Mr. Dank earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University, where he studied with Emanuel Krasovsky, and received his Master’s degree from the Juilliard School where he worked with (YCA Alumni) Emanuel Ax and Joseph Kalichstein and Juilliard’s Artist Diploma, under Robert McDonald. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts with (YCA Alumni) Ursula Oppens and Richard Goode at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York as a chancellor’s fellow.
In addition to First Prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Mr. Dank is a laureate of the Naumburg Piano Competition and the Sydney International Piano Competition.
Mr. Dank is the recipient of grants from the Arthur Foundation and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
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Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)
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Polonaise in C-sharp Minor Op. 26
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Three Mazurkas- Mazurka Op. 6 No. 1 in F - sharp minor
- Mazurka Op. 7 No. 2 in A minor
- Mazurka Op. 7 No. 3 in F minor
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Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53
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Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938)
The People United Will Never Be Defeated
This piece performed flawlessly lasted 63 minutes !
In his native Israel, Mr. Dank has been appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Jerusalem, Rishon Lezion, Haifa, and Raanana, as well as the Israel Festival in Jerusalem, and most recently, at the Israel Conservatory of Music in a recital celebrating Debussy’s 150th anniversary.
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