Giorgio Koukl

Pianist Giorgio Koukl has a wide repertory of Czech and non-Czech music but is best known for his recordings of Martinů's keyboard music. He has also recorded many works by Alexander Tcherepnin and Tibor Harsányi. Koukl was born in Prague, then in Czechoslovakia, in 1953. His family was musical, and he was enrolled in classes at the Prague Conservatory. During the difficult year of 1968, Koukl managed to leave Czechoslovakia for Switzerland, where he studied at the Zurich Conservatory. He also attended the Milan Conservatory in Northern Italy, and for much of his life, he has...