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Michal Novenko (b. 1962) at Prague, studied at The Prague
Conservatoire and The Academy of Music and Arts at Prague, obtaining his
diploma's and M. Art degrees in organ, composition, theory of music and
orchestral conducting. He studied with Jaroslav Vodrážka (organ,
improvisation) and František Kovaříček In 1986 he has been appointed as the youngest professor at the
Prague Conservatoire (after a 3 years break, beeing rejected by the communist regime, he came back
in 1990). Now, he is professor in organ
improvisation and counterpoint.
Prof. Novenko also gives international masterclasses in
his home country, at American Universities (San Antonio, Denton...) and he taught at
the famous International
school for the young organists at Oundle, Great Britain, among others. He has
been invited judge in different organ competitions, too
(Legnica - Poland, San Antonio - USA).
Prof. Novenko has given organ concerts throughout Europe, participating in major festivals like Sion (Switzerland - the world oldest
playable organ), Arezzo (Italy), Freiberg (Germany), Oundle, Warwick (UK),
Wroclaw, Klodzko (Poland), the
Balearic Organ days (Spain)..., among others. Mr. Novenko is active as an expert for historical organs. His discogaphy (Czech labels Supraphon, Panton,
Carmelitan and the prestigious British label Priory Records
) includes early music (Fiori musicali by Frescobaldi, for example), music
by Czech masters of 18th and 19th centuries (several world premiere recordings),
works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Franck and also his own improvisations. As a
composer, he has written both chamber and orchestral music, organ works and
sacred music. His compositions have been performed by leading European artists.
(composition), among others, and then he continued
his studies also with Jean Guillou (Paris), Helmut Rilling (Stuttgart)
and Franco Donatoni (Siena). He was awarded several prizes for his
compositions and for organ improvisation.
He also toured the USA several
times, being repeatedly engaged
for major
recitals in Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia (The Bach Festival of Philadelphia)...
Another successful tours led him to Mexico, South Africa and Israel (Mexico City - Auditorio Nacional,
Saltillo, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Jerusalem).
His many
recordings on CD's, for radio and TV already feature more than 100
(mostly historic) organs.
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