Christina Petrowska-Quilico

Christina Petrowska Quilico
Petrowska Quilico in 1994
Born
Christina Petrowska

(1948-12-30) December 30, 1948 (age 75)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Spouses
Michel-Georges Brégent
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(died 1993)​
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(m. 1993; died 2000)​
Academic background
EducationBMUS, 1968, MSC, 1970, Juilliard School
Academic work
DisciplineMusic
InstitutionsYork University
Websitechristinapetrowskaquilico.com

Christina Petrowska Quilico CM OOnt FRSC (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian pianist. She is a professor emerita, senior scholar at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2020 "For her celebrated career as a classical and contemporary pianist and for championing Canadian music."[1] In 2021, she was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[2] In 2022, she was appointed to the Order of Ontario for having "opened the ears of music lovers internationally through numerous classical and contemporary performances.... As a Professor of Musicology and Piano at York University, she has received esteemed research awards. As a benefactor, she established The Christina and Louis Quilico Award at the Ontario Arts Foundation and the Canadian Opera Company."[3] She was presented with the Ontario Arts Council's Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance, "recognizing talent and commitment to Canadian music",[4][5] in October 2023.

As well, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation named her one of “Canada’s 25 best classical pianists”,[6] and inducted her into its “In Concert Hall of Fame”.[7]

  1. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (November 26, 2020). "Governor General Announces 114 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada.
  2. ^ "The RSC Presents the Class of 2021". The Royal Society of Canada. September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Backgrounder - The 2021 Appointees to the Order of Ontario". The 2021 Appointees to the Order of Ontario. King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico honoured with 2023 Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance".
  5. ^ Perlman, David (October 6, 2023). "Playing It Forward: Christina Petrowska Quilico". thewholenote.com (cover story).
  6. ^ "The 25 best Canadian classical pianists". cbc.ca/music.
  7. ^ "The In Concert Hall of Fame". cmccanada.org. 3 May 2021.