Ireneus Zuk appointed director of Queen's U. School of Music (02/08/98)

Ireneus Zuk appointed director of Queen's U. School of Music

KINGSTON, Ontario - Dr. Ireneus Zuk, Ukrainian Canadian pianist and member of the faculty at Queen's University, was appointed director of the university's School of Music last July.

Dr. Zuk received his doctorate of musical arts from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore in 1985. He also hold degrees from the Conservatoire de Musique de Québec, McGill University, the Royal College of Music, London, and the Juilliard School.

Dr. Zuk joined the Queen's University piano faculty in 1974 and also has taught as visiting professor at McGill University. He has been a jury member of international piano competitions and served as chair of the State Examination Commission for the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine in 1995.

As a concert pianist, Dr. Zuk has appeared in numerous public, radio and television recitals, with chamber music groups, and as soloist with various orchestras. His concerts have taken him throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe and the Far East. He also performs regularly in a piano duo with his sister, Luba Zuk. Since 1982 they have made frequent tours, particularly in Europe, playing concerts in major cities and at international music festivals.

Crticis have described Ireneus Zuk as having "responsive urge and boldness" (The Times, London), and "all the power, delicacy and lyricism that could be looked for" (The Daily Telegraph, London) and as "a pianist of great imaginative flair and always interesting" (Sunday Standard, Edinburgh).

Dr. Zuk's research interests lie in the field of Canadian and Ukrainian music. Many works by Canadian and Ukrainian composers have been premiered by the Zuk duo before international audiences. The duo has also commissioned a significant number of works, some under awards from the Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council, and their recordings have been included in the Radio Canada International Anthology of Canadian Music.

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