BANOWETZ, JOSEPH

Born in the United States, part of Banowetz's early training was in New York City with Carl Friedberg, a pupil of Clara Schumann. After continuing his studies at Vienna's Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Banowetz's career was launched upon his graduating with a First Prize in piano. He was then sent by the Austrian government on an extended European concert tour. Subsequently he has performed throughout North America, Europe, Russia, and Asia. In 1966 he was awarded the Pan American Prize by the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.

Following his first appearances in the Orient in 1981, Banowetz's tours there have received ever-increasing enthusiastic response. He is the first foreign artist ever to be invited by the Chinese Ministry of Culture both to record and to give world première performances of a contemporary Chinese piano concerto (Huang An-lun Piano Concerto, Op. 25b). Banowetz has recorded with the CSR Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the China Central Opera Orchestra of Beijing.

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 3	8.551143
A LA DECOUVERTE DU CLASSIQUE	8.550037-38
ALBERT: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Esther Overture	8.553728
BACH FOR MEDITATION	8.557650
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Favourites	8.550066
BACH, J.S.: Romantic Bach (The)	8.552212
BACH, J.S.: Romantic Bach (The)	8.570077
BALAKIREV: Scherzi and Mazurkas (Complete)	8.220447
BALLADE - Classics Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556604
BRAHMS / LISZT: Piano Concertos	8.554678
CENTRE (THE), Vol. 1	8.554901-02DX
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 / LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1	8.550292
CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 9	8.556629
DISCOVER CLASSICAL MUSIC	8.550008-09
Discover Music of the Romantic Era	8.558155-56
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 1	8.550035-36
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto	8.554486-87
First Contemporary Chinese Composers Festival 1986	8.223915
GODOWSKY: Piano Music for Four Hands	8.223475
GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 3 (Australia)	8.570038
LISZT (THE BEST OF)	8.556667
LISZT : The Best of Liszt	8.551117
LISZT: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Totentanz	8.550187
LISZT: Song Transcriptions (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 6)	8.553656
MACABRE MASTERPIECES	8.557930-31
MENDELSSOHN / LISZT / GRIEG: Piano Concertos	8.553267
NIGHT MUSIC 4	8.556818
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 4	8.551124
Romanza: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556618
RUBINSTEIN: Album de Peterhof, Op. 75	8.223176
RUBINSTEIN: Fantaisie Op. 84 / Concertstuck Op. 113	8.223190
RUBINSTEIN: Kamenniy-ostrov, Vol. 1	8.223846
RUBINSTEIN: Kamenniy-ostrov, Vol. 2	8.223847
RUBINSTEIN: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Caprice Russe	8.223489
RUBINSTEIN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2	8.223456
RUBINSTEIN: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4	8.223382
RUBINSTEIN: Soirees Musicales, Op. 109	8.223177
TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV: Piano Concertos	8.553269
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1	8.571065
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 / The Tempest	8.550137
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Best Of Tchaikovsky	8.551102
THE BEST OF MARCO POLO	8.223002
VERY BEST OF LISZT (THE)	8.552131-32