Jerzy Kosmala Live Recordings Vol. 3 [CD]

Dr. Jerzy Kosmala, internationally acclaimed as a concert violist and pedagogue, has concertized throughout Europe, the former Soviet Union, Canada, North and South America, Asia, and South Africa, and has recordings on several record labels. He is a frequent guest artist and performer at the world's foremost festivals, international viola congresses, universities and academies, and is a permanent jury member of virtually all of the most prestigious international competitions, including the Lionel Tertis, Geneva, Munich, Markneukirchen, Trapani, Primrose Viola Competition, Brahms Viola Competition, and the Concert Artist Guild International Competition in New York City.In addition, Kosmala has adapted and published numerous compositions for viola and has premiered many contemporary works. A former member of the Kraków String Quartet and the renowned Eastman String Quartet, Kosmala is a former student of and assistant to the legendary William Primrose. Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University, Jerzy Kosmala currently serves on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine, and was, for several decades, a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.