Krystian Tkaczewski

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
has much pleasure in inviting you to attend a
Piano Recital
by
Krystian Tkaczewski
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013 at 7:00 pm.
10 Trelawney St, Woollahra
Free admission! – RSVP is essential. Tickets can be reserved either by phone on (02) 9363 9816 or by email at [email protected]. General admission tickets will be allocated on a first-come basis.
Described as Polish Virtuoso (by the Kosciuszko Foundation), Krystian Tkaczewski has pursued his
splendid piano career in both the US and Europe. He had his triumphal Carnegie Hall debut in April 2007.
Anthony Aibel, critic of the New York Concert Review, wrote that Tkaczewski was elegant, showed indepth knowledge, played with passion and demonstrated powerhouse technique. His reading of
Rachmaninov and of Prokofiev was excellent and Szymanowski was exquisitely shaped, with lovely
shadings and contrasts of dynamics. Tkaczewski showed devotion and natural affinity for the music of his
homeland...
Programme:
S. Rachmaninov
II Sonata in B flat minor, op. 36
F. Chopin
4 Mazurkas, op. 17
Andante Spianato and Grand
Polonaise, op. 22
Interval
M. Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Krystian Tkaczewski, born in 1980 in Tarnów, Poland, started his musical education at the Paderewski
Music School in Tarnów in the class of J. Iwaneczko. He studied at the Chopin College in Warsaw (19952000) in the studios of G. Weiss and Dr. Paweł Skrzypek. In 2000 Krystian became a student of Olga
Rusina at the Academy of Music in Wrocław. Completing his program of studies a year ahead of time, he
graduated in 2004 with a Master of Arts degree. In 2007 Krystian received a Graduate Professional
Diploma at the University of Hartford Hartt School, where he is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical
Arts Degree in the studio of Oxana Yablonskaya.
Krystian Tkaczewski has taken part in many competitions around the world, including :
2000 Konzerteum Piano Competition in Athens, Greece - 2nd prize
2001 European Piano Competition in Bari, Italy - Grand Prize
2001 Inter-fest Piano Competition in Bitola, Macedonia - 1st prize
2002 Nueva Acropolis Piano competition in Madrid - 2nd prize
2002 International Piano Competition in Bologna - 2nd prize
2002 International Piano Competition in Morocco - finalist and special prize for musical personality
2006 Connecticut State Music Teachers Association Piano Competition in Hartford, CT - Gold prize
2006 Kate Kinley Fellowship Competition in Chicago - finalist
2006 Artists International Auditions in New York - winner
2006 Bradshaw & Buono Piano Competition in New York - 1st prize
2006 5 Towns Piano Competition in New York - Honorable Mention
2006 Chopin Piano Competition in Marienbad - Finalist
2007 Joyce Dutka Instrumental Competition in New York - 2nd prize
2007 Ragusa Ibla - Grand Prix, Distinguished Musician Diploma
2008 International Piano Competition in Washington - semifinalist
2009 American Protégé Music Competition – 1st prize
2009 Web Concert Hall Piano Competiiton - Honorable mention
2009 Iturbi Music Competition in Los Angeles - quarter finalist
2009 Heida Herrmans International Piano Competition in Westport - semifinalist
2010 Iturbi Music Competition in Los Angeles - finalist
He has participated in various festivals, such as: the Chopin Festival in Marienbad, Chopin Festival in Gaming,
Austria, Chopin Festival in Antonin, Poland, Festival of Polish Pianists in Słupsk, Chopin Festival in Busko-Zdrój,
Tydzien Talentów in Tarnów, Musical Floraries in Warsaw, Chopin Forum in Wrocław, Inter-Fest Bitola in
Macedonia, a concert series at the Paderewski House and recitals at the Chopin House in Żelazowa Wola. In
June 2006 Krystian played with the Polish Radio Orchestra conducted by L. Borowicz at a special concert
celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Society of Polish Musicians at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
Krystian has given concerts in 20 countries on four continents, in some of the most prestigious concert halls
(Carnegie Hall, Salle Peletier, Salla Villanueva, Teatro Nacional in Panama, Hongtail Hall in Xiamen, Syrian
Opera House, Al Hussein Cultural Center in Amman, etc.). He has performed with the Hartford Symphony
Orchestra, Polish National Radio Orchestra, Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Leopoldinum Orchestra,
Connecticut Virtuosi, the Tarnów Chamber Orchestra and the Wrocław Chamber Orchestra.
Krystian Tkaczewski is frequently invited as a juror in prestigious piano competitions around the world, such
as the Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, Golden Key Festival in New Jersey, Solhi Al Wadi
Piano Competition in Damascus, Rosario Marciano Piano Competition in Vienna, MTNA, Chopin Piano
Competition in Budapest (2012), Chopin Piano Competition in Beijing (2012), Osaka International Music
Competition (2012), American Liszt Piano Competition in Los Angeles (2012), Russian Music Piano
Competition (2013), Rachmaninov Piano Competition in Moscow (2013), Francaix Piano Competition (2013),
Rachmaninov Piano Competition in Novogrod (2013) and Karamanov Piano Competition (2013).
Krystian Tkaczewski is a recipient of several scholarships and awards, including the Chopin scholarship in
1995, Wrocław Music Academy Academic Scholarship for 2001-2004, the Polish Minister of Culture
Scholarship in 2002,2005, 2007 (Młoda Polska) the City of Tarnów Scholarship for 2001-2002, Musical Club of
Hartford 's E. B. Storrs Scholarship in 2005, Scholarship of Polish Students Organization in New York and the
Polish-Slavic Federal Credit Union Scholarship.
Krystian Tkaczewski is an active member of the Society of Polish Musical Artist SPAM since 2004. He is also a
founder, artistic director and president of the Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, CT.