Concerts (Solo/Orchestras): Europe, North America, South America, Israel, Canada, Russia
Venues: Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, MA), Theatre of Markopoulo Mesogaias (Greece), Harris Concert Hall (Aspen, CO), Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas, TX), Vienna Konzerthaus (Austria), Jordan Hall (Boston, MA), Amsterdam Concertgebouw (The Netherlands), Steinway Hall (New York, NY), PepsiCo Performance Hall (Fort Worth, TX), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA), Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco, CA), Caruth Auditorium (Dallas, TX), Hannes Reimann Hall (Switzerland), Theatre of Eden (Italy), Irving Arts Center (Irving, TX), Melartin Hall (Finland), Casa de la Cultura de Reynosa (Mexico), George Weston Hall (Canada), Museum of Fine Arts (St.Petersburg, FL), Ed Landreth Hall (Fort Worth, TX), National Theatre of Costa Rica (Costa Rica), Kawai Piano Gallery (Plano, TX), The Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (Salt Lake City, UT), Steinway Hall (Fort Worth, TX)
Awards/Prizes/Honors: Harold Von Mickwitz Prize (USA), Golden Medal of Merit (Canada), Diplomat of Nation Certificate of Merit (Estonia)
Special Prize - Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition (Russia)
1st Prize - Estonian National Piano Competition (Estonia)
1st Prize - PianoTexas International Concerto Competition (USA)
1st Prize - Yamaha Foundation National Competition (Estonia)
1st Prize - SMU International Concerto Competition (USA)
National Winner - Eurovision International Competition for Musicians (Austria)
2nd Prize - Konzerteum International Piano Competition (Greece)
5th Prize - Knezkowa-Hussey International Piano Competition (Canada)
3rd Prize - Treviso International Piano Competition (Italy)
CD Awards:
Record of the Year – “DeusExClavier” (Germany)
Global Music Awards – “Waltzing Mephisto by the Danube” (USA)
Global Music Awards – “Lisztomania Vol.1” (USA)
Festivals/Conferences: The International Holland Music Sessions (The Netherlands), TCU Cliburn International Piano Institute (USA), National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (USA), St. Andrew’s International Summer Festival (Canada), PianoTexas International Academy & Festival (USA), Aspen International Music Festival (USA), Reynosa International Piano Festival (Mexico), West Chester International Piano Institute (USA), "Klaver" International Piano Festival (Estonia), TCU/Liszt International Academy Festival (USA)
Teaching at Universities:
Teaching Fellowship at University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
Adjunct Piano Professor at University of Dallas (Irving, TX)
Master Classes: Europe, North America
Other Work: Director of Music at Christ Lutheran Church (Dallas, TX)
Education/Degrees:
D.M.A., University of North Texas (Expected December 2019)
A.D., SMU Meadows School of the Arts
P.D., SMU Meadows School of the Arts
A.D., Texas Christian University
M.M., Yale University School of Music
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music
B.M., Estonian Academy of Music & Theatre
Professors: Pamela Mia Paul, Joaquín Achúcarro, Tamás Ungár, Gabriel Chodos, Boris Berman, Erna Saar, Parents Anu & Toivo Nahkur, Aleksandra Juozapenaite-Eesmaa, Ülle Sisa
Master Classes: Lazar Berman, Peter Donohoe, Yoheved Kaplinsky, John Perry, Russel Sherman, Christopher Elton, Leslie Howard, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Bruce Brubaker, Noel Flores, Harold Martina, John Owings, José Feghali, Hans Schicker, Jan-Marisse Huizing, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Jesse Levine, Elizabeth Parisot, Vivian Weilerstein
Discography:
“Works By…”
“DeusExClavier”
“O Holy Night”
“Waltzing Mephisto by the Danube”
“Lisztomania Vol.1”
Music Publisher: Alfred Music (USA)
Published Works: “A Holy Night, 10 Arrangements of Timeless Carols” (Alfred Music)
Website: www.handonahkur.com
