Roger Woodward - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

Roger Woodward has been awarded:

• Award from the City of Darwin (1975)
• Cz.K.(TiFC)(Warsaw) Fellow of the Chopin Institute (Warsaw) (1976)
• Order of the British Empire, OBE (1980)
• Citation City of London (for bravery and community work during 1981 Brixton riots) (1981)
• Companion Order of Australia, AC (1992)
• Polish Order of Merit (Commander) OM (1993)
• Australian National Living Treasure (National Trust) (1997)
• Centenary (of Federation) Medal, Australia (2003)
• Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres (French Government) (2004)
• Order of Solidarność (Polish Government) (2008)
• Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture

Academic (earned)

• Doctor of Music, University of Sydney (1999)

Academic (honorary)

• Doctor of Creative Arts, Wollongong University (1992)
• Doctor of Music, University of Sydney (1998)
• Doctor of Letters, University of New England (1998)
• Doctor of Laws, University of Alberta, Canada (1998)

Early academic achievements

• Associate Diploma of Music (1960) A.Mus.A.
• Licentiate Diploma of Music, Australia (1961)
• Specialist Teacher's Certificate (1963)
• Graduate Sydney Teachers' College, University of Sydney
• Diplomas of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Performers DSCM (1963, awarded 1981); Teachers DSCM (1963, awarded 1981)
• Staz.Ch.Nat.Ak.Mus (Warsaw) Chopin National Academy of Music (1965–76)

Critiques and Testimonials

• Roger Woodward par Jean Barraqué: Une belle histoire, en somme. Car cela en est toujours une pour un compositeur…...
• par Iannis Xenakis: Mi homme, mi dragon….. (letter from Iannis Xenakis to Roger Woodward on preparation of Keqrops)
• Pianist Possessed – by Wilfred Mellers, New Statesman London 1971
• Sviatoslav Richter reflections: La soiree americaine me sera aussi l'occasion d'entendre enfin en concert le pianiste Roger Woodward, que je ne connais que par les disques…..
• Feldman on Woodward ....
• Les Carnets de Roger Woodward…...

Woodward also became: Founder and Artistic Director Joie et Lumière Chateau de Bagnols, Burgundy (1997–2002); Founder and Artistic Director Kőtschack-Maunthen Musiktag, Austria (1993–97); Founder and Artistic Director Alpha Centauri Ensemble (1989–93); Founder and Patron United Music Teachers' Association NSW (1975–present); Founder and Artistic Director of Music Rostrum Australia (1975/6); Co-Founder and Artistic Director London Music Digest (Roundhouse, London, 1971–88); Patron 2MBS-FM, 4MBS-FM Australia.

Roger Woodward has had many music compositions dedicated to him, including the following world premiere performances:

• Alison Bauld: Concert (Liverpool);
• Anne Boyd:As it Leaves the Bell (Sydney 1973; Angklung (Edinburgh Festival 1974); Meditations on a Chinese Character (Sydney Spring Festival 1996; Last Songs of the Kamikaze (Sydney Spring Festival 1997); Dreams for the Earth (Sydney Spring Festival 1998; Book of the Bells III (Sydney Spring Festival 1998); Piano Concerto (2004)
• Nigel Butterley: Piano Concerto (incomplete)
• John Cage: HPSCD (Round House, London)
• Barry Conyngham: Snowflake (London 1974); Southern Cross (Melbourne 1982); Double Concerto (Sydney 1982)
• James Dillon: The Book of Elements Vol I (Sydney 1997); Piano Concerto (2004)
• Franco Donatoni: Sincronie I (Huddersfield 1992; Sincronie II (Lisbon 1994)
• Ross Edwards: Monos II (orchestral version) (QEH London 1971); Piano Concerto (unperformed)
• Morton Feldman: Piano (Frankfurt 1977): Piano and Orchestra (Metz 1975); Triadic Memories (ICA, London, 1981)
• Rolf Gehlhaar: Strangeness, Charm and Colour (52nd ISCM Athens 1978); Diagonal Flying (Sydney Spring Festival 1995); Piano Piece (1996 completed, awaiting premiere)
• Peter Michael Hamel: Of the Sound of Life (2009 Gasteig Germany)
• Askell Masson: Piano Concerto (Reykjavik 1991);
• Richard Meale: Coruscations (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 1971);
• Luis de Pablo: Eros (Lisbon 1994)
• Horatiu Radulescu: Third Piano Sonata
• Bernard Rands: Mesalliance (Round House, London 1972, Boulez/BBCSO)
• Peter Sculthorpe: Landscape (London 1969);
• Larry Sitsky: lst Piano Concerto (Sydney Spring Festival 1994); 2nd Piano Concerto;
• Alessandro Solbiati: By My Window (Lisbon 1994)
• Karlheinz Stockhausen: Interval (RFH London 1973)
• Toru Takemitsu: For Away (Edinburgh Festival 1972; Corona with Crossing (London Version 1972; Piano piece (left in sketch form – incomplete)
• Felix Werder: 3rd Sonata (Sydney 1969); Piano Trio (for Vienna Trio 1970)
• Roger Woodward: Improvisation 1–3 (Sydney); Improvisation 4–5 (Warsaw); Improvisaton 6–7 (London); Improvisation 8 (Los Angeles); Improvisation 9 (Tokyo); Sound by Sound (Paris 1989); Five Songs in Memoriam Toru Takemitsu for unaccompanied cello (1996);
• Iannis Xenakis: Mists (Edinburgh 1980); Paille in the Wind (La Scala Milano 1992); Keqrops (New York 1986).