TOMAS KRAKOWSKI - CURRICULUM VITAE
1962
Born in Stavanger, Norway 1974 Starts to play the guitar 1978-81 Studies at the Rogaland College of Music, Norway 1981-84 Studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen 1983 Receives the Stavanger City Culture Scholarship 1984-86 Studies at Academy of Music Malmoe, Sweden 1985 Receives the Culture Scholarship from the Rogaland Fylkeskommune, Norway 1986-88 Soloist class at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen 1988 Debut 6th of May 1988, Concert Hall at the Royal Danish Academy of Music 1988 Receives the Carl Nielsen’s Travel Grant 1988-89 Studies with José Tomás, Alicante, Spain 1989 Receives the Shell Prize, Norway 1990-91 Pedagogy studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen
1992 3rd prize winner at the ”Concours International de Guitare de Paris” 1994 Norwegian debut concert at the Universitetets Aula, Oslo 1994 Receives the Axel Agerbys Mindefond Grant 1994 San Cataldo Scholarship, Italy 1995 Employed as Director of Music at the Round Tower 1995 Founds the Copenhagen Guitar Festival 1995 Establishes the series of concerts ”Star Events” at the Round Tower 1995-96 Leads the composer project "Guitar and…" 1996
Plays for the King Harald of Norway 1.3. 1996, Oslo 1996 Artistic Director of 2nd Copenhagen Guitar Festival 1996 Recording of Ib Nørholms "Preludes" (Kontrapunkt) 1997 3rd Copenhagen Guitar Festival (incl.concert and master class with John Williams) 1997 Recording of Ib Nørholms ”Controversies” with organist Jens E. Christensen 1999 4th Copenhagen Guitar Festival 1999 Receives Knud Nissens Grant 1999/2000 Presents a series of lectures with leading Danish guitarists 2000 Promotes Beethoven complete string quartets in The Round Tower 2000-01 Presents "Conversations on the classical guitar" 2001 5th Copenhagen Guitar Festival (incl. outstanding master class with pianist Alicia De Larrocha) 2001-02 2nd series of ”Conversations on the classical guitar” 2001-05 Member of The Danish Guitar Society Board 2003 6th and last Copenhagen Guitar Festival 2004 Establishes the concert serie “Artist in residence” in The Round Tower 2004 Live recording solo CD 2006 Concert series "Masterworks of the Guitar" - Five thematic concert programmes recorded by the Danish Broadcasting Company 2006, May 10 Promotes solo recital and master class with John Williams. The concert is attended by T.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik & T.R.H. Crown Princess Mary 2006, June 1-28 San Cataldo Scholarship, Italy