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A piano concert by Konrad Skolarski - in Celebration of the Independence Day of Poland

Friday, November 10, 2017, at 7:30pm

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Great virtuoso of the piano - Krzysztof Penderecki

The golden age of pianism comes to mind when I hear Konrad Skolarski play - Prof. Peter Feuchtwanger

It is very seldom to hear a musician who can conjure up such lush, singing and richly shaded sound. (...) His lyrical-dramatic interpretations are very personal and one will remember and recognize them even from thousand other pianists.. - Prof. Pavel Gillilov

           

             

The Kosciuszko Foundation in Partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York Present a Piano Recital by

Konrad Skolarski

In Celebration of the Independence Day of Poland

Friday, November 10, 2017, 7:30 p.m. 

The Kosciuszko Foundation House: 15 E 65th Street, NYC

                             

Tickets: $15 - $30


PROGRAM:

Bach, arranged Siloti - Prelude in b-minor

Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata

Chopin

- Nocturne f-minor op. 55

- Scherzo b-moll op. 31


Intermission

 

Chopin - Barcarola F sharp Major

Liszt - Spanish rhapsody


Konrad Skolarski is  a concert pianist with extraordinary technique, distinctive interpretative style and sophisticated piano repertoire. Born into a musical family, he holds a doctoral degree in Musical Arts from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland where he is Professor of piano.

In 2001 Konrad Skolarski won First Prize at the 3rd Tchaikovsky International Competition in Spain. In 2012 his solo CD with Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Prokofiew was awarded by the international music critics – Diapason "5" Award and nomination for Fryderyk Award.

He has performed in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Serbia, Great Britain and Japan.

Konrad Skolarski is a former student of Pavel Gililov at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne and Olga Rusina at the Music Academy in Wrocław, as well as Alicja Paleta-Bugaj at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. He has been a student of legendary Prof. Peter Feuchtwanger in London, who has worked with many distinguished pianists, including Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire or Shura Cherkassky. In 2010 Konrad Skolarski gained a doctorate in music and the following year joined the faculty of the University of Music in Warsaw, where he is the professor of piano. His students have win international competitions. The recent concert plans of Konrad Skolarski include performances in Warsaw Philharmonic (with Sinfonia Iuventus and Michail Jurowski), at 20. Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, 30. Izmir International Festival, and others.  In April 2017 the pianist performed the Polish premiere of Rodion Shchedrin 1st Piano concerto with National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice under the baton of Alexander Humala.

Proceeds from the tickets as well as donations to the KF Cultural Fund will support our efforts to enrich and expand the cultural offer, to present events featuring renowned artists and intellectuals and to help young and talented ones in pursuing their goals. THANK YOU.


 

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