9 7 5 , ▁performing ▁Be eth oven ' s ▁son at as ▁op . 1 0 6 ▁and ▁op . 1 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Kor st ick ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁The ▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁student ▁of ▁S as cha ▁Gor odn itz ki ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁several ▁sum mers ▁at ▁the ▁Asp en ▁Music ▁Festival ▁and ▁School ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Je ane ane ▁Dow is . ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁Compet ition ▁of ▁German ▁Music ▁Council , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁concert ▁career . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁have ▁called ▁Michael ▁Kor st ick ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Be eth oven ▁perform ers ▁of ▁our ▁time " ▁( A udi oph ile , ▁F ono ▁Forum ). ▁ ▁His ▁re per toire ▁consists ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 ▁works ▁for ▁piano ▁and ▁or chestra ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁solo ▁works ▁from ▁all ▁periods , ▁including ▁the ▁complete ▁son at as ▁of ▁Be eth oven . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁world wide ▁concert ▁t ours ▁he ▁has ▁given ▁cy clic al ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁piano ▁concert i ▁of ▁Be eth oven , ▁Bra h ms , ▁Lis zt , ▁Rach man in ov , ▁Bart ók , ▁and ▁Pro k of iev . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Kor st ick ▁has