Christina Petrowska-Quilico
Christina Petrowska Quilico | |
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![]() Christina Petrowska Quilico photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Bon-Pasteur chapel | |
Born | Christina Elena Petrowska December 30, 1948 |
Spouse(s) |
Michel-Georges Brégent
(died 1993) |
Academic background | |
Education | BMUS, 1968, MSC, 1970, Juilliard School |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Music |
Institutions | York University |
Website | christinapetrowskaquilico |
Christina Elena Petrowska Quilico (born December 30, 1948 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian pianist. She is a Full Professor of Piano Performance and Musicology at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Early life and education
Quilico was born on December 30, 1948 in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] She made her performance debut at The Town Hall in New York City at the age of 15. She later returned to the city as a young adult to attend Juilliard School for her Bachelor of Music and Master's degree.[2]
Career
However, after graduating from Juilliard, Quilico discovered she preferred contemporary music over classical, which she had been trained in.[3] She began teaching at the Paris American Academy, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Carleton University and University of Ottawa. However, by 1987, she joined the faculty of music at York University.[4] In 1992, astronaut Steve MacLean brought her recording of Alexina Louie’s Star-Filled Night on his first mission to the Space Shuttle Columbia.[5]
In 2007, Quilico received the Friends of Canadian Music Award from the Canadian Music Centre and Canadian League of Composers.[5]
Personal life
Quilico was married to composer Michel-Georges Brégent until he died in 1993.[1] She subsequently re-married to Louis Quilico who died four years later.[6]
References
- ^ a b Hélène Plouffe; Sarah Church; Betty Nygaard King (September 19, 2011). "Christina Petrowska Quilico". thecanadianencyclopedia.org. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Pop concert season opens". Corona Daily Independent. California. October 22, 1976.
- ^ Park, Darcie (January 19, 1992). "Pianist develops passion for contemporary music". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg.
- ^ Perlman, David (October 2, 2011). "Busily Weaving a Musical Life - Christina Petrowska Quilico". thewholenote.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Christina Petrowska Quilico". ampd.yorku.ca. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Renowned Canadian baritone dies". Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania, Indiana. July 16, 2000.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni
- The Royal Conservatory of Music faculty
- Juilliard School alumni
- Canadian classical pianists
- Canadian women pianists
- Musicians from Ottawa
- 21st-century classical pianists
- 21st-century women musicians
- York University faculty
- Women classical pianists