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[[File:Janekier.jpg|thumb|Jan Ekier after having received the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]] (2010)]] |
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'''Jan Ekier''' (29 August 1913 – 15 August 2014) |
'''Jan Stanisław Ekier''' (29 August 1913 – 15 August 2014) was a Polish pianist and composer known for his authoritative edition of [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]'s music for the [[Chopin National Edition]]. |
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== Biography == |
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Ekier was born in [[Kraków]], Poland. He was awarded the [[International Chopin Piano Competition]]'s 8th prize in 1937.<ref>[http://www.nifc.pl/chopin/persons/text/id/276/lang/en Jan Ekier – Persons related to Chopin – Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On 17 April 2000, Ekier was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the [[Order of Polonia Restituta]] and on 21 October 2010 he received the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]].<ref>[http://www.pwm.com.pl/Ekier_Jan__szczegoly_283179__a0__gp4__pwd4_364546__grp__ssattr_83__g__ad0.html Jan Ekier] at [[PWM Edition]]</ref> He [[centenarian|turned 100]] in August 2013.<ref name="Centenary">{{cite news|title = Jan Ekier – 100 years old today!|publisher = Thenews.pl: News from Poland|date = 2013-08-29|url = http://www.thenews.pl/1/6/Artykul/145453,Jan-Ekier-100-years-old-today|accessdate = 2013-09-05}}</ref> His first wife was the Polish actress [[Danuta Szaflarska]]. Ekier died in Warsaw, a fortnight short of his 101st birthday. |
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Ekier was born in [[Kraków]], Poland. As a youth, he studied piano with Olga Stolfowa, and later composition with Bernardino Rizzi at the Władysław Żeleński School of Music. He continued formal music studies at the Warsaw Conservatory, where his teachers included [[Zbigniew Drzewiecki]] (piano) and [[Kazimierz Sikorski]] (composition). He was awarded the [[III International Chopin Piano Competition]]'s 8th prize in 1937.<ref>{{cite news | title=Jan Ekier - 100 years old today! | work=The News (Radio Poland) | date=2013-08-29 | url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/6/Artykul/145453 | accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref> He was later an organ student with Bronisław Rutkowski. |
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In 1959, he started the project of a new critical edition of Chopin's works that later became the [[Chopin National Edition]]. From 1967 to 2010, the entirety of Chopin's known works were published in 37 volumes, accompanied by source and performance commentaries. In 2004, he received a special award from the [[Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)|Minister of Culture of Poland]], "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the preservation and popularization of the legacy of Fryderyk Chopin, in particular for the monumental edition of the National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, restoring to European culture the art of the great Polish composer in a form closest to its historical original."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jan Ekier|url=https://culture.pl/pl/tworca/jan-ekier|access-date=14 August 2021|website=[[Culture.pl]]|language=pl}}</ref> |
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On 17 April 2000, Ekier was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the [[Order of Polonia Restituta]]. On 21 October 2010, he received the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]]. |
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His first wife was the Polish actress [[Danuta Szaflarska]]. Ekier died in [[Warsaw]], two weeks short of his 101st birthday.<ref>{{cite web | title=Pianist Jan Ekier dies at 100 | work=The News (Radio Poland) | date=2014-08-15 | url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/178974,Pianist-Jan-Ekier-dies-at-100 | accessdate=2014-12-11}}</ref> |
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Among his students are Marta Karbownicka, Bronisława Kawalla, [[Piotr Paleczny]], Alicja Paleta-Bugaj and [[Yuko Kawai]].<ref>[http://www.rmfclassic.pl/informacje/Muzyka,10/Prof-Jan-Ekier-konczy-100-lat,20999.html RMF Classic, August 28, 2013, "Prof. Jan Ekier kończy 100 lat"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rp.pl/artykul/1042619-Prof--Jan-Ekier-konczy-100-lat.html#ap-1 |title=Rzeczpospolita, August 29, 2013, Iwona Krawczyk: "Prof. Jan Ekier kończy 100 lat" |access-date=27 February 2016 |archive-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073227/http://www.rp.pl/artykul/1042619-Prof--Jan-Ekier-konczy-100-lat.html#ap-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.tvp.info/16451213/wybitny-chopinolog-muzyk-pedagog-zmarl-profesor-jan-ekier TVP.INFO, August 15, 2014, "Wybitny chopinolog, muzyk, pedagog. Zmarł profesor Jan Ekier"]</ref><ref>[http://wyborcza.pl/1,91446,16481185,Zmarl_prof__Jan_Ekier__pianista__kompozytor.html Gazeta Wyborcza, August 15, 2014, "Zmarł prof. Jan Ekier, pianista, kompozytor"]</ref><ref>[http://www.polskieradio.pl/24/3/Artykul/1203350/ PolskieRadio.pl, August 15, 2014, "W wieku 101 lat zmarł Jan Ekier, pianista, kompozytor i pedagog"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rp.pl/artykul/1135178-Prof--Jan-Ekier-spocznie-na-Cmentarzu-Powazkowskim-w-Warszawie.html#ap-3 |title=Rzeczpospolita, August 22, 2014, Edyta Borkowska: "Prof. Jan Ekier spocznie na Cmentarzu Powązkowskim w Warszawie" |access-date=27 February 2016 |archive-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073326/http://www.rp.pl/artykul/1135178-Prof--Jan-Ekier-spocznie-na-Cmentarzu-Powazkowskim-w-Warszawie.html#ap-3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070828174046/http://www.nifc.pl/chopin/persons/text/id/276/lang/en The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, profile of Jan Ekier] |
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| NAME = Ekier, Jan |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Polish musician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = August 29, 1913 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Krakow |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 15 August 2014 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Warsaw |
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Jan Stanisław Ekier (29 August 1913 – 15 August 2014) was a Polish pianist and composer known for his authoritative edition of Chopin's music for the Chopin National Edition.
Biography
[edit]Ekier was born in Kraków, Poland. As a youth, he studied piano with Olga Stolfowa, and later composition with Bernardino Rizzi at the Władysław Żeleński School of Music. He continued formal music studies at the Warsaw Conservatory, where his teachers included Zbigniew Drzewiecki (piano) and Kazimierz Sikorski (composition). He was awarded the III International Chopin Piano Competition's 8th prize in 1937.[1] He was later an organ student with Bronisław Rutkowski.
In 1959, he started the project of a new critical edition of Chopin's works that later became the Chopin National Edition. From 1967 to 2010, the entirety of Chopin's known works were published in 37 volumes, accompanied by source and performance commentaries. In 2004, he received a special award from the Minister of Culture of Poland, "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the preservation and popularization of the legacy of Fryderyk Chopin, in particular for the monumental edition of the National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, restoring to European culture the art of the great Polish composer in a form closest to its historical original."[2]
On 17 April 2000, Ekier was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta. On 21 October 2010, he received the Order of the White Eagle.
His first wife was the Polish actress Danuta Szaflarska. Ekier died in Warsaw, two weeks short of his 101st birthday.[3]
Among his students are Marta Karbownicka, Bronisława Kawalla, Piotr Paleczny, Alicja Paleta-Bugaj and Yuko Kawai.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jan Ekier - 100 years old today!". The News (Radio Poland). 29 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Jan Ekier". Culture.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Pianist Jan Ekier dies at 100". The News (Radio Poland). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ RMF Classic, August 28, 2013, "Prof. Jan Ekier kończy 100 lat"
- ^ "Rzeczpospolita, August 29, 2013, Iwona Krawczyk: "Prof. Jan Ekier kończy 100 lat"". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ TVP.INFO, August 15, 2014, "Wybitny chopinolog, muzyk, pedagog. Zmarł profesor Jan Ekier"
- ^ Gazeta Wyborcza, August 15, 2014, "Zmarł prof. Jan Ekier, pianista, kompozytor"
- ^ PolskieRadio.pl, August 15, 2014, "W wieku 101 lat zmarł Jan Ekier, pianista, kompozytor i pedagog"
- ^ "Rzeczpospolita, August 22, 2014, Edyta Borkowska: "Prof. Jan Ekier spocznie na Cmentarzu Powązkowskim w Warszawie"". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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