BIOGRAFIE

Aurel Dawidiuk, born in Hanover in 2000, is quickly establishing himself as one oft the most exciting and versatile musicians of his generation.

He is a guest at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, in Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, in Sendesaal Bremen, at the Philharmonie Essen, in Konzerthaus Dortmund, in Kulturpalast Dresden, in the Opéra national de Lorraine, in ORF Radiokulturhaus Vienna as well as in many important churches in Germany and in other European countries.

Aurel Dawidiuk has won numerous competitions for piano and organ. In 2015, he won first prize at the “International Klavierwettbewerb Jugend“ in Essen as well as a special award by the Carl Bechstein Foundation. In 2016, he received the first prize at the “Schumann Competition“ in Zwickau. This is followed by 1st prizes at “The London Organ Competition 2018“ and the “International Young Organist Competition Moscow 2019“. In the same year he won the renowned “TONALi19 Piano Competition“ in Hamburg and got also rewarded with the auditioners´-choice award, the Christoph-Eschenbach-Award as well as six other special awards. At the “Jugend musiziert“ Competition, he in total won seven times first prize on the federal level in different categories.
In August 2022 he won the "German Music Competition" (Deutscher Musikwettbewerb) in organ category, combined with the special prize of the Federal City of Bonn and an own CD production on the GENUIN label in co-production with Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the German Music Competition.

In 2023 he received first prize in the „Conducting from the Piano“ categorie as well as two special prizes and the audience prize at the International Hans von Bülow Competition in Meiningen. In the same year he was awarded the Neeme Järvi Prize of the Gstaad Conducting Academy in Switzerland and the Ernst von Schuch Conductor Prize in Dresden.

He began his musical education early on when he was six years old playing the piano and the violin. For several years, he was an activ member of the ”Knabenchor Hannover”, the renowned boys’choir of Hanover. In 2014, he was admitted as a pre-student to Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media to the piano class of Roland Krüger. In the same year, he additionally began organ studies with Martin Sander at the Detmold University of Music. His further teachers and special mentors are Gabriele Leporatti, Ulrike Adler and Hatto Beyerle.

Since 2020, Aurel Dawidiuk has been studying orchestral conducting with Johannes Schlaefli and Christoph-Mathias Mueller as well as piano with Till Fellner at the Zurich University of the Arts and is continuing his organ studies with Martin Sander at the Basel Music Academy.

In 2021 he was admitted to the “Forum Dirigieren“ of the German Music Council (Deutscher Musikrat) – a promotion program for top young conductors. He attended master classes e.g. with Paavo Järvi, Jaap van Zweden, Joana Mallwitz, Pierre-André Valade and has already conducted wellknown orchestras such as the Bern Symphony Orchestra, the Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Nürnberger Symphoniker, the Meininger Hofkapelle and the Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra.

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AKTUELLES

AUREL DAWIDIUK IS AWARDED THE ERNST VON SCHUCH PRIZE AND CELEBRATES DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE

Aurel Dawidiuk has been awarded the ninth annual Ernst Von Schuch Prize for conducting by the von Schuch Family Foundation in conjunction with the Deutscher Musikrat. The award ceremony was held on 24 November at the Landhaus Dresden.


Martina Damm, Urenkelin von Ernst von Schuch und Sprecherin der Familienstiftung, gemeinsam mit dem Preisträger Aurel Dawidiuk.

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The latest in a series of recent accolades for Dawidiuk that has included the 2023 Neeme Järvi Prize at the Gstaad Menhuin Festival and First Prize at the 2023 International Hans von Bülow Meiningen Competition, the Ernst von Schuch award coincides with the release of Dawidiuk’s début album release B‑A‑C‑H “Hommage à …” in collaboration with the German radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk Kultur, the Deutscher Musikrat, and GENUIN label. In it, he explores the thematic motif of B‑A‑C‑H through a series of major organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Krebs, Franz Liszt, Zsigmond Szathmáry, and Max Reger spanning three centuries.

The album is currently available from Genuin as well as all major streaming platforms.




KONZERTE

 

2024

 
21 January 2024, 10.30 am
Wetzikon (CH), Steinerschule
Matinee
Zürcher Orchester Sozietät
Conductor and Soloist: Aurel Dawidiuk
Grazyna Bacewicz – Overture
Joseph Haydn – Piano Concerto No. 11
Pjotr I. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
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24 January 2024, 7.30 pm
Zurich (CH), St. Peter
Zürcher Orchester Sozietät
Conductor and Soloist: Aurel Dawidiuk
Grazyna Bacewicz – Sverture
Joseph Haydn – Piano Concerto No. 11
Pjotr I. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
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5 – 9 February 2024
Salzburg (AT), Orchestra House Ferstl Haal
Conducting Masterclass with Johannes Schlaefli
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
Final concert on February 9th, 2024
5 – 7 March 2024
Magdeburg
Conducting Masterclass with Christoph-Mathias Mueller
Magdeburger Philharmoniker
5 May 2024, 11.00 am
Berlin, Berliner Philharmonie Great Hall
Organ matinee
Solo works for organ by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Nishimura
Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no. 7 for organ and chamber orchestra op. 46 no. 2
Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Organ: Aurel Dawidiuk
Conductor: Christian Blex
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17 May 2024, 7.00 pm
Meiningen, Schlosskirche
BRAHMS FESTIVAL MEININGEN-ALTENSTEIN
Opening concert
Piano works by Bach, Schumann, Brahms i.a.
30 May 2024
Maulbronn, Klosterkirche
Organ recital
1 June 2024
Bonn
SCHUMANNFEST BONN
Opening concert
Organ recital in St. Maria Magdalena
Piano recital in Schumannhaus Bonn Endenich
8 June 2024, 12.15 pm
Hildesheim, St Mary’s Cathedral
SamstagMittagsMusik
Organ matinee
11 – 14 June 2024
Konstanz
Conducting Masterclass with Christoph-Mathias Mueller
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
Final concert on June 14th, 2024
23 June 2024, 11.00 am
Bad Rodach, Jagdschloss
Piano matinee
Works by Bach, Liszt, Draeseke i.a.
3 July 2024, 12.15 pm
Nürnberg, St.Lorenz
International Organ Week Nurenberg 2024
Lunchtime recital

 

MEDIA

PHOTOS

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Photos: © 1–7 Irène Zandel, 8 and 9 Nils Ole Peters.

VIDEOS

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Aurel Dawidiuk, piano
Elim Chan, conductor
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto A minor op. 54
Sinfonietta Köln
Aurel Dawidiuk, organ
Cornelius Frowein, conductor
C. P. E. Bach: Concerto for organ and strings G major
Akira Nishimura (*1953)
Prelude “Vision in Flames“

Musikkollegium Winterthur
Public rehearsal
Robert Schumann: Overture op. 52
NDR Kultur à la carte EXTRA
Meininger Hofkapelle
Internationaler Hans-von-Bülow-Wettbewerb
„Dirigieren vom Klavier“, Preisträgerkonzert
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 15

Gstaad Festival Orchestra
Gustav Mahler: Symphony Nr. 2, III. Scherzo

DISKOGRAFIE


Organ debut CD 2023
B-A-C-H "Hommage à ..."

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Piano debut CD 2022
LISZT Ι B-A-C-H

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