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Alan Kogosowski (born 22 December 1952) is an Australian classical pianist. ==Biography== Abraham (Alan) Kogosowski was born in Melbourne to Hanna and Izio (Izzy) Kogosowski.〔(Hanna (Prager) Kogosowski, ''The Times of My Life'', p. 83 )〕 From the age of six he played the piano for ten hours a day. He won a number of competitions and prizes, including the Australian television talent quest "BP Showcase". He made his first tour at age thirteen, including a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York. Kogosowski studied with Roy Shepherd at the Melbourne University Conservatorium of Music and he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship, being the youngest person ever to receive this award. This enabled him to study in Paris at the École Normale de Musique, where his teacher was Blanche Bascourret de Guéraldi, a former student of Alfred Cortot. He then studied in London with Peter Katin and Michel Block, achieving a Licentiate from the Royal College of Music. He had further studies in Warsaw. His New York and London debuts, at Lincoln Center and the Wigmore Hall, were enthusiastically received. At the age of 21, shortly after returning to Australia, he was involved in a car accident, breaking the bones of his right hand; there were fears he could even lose the hand. It was saved through the skill of Dr Frank Ham, a Melbourne plastic surgeon.〔(ABC Radio: Pianist reunites with doctor who saved his hand and career, 17 January 2005 )〕 He was able to return to the concert stage after only a few months, playing Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Dommett. After 18 months he had regained full use of the right hand. Kogosowski has developed a method of helping people afflicted with carpal tunnel syndrome. After many years of study of the anatomical aspects of piano technique, he has adapted his knowledge of the positioning of the hands and posture at the keyboard to the prevention and remedy of this condition. He has also designed a computer keyboard and mouse that encourage hands and fingers to droop in a natural curved pose over the workstation instead of stretched flat in a tension-producing deportment.〔(Feeling the strain of repetition?, The Age, 5 May 2005 )〕 He also published a book on the subject, ''How to Prevent RSI: a pianist's perspective for everyone''.〔(Simon Fraser University Faculty Association )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Kogosowski」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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