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JOHN OWINGS Since making his orchestral debut with the San Antonio Symphony at the age of 15, Mr. Owings has appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Cleveland, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, the Boston Pops, the English Chamber Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestras of Colombia and Peru. He has given recitals and master classes in major cities in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America and has been a guest artist at numerous music festivals. His CD recordings on the Koch International Classics and Opus Millesime labels have received outstanding reviews, as has his newest CD on the Pro Organo label featuring the complete keyboard works of Julius Reubke.
Much in demand as a chamber music performer, John Owings has collaborated with violinist Fritz Gearhart in six recitals in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and two CDs, as well as with the Chester, International and Miró String Quartets. He and his colleagues, violist Misha Galaganov and clarinetist Gary Whitman, formed the ensemble Trio Con Brio, which has toured throughout the United States and in China and has commissioned new works by |
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We are honored to announce our FINALS COMPETITION CONCERT JUDGES |
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12 living composers. In 2005, the trio gave the premiere of Juilliard composer Eric Ewazen’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in Weill Hall.
Gold medalist of the first Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition in Cleveland, Mr. Owings was also the top prizewinner in the Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition in Lisbon, the London Liszt Society Competition and the Musical Arts Competition in Chicago. He has served on the juries for major international competitions including the Casadesus, the Cleveland, the Gina Bachauer and the Beethoven in Vienna.
Following his early musical training in his native Texas, John Owings studied at the Royal College of Music in London as a Fulbright Scholar. Later, his studies took him to Switzerland, Italy and The Juilliard School, where he received his Master's Degree. His teachers have included Dalies Frantz, Rosina Lhevinne, Martin Canin, Karl Leifheit, Géza Anda and Wilhelm Kempff.
Since 1990, John Owings has been a member of the faculty of Texas Christian University where he is Herndon Professor of Music and Chair of the Piano Division. In 1993, the University conferred upon him its highest honor – the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity – for his performances of the 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas. |
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Dr. Misha Galaganov, viola, has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Russia, China, Italy, Israel, Czech Republic, Holland, Belgium, Austria, the USA, and Mexico. He has collaborated with such musicians as Martha Katz, Paul Katz, Donald Weilerstein, Ko Iwasaki, Eduard Brunner, Orlando Quartet, Grieg Trio and many others in Europe and the USA.
Misha Galaganov is a member of Trio Con Brio, a unique group combining viola, clarinet (Gary Whitman), and piano (John Owings). In just the last seven years, composers from around the |
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world have been inspired to create sixteen new compositions for the group. Trio Con Brio has premiered these pieces in such prestigious places as Carnegie Hall and Shanghai Concert Hall, as well as at TCU.
Dr. Galaganov is Associate Professor of Viola at Texas Christian University. His students now have successful careers in the USA and abroad. He is also director of the Fort Worth Chamber Music Roundup Academy and festival, which gives amateur musicians the rare opportunity to rehearse and perform with top concert artists in the same ensembles. Dr. Galaganov received his degree of Doctor of Musical Arts from Rice University in Houston. |