03/07/2020
A little about PVS Director Mr Adam Przewlocki:
Adam has enjoyed an illustrious career as concert pianist, chamber musician and accompanist over a 30 year period.
He has performed as recitalist throughout Australia, USA, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, China, Japan and New Zealand. Adam was Musical Director, pianist and vocalist with renowned cabaret group ‘Pot-Pourri’ for 10 years, undertaking more than 15 overseas concert tours with the 5-piece group.
Adam’s dedication and service to the Hume community has been acknowledged through being named ‘Hume Citizen of the Year’ in 2009, as well as being a National Finalist in the 2009 Herald Sun ‘Pride of Australia’ medal for services to the community.
One of Australia’s leading show choir directors, Adam founded the first of his choirs, the Divine Divas of Sunbury in 2007. He is in regular demand throughout Australia as a choral clinician and presenter. In 2019 he became Co Artistic Director of the multi award winning CHOIR OF HARD KNOCKS.
From the age of 10 Adam became the first-ever child student of Professor Ronald Farren-Price, Dean of the University of Melbourne. Adam was also a student at the Victorian College of the Arts, studying under Stephen McIntyre and Alexander Semetsky.
During Adam’s competitive career, he amassed over 200 prizes in Eisteddfods throughout Australia, including the City of Sydney Eisteddfod Piano Scholarship in 1991. He was also a finalist in the Stravinsky International Piano Competition for Young Artists in Illinois, USA in 1990 and 4th prizewinner in the Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists in Germany in 1991. In the same year Adam was also National Finalist in the ABC Young Performer of the Year, performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Adam is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Study Grant and is a Churchill Fellow.
Adam studied on full scholarship at London’s Royal Academy of Music from 1992-1996, studying under Professor Hamish Milne. During this time he performed at Wigmore Hall as chamber musician and was also a finalist in the Royal Overseas League Competition. He has performed in masterclasses conducted by Andras Schiff, John Lill, Peter Donahue, Alfred Brendel, Pascal Roge and Imogen Cooper.
Adam has been a regular recitalist at the Melbourne Recital Centre. He brings an extraordinary wealth of experience to his teaching and his style is highly regarded for its attention to detail coupled with a highly engaging personality. He is particularly popular with young children! His oldest student recently however was a 78-year-old gentleman who had always wanted to learn to sing. In short, Adam loves teaching people from all walks of life and all ages. He is equally passionate about teaching both piano and contemporary/classical voice.
