Concert Sunday PIANO SPEAKS FIRST | Michał Basista

THE PIANO SPEAKS FIRST

Michał Basista | Sunday Concerts at the Theatre

There are emotions that cannot be put into words — you have to hear them.

During a unique concert, Michał Bassist will invite you to the world of music of Fryderyk Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninov. The program will include works full of lyricism, expression and moving contrasts that will allow you to discover the extraordinary possibilities of the piano.

Michał Basista is a young pianist, laureate of international competitions and participant of the first stage of the XIX International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, where he was among 84 pianists from all over the world.

This is an excellent opportunity to experience the beauty of music live in the interpretation of an artist whose talent and musical sensitivity deserve attention.

During the break of the concert we will invite you for a sweet treat and the opening of Damian Drewniak's photographic exhibition in the foyer of the “Galeria Na Piętrze” in the Teatr Cultural Center.

MICHAŁ BASSIST

He started learning the piano at the age of 4. With an excellent result, he graduated from the 2nd Fryderyk Chopin POSM in Cracow. He is currently studying at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow. For more than 10 years he has been studying under the guidance of Dr. Milena Kędry, professor of the AMKP. Winner of the Special Prize at the 2nd Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition (NOSPR, Poland) and semi-finalist: 2024 Borderland Chopin International Competition (Texas, USA), 53rd Fryderyk Chopin National Piano Competition (NIFC, Poland) XII International Competition for Young Pianists “Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam” (Poland). He excelled under the guidance of outstanding musical figures such as: Piotr Paleczny, Andrzej Jasiński, Janusz Olejniczak, Angela Hewitt, Dina Yoffe, Alberto Nosè, Nikolai Demidenko, Marc Laforet, Sa Chen, Philippe Giusiano, Kevin Kenner, Ewa Pobłocka, Ronan O'Hora and Krzysztof Jabłoński. He has performed recitals at the headquarters of the NOSPR, Steinway Piano Gallery in Warsaw, Kawai Showroom in Warsaw, at the Royal Castle in Warsaw and Cracow, at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw, at the Fryderyk Chopin Birthplace, as well as at the National Philharmonic, Krakow, Sudeck, Lower Silesia, Koszalin and Świętokrzyska. As a soloist, he has performed with the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, the Polish Art Philharmonic and the Lviv Chamber Orchestra. He is a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the National Fund for Children (currently the ZDOLNI Fund) and the Rotary Club Kraków — Wyspiański.

His recent, significant achievement was qualifying and participating in the first stage of the XIX International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, being among the 84 best pianists from all over the world.