Eva Maria Zuk (24 December 1945 – 27 February 2017) was a Polish-Mexican pianist.
[1] Eva Maria Zuk has recorded eight LPs and five CDs, which include: the two Chopin concerti with the London Philharmonic; a Chopin recital; and Anthology of the Polonaise for the piano, from her own research, first recorded collection containing the historic evolution of a musical form; Haydn’s D major Concerto with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, playing and conducting from the piano, with her own cadenzas; De Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain with the State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra conducted by acclaimed conductor Enrique Batiz, reviewed as “best performance available of this piece by Fanfare Music Magazine;[2] Mexican composers Felipe Villanueva and Ricardo Castro's piano music, and Mexican Contemporary Composers.
Her performance was recounted as "fiery and vigorous" and "it ruled the imagination of the audience" by The Oberlin Review.
[3] She has received more than 40 awards, medals and diplomas from governments and private institutions alike, such as the Order of Andrés Bello and Simón Bolivar's Bicentennial Medal (Venezuela), the Karol Szymanowski Centennial Medal (Poland), the Emblem of Arms (San Juan, Puerto Rico), et al.
Her most recent distinction was the Order of Merit from her native Poland.