Joseph Petric

Mittwoch, 08. Oktober 1952

Joseph Francis Petric (born October 8, 1952) is a Canadian concert accordionist, historian, author, and teacher. Born in Guelph, Ontario, and raised in Acton, his father took him to his first accordion lesson at age five. He continued informal studies with local teachers until 1968 when he entered Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music. After completing a Bachelor of Music at Queen's University at Kingston, he moved to Toronto in 1975 and completed a degree in musicology at the University of Toronto (1977). He settled in Toronto and gave official Washington (1986) and London (1986) concert debuts; these performances placed him on a trajectory to become the first concert accordionist to make his living solely from concertizing internationally. His commitment to the creation of new artistic e