Ethella Chupryk (Ukrainian: Етелла Чуприк; 20 June 1964 – 25 December 2019) was a Ukrainian pianist[1] and Professor of piano at the Mykola Lysenko National Music Academy in Lviv, Ukraine.

Ethella Chupryk
Born
Csuprik Etelka

20 June 1964
Vynohradiv, Ukrainian SSR
Died25 December 2019(2019-12-25) (aged 55)
Other namesUkrainian [Етелла Чуприк] Hungarian [Csuprik Etelka]
CitizenshipUkraine
EducationMikola Lisenko Conservatory
Occupation(s)Classical Pianist, Professor
Known forInterpretations of Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Schubert, Chopin
Awards1988. first place at the Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition.

1990. third place Sergey Rachmaninov International Piano Competition.

1991. third place at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest.

1994. Gold medal and prize at the International Competition for Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz.

1998. Wagner association exhibitioner (Bayreuth, Germany).

Childhood

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Ethella Chupryk was born in Vynohradiv, Zakarpattia Oblast, in a musical family. At the age of three, Etelka made a lifelong friendship with the piano. By the age of five she performed her first public concert performing Chopin's Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor and Schubert's "Serenade".

After finishing musical school (at Judith Gergely's class) and musical college (at Mary Valkovsky's class), in 1986 she entered the Mykola Lysenko Conservatory in Lviv; she became an internationally renowned pianist under the supervision of Maryna Kryh.,[2] piano professor of the Conservatory. Then she took master classes at the Moscow Conservatory with pianist teachers such as Yevgeny Malinyin, Vera Gornostayeva, Vladimir Viardo and Vladimir Krajnyev.

Etelka became laureate at several international competitions: 1988 - Lysenko Competition in Kyiv (First Prize) 1990 - Rakhmaninov Competition in Moscow (Third Prize) 1991 - Liszt Competition in Budapest (Third Prize).

Achievements

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Shortly after starting her studies in Lviv, Chupryk began to compete in a number of international piano competitions. In 1988 she took first place at the Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition. In 1990, she traveled to Moscow to compete in what was then known as the All-Union Rachmaninov Competition and the precursor to the Sergey Rachmaninov International Piano Competition.[3] Here she took third place.[4] In September 1991 she was awarded third place at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest.[5]

In 1994 she was awarded a gold medal and prize at the International Competition for Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz in Kyiv. Then she received an honorary bursary from the Richard Wagner association exhibitioner (Bayreuth, Germany, 1998).

At that time, she gave concerts in several European countries. She worked with renowned conductors including András Ligeti, Jerzy Salvarovsky, Robert de Koning, Karol Stryja and Jansug Kakhidze. In her repertoire, you can always find compositions by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Bartók, Kodály and Chopin.

She published more than 30 CDs consisting of outstanding works of music literature at record labels Naxos, Philips, Amadis and IJMPS.

She was a professor at the Mykola Lysenko National Conservatory in Lviv and pianist in the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lviv County and Subcarpathian County.

In 1994, in recognition of this artistic work, she was named "Honoured Artist of Ukraine", in 2016 – "Folk Artist of Ukraine".

From 2018–2019 she gave concerts in Madrid, Barcelona, Brussels,[6] Kyiv and Kharkiv, hosted by the Hungarian Embassy and Consulate General.

Repertoire

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Concerts for piano and orchestra:

J. S. Bach

W. A. Mozart:

L. van Beethoven:

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73.

S. Rachmaninoff:

J. Brahms:

F. Liszt:

F. Chopin

P. I. Tchaikovsky

E. Grieg

G. Gershwin

S. Prokofiev

Discography

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Year Released by Repertoire
1992 Amadis

Lydian

Donau

F. Liszt
  • Sonata  in B Minor
  • Rhapsodie Espagnole   
  • Nuages gris       
  • Mazeppa           
  • Mephisto Waltz No. 1.
1993 Lydian L. van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5. "Emperor"

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1.

1995 Amadis

Smooth Classical

L. van Beethoven
1995 Amadis

Smooth Classical

L. van Beethoven
1995 Amadis

Smooth Classical

S. Rachmaninov
  • Variations on a Theme Chopin
  • Etude Tableau 
  • Prelude              
  • Liebesleid - Elégie          
  • Piano works
1996 Amadis F. Schubert
2000 Amadis S. Rachmaninov
2008 Rostyslav Shtyn The Vancouver collection

Undiscovered geniuses of piano music

2009 Smooth Classical

Lydian

Naxos

R. Shumann
2016 Amadis

Smooth Classical

F. Liszt
2018 IJMPS GOLD SELECTION of Classical Piano Music Volume 1.
  • J. S. Bach         Chorale Prelude "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr" BWV 639
  • J. S. Bach         Prelude and Fugue in D major       BWV 850
  • J. S. Bach         Prelude and Fugue in D minor        BWV 875
  • W. A. Mozart     Requiem - Lacrimosa, Domine Jesu   K. 626
  • W. A. Mozart     Fantasia in C minor                             K. 475
  • L. van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor (Moonlight)   Op. 27, No. 2. - 1. mov. - Adagio sostenuto.
  • F. Chopin          Nocturne B flat minor                         Op. 9 No. 1
  • F. Chopin          Nocturne F major                               Op. 15 No. 1
  • F. Chopin          Waltz C sharp minor                          Op. 64. No. 2
2018 IJMPS Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16.
2019 IJMPS J. S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I. - II. BWV 846 - 893 (4 CDs)
2019 IJMPS GOLD SELECTION of Classical Piano Music Volume 2.
  • J. S. Bach         Prelude and Fugue in C minor  WTC I. BWV 847            
  • J. S. Bach         Prelude and Fugue in G minor WTC II. BWV 885                
  • J. S. Bach         Prelude and Fugue in B minor WTC II. BWV 893                 
  • W. A. Mozart     Rondo D major K. 485   
  • F. Chopin           Ballade in G minor Op. 23. No. 1.                  
  • F. Liszt  Spanish Rhapsody S. 254                  
  • S. Rachmaninoff Elégie Op. 3 No. 1.               
  • P. I. Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Op. 71. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Sugar Plum and Cavalier: Adagio - transcribed by Ethella Chupryk
2019 IJMPS GOLD SELECTION of Classical Piano Music Volume 3. (NEW)

F. Chopin

  • Polonaise-Fantaisie op. 61 in A flat Major
  • Sonata Op. 58 No. 3 in B Minor
  • Nocturne Op. 9, No. 3 in B major

References

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  1. ^ "Ethella Chupryk (ETHELLA), Piano". ClassicalConnect. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Uzhhorod Philharmonic - Website, entry for Ethella Chupryk - http://philarmonia.uz.ua/sol/index.php?id=9 Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 00080_Ethella Chupryk at Grand Hall Moscow 1990
  4. ^ "Ethella Chupryk". Lviv Philharmonic. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  5. ^ 00084_Ethella Chupryk-1991 at Liszt Competition (full version)
  6. ^ Ethella Chupryk in Brussels
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