In the years 1991-2016 he was President and Artistic Director of \u201cBerne Chopin Society\u201c.
\nIn his spare time Tomasz is a passionate poetry reader, enjoys traveling and relaxes while cooking. He is very interested in Asian cultures, modern art and is fascinated by the world of wine.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1248,"template":"","categories":[17],"class_list":["post-878","dozierende","type-dozierende","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dozierende-klavier"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summermusicacademy.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dozierende\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summermusicacademy.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dozierende"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summermusicacademy.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dozierende"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summermusicacademy.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summermusicacademy.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summermusicacademy.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}