CANDLELIGHT CONCERT | PAWEŁ MAZURKIEWICZ (SWITZERLAND) - GUEST

Program of the concert

FRYDERYK CHOPIN

Nocturne in C minor op. posth.
Nocturne in F flat major, Op. 15, No. 2
2 Rolls Op.64
Etude in A major Op. 25 No. 1 “Aeolian Harp”
Etude in E flat major, Op. 10 No. 3
Etude in C minor Op. 10 No. 12 “Revolutionary”
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Ballad in G minor, Op. 23
2 Mazurki Op. 6
Polonaise in A major, Op. 53 “Heroiczny”

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Please note that the concert repertoire is subject to change

accomplishments

In the beautiful interior of the Fryderyk Concert Hall, lit only by the glow of candles, we will listen to the compositions of Fryderyk Chopin performed by extraordinary artists - outstanding musicians of our time.

In addition to the works of Fryderyk Chopin, the concert program will also include music by other composers inspired by Fryderyk Chopin (e.g. Jan Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven), composers from the circle of European romantic music (including Ferenc Liszt, Józef Elsner, Stanisław Moniuszko), as well as composers later ones.

The concerts are two-part recitals lasting about 60 minutes, based on the idea of salon musical meetings popular in the 19th century. During the break of the concert we will treat you with a glass of sparkling wine.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the concert.

Paweł Andrzej Mazurkiewicz, born in Warsaw, began his musical education as an accordionist and learned to play the piano only at the age of 16. He studied with Jan Ekier and Bronisława Kawalla at the University of Music in Warsaw and with Tomasz Herbut at the University of Arts in Bern (soloist diploma with the “Tschumi” Award). He is currently professor of piano at the University of Fine Arts in Bern and an educator at the MS Aaretal near Bern.

Paweł Mazurkiewicz is a laureate of numerous piano competitions: in 2003 he won the Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes (Switzerland). He also won first prize at the 30th F. Chopin National Piano Competition in Warsaw (where he also received grants from the Minister of Culture and Art), as well as prizes at the K. Szymanowski Competition in Łódź. Further awards in Japan, Greece, France, Poland and Switzerland.

He regularly performs as a soloist and chamber musician on three continents (among others in Tokyo, Osaka, Los Angeles, Berlin, Rome, Warsaw, Strasbourg, Switzerland in the largest concert halls — KKL Lucerne, KKT Thun, Kultur Casino Bern, Tonhalle Zurich, Zentrum Paul Klee Bern, playing with the Bern Symphony Orchestra, among others. Bernese Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Classica Bern, Neue Zurich Orchester, Orchestra da Camera di Lugano).

He has numerous recordings and radio and television programs as well as CDs from SRF and DUX. Together with violinist Bartek Niziola, he recorded two albums with chamber music, both of which were awarded the “Fryderyk” Music Prize. With a passion for Jazz, he also plays in the PM Jazz Trio he founded under the slogan “Classic Meets Jazz”.

The artist is the founder and director of the summer academy and festival “Summer Music Academy — Masterclasses & Concerts” (formerly “Sommermusikakademie Eywald”), as well as a member of the board of the “Pro Libertas et Humanitas Kazimierz Bartkowiak” foundation.