Kulek has performed as a solo pianist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestra in many prestigious venues, such as the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Mozarteum in Salzburg and Casals and Ohji Halls in Tokyo.
He has also performed at a number of festivals, including Schwetzingen, Mecklenburg, Nymphenburgersommer and Rheingau in Germany; Lucerne and GAIA in Switzerland; Colmar and St. Denis in France; Storioni and Zeist in the Netherlands; Ravinia in Chicago; and the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival.
Kulek also teaches to private students, and has given master classes in Japan and at the Zeist Festival in the Netherlands.
A recording of sonatas by Poulenc, Fauré and Ravel with violinist Arabella Steinbacher was a Strad Selection of the Month.
A 2011 recording of French and Russian sonatas with violinist Augustin Hadelich was “Editor’s Choice” in Gramophone Magazine.