An invitation to Piano Recital
prof. Paweł Zawadzki (Poland).
7pm, Saturday February 11, 2017
100 James St. Dandenong Vic.
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Born in Wroclaw, Poland, Paweł Zawadzki studied at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław and graduated with honors in 1999, where now is an employee as a lecturer. In 2004 he obtained a degree of Doctor of Arts.
The pianist won the 1st and 2nd Franz Liszt International Piano Competitions in Wrocław (1991, 1993) and was the prize-winner of the 28th Festival of Polish Piano Art in Słupsk, Poland, 1994. In 1995, he belonged to the selected group of 5 Polish pianists representing Poland at the 13th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. He also won 4th prize at the Eduard Flips 6th International Piano Competition in Rotterdam.
Paweł Zawadzki leads a brisk and active artistic life, giving many concerts every year. The artist has been invited to the majority of the most important music centers in Poland and has performed in piano recitals and symphonic concerts under the direction of distinguished leaders of the conducting art: T. Strugała, J. Kaspszyk, M. Pijarowski, G. de Lorenzo, K. Baumann, M. Caldi, Lee Hong-Jin and others. He has given concerts in Germany, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Turkey, Finland, Denmark, Scotland, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Belarus and South Korea.
Paweł Zawadzki performed in a prestigious concert hall in Helsinki (the Church in Skała) at the solemn event of the joining of Poland to the European Union, presenting F. Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 2 in F Minor. In 2005, he performed S. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto in D Minor op. 30 at the EuroSilesia International Festival in Wrocław under the honorary auspices of Kurt Masur.
In 2001, Paweł Zawadzki received a prestigious scholarship as the best young Polish pianist, acknowledged by the Japanese foundation J.E.S.C. This scholarship is awarded every 4 years to only one pianist in the country. In addition, the artist was repeatedly honoured with the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship. Paweł Zawadzki has done many music recordings for radio and television. He has released CDs with F. Chopin and F. Liszt music. He is a member of the jury at piano competitions, leads methodology seminars for teachers, and teaches gifted students, undergraduates and graduates, during piano workshops.
