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Dave Helbock

Dave Helbock

About Me

David Helbock, born in Feldkirch in 1984, began playing the piano at the age of six. In 1998, after several years of instruction at the Feldkirch School of Music with Nora Calvo Smith and with Paul Winter at the Dornbirn Jazz Seminar, he transferred to the Musikgymnasium in Feldkirch, where he graduated in 2003. During this time he commenced piano studies with Prof. Ferenc Bognar at the Feldkirch Conservatory, where he finished 2005 with an "excellent" degree in performance. In addition, he has completed three years of percussion training under Stefan Greussing. In addition, since 2000 he has studied with the well-known New York jazz pianist Peter Madsen. Helbock has also attended numerous jazz master classes, including those of Art Lande, Huw Warren, Kenny Werner and Bobo Stenson. 2006/07 he has also studied with Thierry Lang at the "SwissJazzSchool" Bern. David Helbock is a several-time award winner at the young musicians´ competition "Prima la Musica," and in 2001 he was awarded the prestigous Bösendorfer Scholarship. With the band Tat-twam-asi, which has appeared as an opening act for Joe Zawinul, among others, he won the 2002 Talent Competition. His participation in various bands and ensembles has taken him to Mexico, Russia, England and elsewhere. 2002 he recorded his first Solo-Piano CD called "Emotions" 2004 his 2nd CD "Transformation" - this time with the dave helbock trio - was released. Both CDs are published by the Label "Gramola" in vienna. 2006 he won with the Helbock-Dietrich-Vogel Trio the international Competition "New Generation 06" in Straubing (Ger) 2006 the HDV Trio released their first CD "Celebrating modern Genius" on the german Label Doublemoon Records (Jazzthing Next Generation) 2007 David recorded his 2nd Solopiano CD "Time" with was published by YVP Music 2007 he won the "Podiumspreis" of Liechtenstein 2007 he won the 2nd Prize at the big Bösendorfer Piano-Solo Competition in Montreux.

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Member Since: 2/23/2007
Band Website: davidhelbock.com
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davidhelbock.com
HDV-Trio
HDV-Trio (myspace)
CIA (myspace)

Sounds Like: Press: The words creative, open, hip and unique come to mind when I think of David Helbock. I have known and been the teacher of David for more than 5 years and have watched him grow from a talented young pianist into a young man with a remarkable personal voice both as an improviser and a composer. (Peter Madsen)...Helbocks Musik ist bei aller Raffinesse v.a. eins: wunderschön. Sie ist hochemotional und dabei doch analytisch bis fast schon kopflastig. Jedes Stück ist ein Erlebnis für sich. Die Ideen sprudeln aus diesem Mann nur so heraus..... (Arno Löffler - Volksblatt)Die Kompositionen des Pianisten David Helbock sind derart innovativ und kreativ gestaltet und mit einer derartingen Originalität ausgestattet, dass der Jury eingentlich keine Wahl blieb, wollte sie nicht an ihrer Kompetenz zweifeln lassen. (Stefan Rimek - Bundesweite Jazzzeitung)Dank seinem Talent, grosser Freude am Spielen, riesigem Können, glanzvoller Intelligenz und hervorragender Virtuosität wird sich David Helbock in Zukunft sicher einen großen Namen in der Musikszene machen (Wieslaw Piechocki - Liechtensteiner Tageszeitung)...Piano, Bass und Schlagzeug sind geprägt von einem selten in dieser Perfektion zu erlebenden Zusammenspiel, und die Kompositionen der drei erstaunen immer wieder mit überraschenden Wendungen und einer unglaublichen Virtuosität....Das HDV Trio macht erstklassige Musik. (Alfred Krondraf - Concerto)Der Ausnahmepianist David Helbock spielt nicht nach einem vorgegebenen Schema. Er schafft es immer wieder, unglaublich geladene Spannungen herauszuarbeiten. (Vorarlberger Nachrichten)


Musical Education:
*1990 - 1998.......Piano lessons with Nora Calvo Smith - musicschool Feldkirch
*1994 - 2000.......Piano lessons with Paul Winter - Jazzseminar Dornbirn
*1998 - 2001.......Drum lessons with Stefan Greussing - musicschool Feldkirch
*1998 - 2005......."excellent" degree with Ferenc Bognar (Conservatory Feldkirch)
*2000 - 2008.......Privatstudent with the New York Jazzpianist Peter Madsen
*2006 - 2007.......Semester at the University of Arts Bern with Thierry Lang
Several private lessons and masterclasses with: Bobo Stenson, Kenny Werner, Huw Warren, Peter Herbert, George Garzone, Michael Jefry Stevens, Art Lande, Enrico Pieranunzi, Jim Black, Michael Lauren, Andre Manga,....Awards:
*several 1st Prize Winner - „Prima la Musica“
*2001 „Bösendorfer-scholarship“ Winner
*2002 Talent-Competition Winner with the band „Tat-twam-asi“
*2006 Winner of the international Competition „New Generation“ in Straubing (D)
*2006 Winner of the Jazzthing Next Generation Competition with the HDV Trio
*2007 Podiumsprize Liechtenstein
*2007 2nd Prize at the world biggest Jazz-piano-solo competition in Montreux
CDs:
*1998 „Happiness“
*2003 „Emotions“ - Label Gramola Wien
*2004 „Transformation“ - Label Gramola Wien
*2006 „Celebrating modern Genius - Label Doublemoon Records Köln
*2007 „Time" - Label YVP Music Ulm

Record Label: Doublemoon Records, Gramola, YVP Music
Type of Label: Indie