József Örmény (Ukrainian: Йожеф Ермінь) (born 1960 in Uzhhorod, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian pianist of Hungarian origin. He is mostly known for performing 20th-century music including Olivier Messiaen, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Alfred Schnittke and Ukrainian composers Yevhen Stankovych, Valentin Silvestrov, and others. He was also in close creative relationship with the Polish composer Andrzej Nikodemowicz, who wrote five of his piano concerti for Örmény.[1]

József Örmény
Born1960 (age 63–64)
NationalityUkrainian of Hungarian origin
EducationLviv Conservatory,
Moscow Conservatory
Occupationpianist
Employer(s)Lviv Conservatory, professor
Known forperforming 20th-century music

Early life

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József Örmény was educated in Lviv Conservatory (professor: Maria Krushelnytska) and afterwards in Moscow Conservatory (professor: Yevgeny Malinin).[2]

Career

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Today he is a professor in Lviv Conservatory and an active piano performer.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Nidecka, Ewa (2019-06-26). "Piano Concerto No. 6 by Andrzej Nikodemowicz – a Symptomatic Stylistic Transformation with Regard to Late Style?". Bulletin of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Series in Musical Art. 2 (1): 35–49. doi:10.31866/2616-7581.2.1.2019.171785. ISSN 2617-4030.
  2. ^ Yozef Örmény's bio at Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra site (in Ukrainian), retrieved 27.03.2011.
  3. ^ Yakym Horak's article about József Örmény at Postup magazine (in Ukrainian), retrieved 27.03.2011.