John O'Conor is an internationally renowned concert pianist and musician.

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Early career

Born in Dublin, Ireland, O'Conor's early studies began in Dublin where his main piano teacher was J. J. O'Reilly. He was awarded an Austrian Government scholarship that enabled him to study in Vienna with the renowned pedagogue Dieter Weber. He also made a special study of Beethoven with the legendary German pianist Wilhelm Kempff. In 1973 O'Conor was unanimously awarded First Prize at the prestigious International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna which launched his international career, and in 1975 he won First Prize at the Bösendorfer Competition. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... 1820 portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler Beethoven redirects here. ... Wilhelm Kempff (November 25, 1895 – May 23, 1991) was a German pianist and composer. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Performances

O'Conor has given recitals in many of the world's most famous halls including New York's Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center in Washington, the Wigmore Hall and South Bank Centre in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Dvorak Hall in Prague and the Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo. NY redirects here. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... The Wigmore Hall is a concert hall specialising in classical music in Wigmore Street London. ... The South Bank Centre is a complex of arts buildings located on the south bank of the River Thames beside the Hungerford Bridge. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Musikverein, 2004 The Musikverein in Vienna, Austria was opened on January 6, 1870, and is famous for its acoustics. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk-music of his native Bohemia in symphonic and chamber music. ... Nickname: City of a Hundred Spires Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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, l'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 South Korea, the Singapore Symphony, the New Zealand Symphony and the orchestras of Cleveland, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Seattle, Montreal, Toronto, Tampa and Washington DC in North America. This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an English orchestra based in London. ... Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at Rudolfinum Hall in Prague The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Česká filharmonie in Czech language) is based in Prague and is probably the most famous and most internationally respected Czech orchestra. ... Categories: Musical group stubs | Austrian orchestras ... The Orchestre National de France is a symphony orchestra run by Radio France. ... The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is a professional chamber orchestra based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ... The NHK Symphony Orchestra (NHK交響楽団) in Tokyo, Japan began as the New Symphony Orchestra on October 5, 1926 and was the countrys first professional orchestra. ... The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO), formed in 1979, is a professional orchestra with 96 musicians. ... The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the major symphony orchestras in the United States. ... Logo. ... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra which plays its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. ... The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) was founded in 1914. ... The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, considered to be one of the top twenty orchestras in the United States. ... The Seattle Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. ... The Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO) (in French: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)) is a major orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with its home venue at Montreals Place des Arts. ... The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a leading Canadian orchestra. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Recordings

O'Conor has made more than 20 recordings for the Telarc label including the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, which was cited by the New York Times as the best recording of these works; four volumes of Mozart Piano Concertos with Sir Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra; numerous works of Schubert including the late A major Sonata, the complete Impromptus and Moments Musicals, Waltzes and the Trout Quintet with the Cleveland Quartet; and two volumes of short piano pieces entitled Piano Classics and Autumn Songs. An avid proponent of his fellow countryman John Field, he has recorded most of the composer's major works including the complete Concertos, Sonatas and Nocturnes. His recording of Field's Nocturnes was featured on Billboard Magazine's classical charts for many weeks. 1820 portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler Beethoven redirects here. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ... Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras, AC, CH, CBE (born November 17, 1925) is an Australian conductor. ... The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is a professional chamber orchestra based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ... Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... A piano sonata is a sonata written for unaccompanied piano. ... Eight piano compositions composed in 1827 by Franz Schubert were published during the composers lifetime (or shortly thereafter) under the name Impromptu. ... A waltz (German: , Italian: , French: , Catalan: ) is a ballroom and folk dance in   time, done primarily in closed position. ... The Trout Quintet is the popular name for the piano quintet in A major by Franz Schubert. ... John Field (July 26, 1782 – January 23, 1837) was an Irish composer and pianist. ... A nocturne (from the French for nocturnal) is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

International Piano Competitions

O'Conor was a co-founder of the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition of which he is Artistic Director and Chairman of the Jury.

He has been invited on the juries of most of the world's most prestigious international piano competitions including those in Leeds, Moscow (Tchaikovsky), Vienna (Beethoven), Warsaw (Chopin), Tel Aviv (Rubinstein), Beijing, Shanghai, Munich, Bolzano (Busoni), Cologne, Vevey (Clara Haskil), Cleveland, Salt Lake City (Gina Bachauer), Sydney, Pretoria, London, College Park (William Kapell), Valencia (Jose Iturbi) and Seoul. The International Tchaikovsky Competition is one of the most prestigious classical music competitions in the world. ... The International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition is one of the oldest and the most prestigious piano competition in the world, organized in Warsaw since 1927 and held every 5 years since 1955. ...

Teaching

O'Conor currently holds the position of Director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he also teaches regularly. The Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) is a linked college of Dublin City University located in Dublin, Ireland. ...

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, Italy where Kempff gave the course from 1957. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilhelm Kempff (November 25, 1895 – May 23, 1991) was a German pianist and composer. ... 1820 portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler Beethoven redirects here. ... Positano is a small town on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in Campania, Italy. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He gives masterclasses and lectures in many of the places he performs as well as in many of the major music institutions including the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools in New York, Harvard, Yale, Temple, Rutgers, Indiana and Seattle Universities, the Hamamatsu Piano Academy in Japan, the National University of the Arts in Korea, the Australian National Academy and the Sydney Conservatorium in Australia and the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music in London. The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... The Manhattan School of Music is one of Americas leading music conservatories located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... YALE (Yet Another Learning Environment) is an environment for machine learning experiments and data mining. ... Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is located in New Brunswick, Piscataway, Camden and Newark, New Jersey. ... Hamamatsu (浜松市; -shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka, Japan. ... The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music), informally known as ‘The Con’, is one of the oldest music schools in Australia. ... The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... Categories: University stubs | Performing arts education in London ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Recognition

For his services to music O'Conor has been awarded Honorary Doctorates by both the National University of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin and an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He has been decorated with the title "Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Government, has been awarded the "Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst" by the Austrian Government and has also been decorated by the Italian and Polish governments. The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... Trinity College, Dublin, corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... A fellow in its broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. ... The Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) is a linked college of Dublin City University located in Dublin, Ireland. ... LOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is a French award for significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. ...

External link

• John O'Conor's official website