John Franek is an artist whose compositions “demonstrate a craftsmanship of a composer far beyond his years.” (Dr. J.A. Kawarsky, Professor of Theory & Composition)

Under the tutelage of Prof. Phyllis Lehrer and Dr. Jay Kawarsky he completed two Bachelor of Music degrees studying Theory & Composition as well as Piano Performance at Westminster Choir College, where during his studies he became a published composer. He is currently earning an MMus in music from King’s College London. He has given performances and had premieres of his own works performed around the world, most notably in New York City (US), Philadelphia (US), Quito (Ecuador), Strasbourg (France), Paris (France), Havana (Cuba), Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Olomouc (Czechia) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

As a sought after performer, John has personally performed on three continents and has given concerts throughout the United States. An avid researcher and performer of Mozart, he is currently touring his “Franek & Mozart” lecture-concert where he aims to provide the listeners with a new perspective on the emotional range of Mozart’s music. His album Purely Mozart demonstrates his particular love of Mozart: “John Franek’s affinity for Mozart is evinced in his brilliant, subtly-shaded playing which brings forth the composer’s work in all of its multivalent sparkle and darkness.” (Scott Hawkinson, Double V Digital Recordings)

He has recently had his piece Mithridates recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra in a new partnership with PARMA recordings. Additionally, he has premiered his Piano Concerto No.1 with the Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra as well as his piece Affektenlehre: Concert for Keyboard & Strings at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
John has recorded extensively as a solo artist, most recently releasing an album composed entirely of solo keyboard works by Mozart on Double V Digital Recordings. In addition, John has also recorded a full solo album to be distributed by Naxos on the classical music label Affetto Records in the near future. He currently runs his own publishing company, John Franek Music Editions, as well as his own record label, Aphoria, and is also published by Alijam Music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.