Mała Gdańska Pianist Autumn — winners of the competition for children and young people in Szafarnia

Teodor Dobrowolski — pianoAleksandr Kostyshyn — piano/laureates of the 33rd International Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia

Programa:

/Teodor DobrowolskiJan Sebastian Bach — Prelude and Fughetta in D minor BWV 899 Fryderyk Chopin — Mazurek in E minor Op. 17 No. 2 Nocturne in B major op. 32 no.1 Joseph Haydn — Rondo from piano sonata in G major Hob. XVI:27 Ignacy Jan Paderewski — Minuet in G major op.14/Oleksandr Kostyshynjan Sebastian Bach — Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 881Ludwig van Beethoven — Rondo a capriccio op. 129Fryderyk Chopin — Etude in G major op. 10 no 5Nocturne in G major op. 37 no 2 Viktor Kosenko — Etude op. 8 no. 8

Teodor DobrowolskyHe was born in 2016 and began learning to play the piano at the age of seven. He is a student of the Stanisław Moniuszko Music School Complex in Łódź, where he is trained in the piano class of Małgorzata Piechnat. He also improved his skills during master classes led by Dr. Maciej Pabich, Dr. Piotr Banasik, Dr. Piotr Grelowski and Leonora Armellini, working on the development of technique, sound imagination and conscious interpretation.He performed at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź as part of a scientific-scientific session artist dedicated to the work of Aleksander Tansman and during the musical evenings organized by her. He also has recitals at the Chopin Centre in Szafarnia as part of the Vacations with Chopin project and in Żelazowa Wola at Fryderyk Chopin's Birthplace as part of the Musical Quadrants. He has also performed in Polish Radio Łódź.Teodor's artistic development is characterized by natural musicality, technical freedom and above-average interpretative sensitivity. His successful competitions and concert activities are confirmed by his exceptional talent and consistently developed pianist's workshop.

He is a laureate of numerous national and international piano competitions, including:

• 1st place in Orbetello Piano Competition International (Italy) • 1st place in the National Piano Competition Spring Impressions in Cracow• 1st place in the National Piano Competition Master of Miniature in Poznań• 1st place in the V AEGO International Piano Competition — Europe• 1st place in The 4th International Sfogato Stage Music Competition• 1st place in the IX International Piano Competition imprint Karola Nicze• 4th place in the 33rd International Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia

Oleksandr Kostysh100-year-old Ukrainian pianist and student of the Salomea Kruszelnicka State Music Lyceum in Lviv, where he studied under Lyudmyla Zakopets. Oleksandr began learning to play the piano at the age of six. Just seven months after the start of music education, he won his first 1st prize in the regional competition Talented Lviv Region, and also received the Regional Art Prize for Children and Youth Talented Lviv 2023 in the Young Virtuoso category.Oleksandr actively performs and regularly takes part in festivals, cultural events and concerts in Ukraine and abroad foreign country. From the age of eight he performs as a soloist accompanied by orchestras. In 2025, he took part in the Ukrainian national television project I Am a Virtuoso, in which he performed as a soloist with a symphony orchestra.

He is a laureate and winner of numerous international and national piano competitions, including:

• Absolute 1st Prize at PianoTalents 2026 in Milan• Grand Prix at the Young Virtuoso International Piano Competition in Poland• Grand Prix at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Instrumental Competition• 1st Prize at Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte in Czech• 1st Prize at Merci, Maestro! Belgium • 1st Prize at the Franz Liszt Center International Competition in Spain• 2nd Prize at the 33rd Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia

All upcoming festival concerts HERE

The project is co-financed by the City of Gdańsk.