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Marek Smoczyński – organ
Bartłomiej Nizioł – violin
Radosław Pujanek – violin
In the program:
opr. Jasha Heifetz
Biographical notes:
Marek SmoczyńskiIn 2010, he began his studies at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warszawa in the Organ Class of Prof. M. Czajka, and then studied under the supervision of Prof. J. Serafin and Dr. Hab. J. Wróblewski, receiving a diploma with the highest grade. He also studied in the class of Prof. A. Gast at the Hochschule für Musik in Lübeck (2014). He is a laureate of first prizes at the national organ competition "Hindemith - Karg-Elert - Reger" in Kraków (2013) and the international organ competition named after F. Nowowiejski in Poznań (2015), as well as a laureate of organ competitions in Rumia and Olsztyn. He participated in master classes (professors: L. Lohmann, J. Grubich, W. Zerer, M. Radulescu, J. Gembalski, M. Schmeding).
Bartłomiej Nizioł - graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Poznań, then continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Lausanne. He won first places at the most important international violin competitions in Poznań, Adelaide, Pretoria, Brussels, and Paris. He was awarded the Fryderyk three times. As a soloist, he performed with such orchestras as: the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warszawa, Sinfonia Varsovia, NOSPR in Katowice, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, NDR in Hanover, SWR in Kaiserslautern, Radio France in Paris, the English Chamber, the London Symphony, the Tonhalle in Zurich, the Edmonton Symphony. He has lived in Switzerland since 1995. In the years 1997–2003 he was the concertmaster of the Tonhalle Orchestra, and since 2003 he has been the concertmaster of the Zurich Opera Orchestra. He is the principal of the Valentin Berlinsky Quartet, founded in 2010. Since 2008, he has been a professor at the Hochschule der Künste Bern.
Radosław Pujanek graduated with distinction from the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań in the class of prof. B. Bryła and completed postgraduate studies at the F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warszawa in the class of prof. I. Wojciechowska. He is a laureate of national and international competitions, he improved his skills at master classes and chamber classes, working with artists such as J. Kaliszewska, W. Marschner, W. Wiłkomirska. He is the 1st Concertmaster of the Wrocław Philharmonic. He has performed as a concertmaster, soloist and chamber musician in Europe, Asia and both Americas. He has many premieres of music by Polish and foreign composers to his credit. He has made numerous CD and archival recordings. He lectures at the K. Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław.
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