Joanna ŁawrynowiczPianistwww.lawrynowicz.info

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Romuald Twardowski (1930)Piano works

Miniatures; Small sonata; Humoresque; Sonata breve Igor Strawinski in memoriam; Preludio, recitativo ed aria con variazioni; Concert Music; Sinfonia di campane; Hommage à J. S. Bach; Improvvisazione e toccata for 2 pianosJoanna Ławrynowicz; Anna Wolanin; Szabolcs Esztényi; Edward Wolanin

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Romuald Twardowski (1930)Works for violin and piano

Oberek, Pastorale e Danza, Burlesque, In-troduction and Allegro, Pleiads, Capriccio, Espressioni, Spanish fantasy, Niggunim – hassidic melody, Capriccio in blue G. Gershwin in memoriamAndrzej Gębski, violin; Joanna Ławry-nowicz, piano

Selected discography

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Henryk Melcer (1869-1928)Chamber Works

Sonata for violin and piano in G major – Dumka for violin and piano – Piano trio in G minor Op. 2The Warsaw Trio (Andrzej Gębski, violin; Jarosław Domżał, cello; Joanna Ławrynowicz, piano)

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W³adys³aw ¯eleñski (1837-1921)Piano works I

Deux Morceaux Op. 63; Oda do młodości. Marsz uroczysty Op. 51; Marsz uroczysty ku czci nieśmiertelnego wieszcza Adama Mickiewicza Op. 44; Deux Mazourkas Op. 31; Sonate Op. 20Joanna Ławrynowicz, piano

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Józef Elsner (1769-1854)Chamber works with piano

Sonatas for violin and piano: in D major Op. 10 No. 2 & F major Op. 10 No. 1; Polonaise for violin and piano in D major; Grande Sonate in B flat major; Piano Quartet in E flat majorJoanna Ławrynowicz, piano; Andrzej Gębski, violin; Anna Betley, viola; Jaro-sław Domżał, cello

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Zygmunt Stojowski (1870-1946)Complete works with cello

Sonata in A major Op. 18; Romance sans paroles; Fantaisie Op. 27; Concertstück Op. 31Joanna Ławrynowicz, piano; Jarosław Domżał, cello

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Romuald Twardowski (1930)Sonatina for 2 violins; Canzona for cello and piano; String trio No. 2; Meditation for cello and piano; String trio; 3 Etudes-caprices for violin; Invocation and toccata for 2 cellos; Campane IV for piano; 3 Sketches for violin, viola and cello; Spanish fantasy for cello and piano; Tango for violin and pianoJoanna Ławrynowicz, piano; Andrzej Gębski, violin; Anna Betley, violin & viola; Jarosław Domżał, cello; Piotr Hausenplas, cello

Joanna Ławrynowicz is one of the greatest polish pianists. She has been conducting very vivid concert activities as a soloist for many years; participating in soloist recitals and symphonic concerts.

She has been more active in the record market than most other Polish pianist. She has cooperated with the Acte Prealable Publishing House since 2002, for which she has recorded more than 30th CD’s.

Joanna Ławrynowicz has been also conducting pedagogic activities as an Doctor at the piano class in the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

She is a prizewinner of four international competitions: • The International Steinway & Sons Piano Competition in Berlin (1990), The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Darmstadt (1999);• The International Piano Competition of Halina Czerny-Stefańska in Ajigasawa (Japan, 2000);• The International Piano Competition “Art Livre” in Sao Paulo (Brasil 2001);• Joanna M. Ławrynowicz also won special scholarship award “Young Poland” by National Cultural Centre;• Her albums, which are acclaimed by the lovers of classical music and highly appreciated by music critics, are getting very good reviews and they have received distinctions from the best music magazines worldwide.

Joanna Ławrynowicz is one of the greatest Polish pianists. She was born in Warsaw in the family that had been

involved in music for many generations. At the age of four, she started to learn to play the piano and her first educator was Hanna Lachertowa. She graduated with distinction from The Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw in Professor Teresa Manasterska’s class. After graduation, she continued her education with Professor Halina Czerny-Stefańska until her death in 2001.

She has won many prestigious international piano competitions, including The Steinway&Sons Competition for Young Pianists (Berlin 1990), The International Chopin Competition (Darmstadt 1999), The International Piano Competition of Halina Czerny-Stefańska in Ajigasawa (Japan 2000) and The International Piano Competition “Art Livre” in Sao Paulo (Brazil 2001) .

For several years she has been giving numerous concerts both as a solo and chamber pianist. She has already performed worldwide (Europe, Asia, North and South America and New Zealand). To her credit, there are many prestigious concerts in Poland and abroad, marked by the participation of distinguished orchestras and outstanding conductors .

As a Polish pianist, she is renowned for running abounding phonographic activity. She has already recorded more than 20 albums for Acte Préalable, including the complete works of Fryderyk Chopin (which has never been achieved by any Polish artist before), all compositions for violin and piano, solo piano compositions and piano concerto by Romuald Twardowski; the complete chamber works and piano concertos by Henryk Melcer, Władysław Żeleński’s solo piano compositions and the chamber works of Józef Elsner, Emanuel Kania and Zygmunt Stojowski. Most of the compositions recorded by the artist have become the world phonographic premieres . Her albums, which are acclaimed by the lovers of classical music and highly appreciated by music critics, are getting very good reviews and they have received distinctions from the best music magazines worldwide.

The pianist is engaged in holding courses and seminars both in Poland and abroad, including the USA (Indiana University, Bloomington), China, Lithuania and France (The Boulogne Billancourt Conservatory in Paris). She was one of the judges during The international piano competitions in Varenna (Italy) and in Luck  (Ukraine). The artist has also written numerous piano performance instructions, published by Polish Music Publishers. Now the pianist is working as a tutor at The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, in the piano class.

Concertos with orchestraJ. Haydn- Concerto in G major

W. A. Mozart- Concerto in A major KV 414 - Concerto in A major KV 488 - Concerto for 2 pianos

L. van Beethoven- III Concerto in C minor op. 37 - IV Concerto in G major op. 58 - Triple concerto in C major

F. Chopin- Complete works

F. Mendelssohn- Concerto in D minor for violin and piano

H. Melcer- I Concerto in E minor - II Concerto in C minor

R. Twardowski- I Concerto „Wileński”

E. Sielicki- Preludes for piano and string orchestra

W. Żeleński- Concerto in E flat minor

Piano works

J. S. Bach - selection from DWK- Concerto Italiano

W. A. Mozart- Sonata in A minor KV 310 - Sonata in A major KV 331

L. van Beethoven- Sonata in F major op.10 nr 2 - Sonata in A flat major op. 26 - Sonata in C sharp minor op. 27 no 2 - Sonata in C major op. 53 - Sonata in F minor op. 57

F. Liszt- Funerailles - VI Hungarian rhapsody- Petrarch Sonet no 104 - Paganini Etiudes nos 4, 6 - Transcendental Etiude „Eroica”

F. Chopin/F. Liszt- „The Maiden’s Wish”

F. Chopin- Complete works

F. Mendelssohn- Variations serieuses

T. Tellefsen- Adagio & Rondo - Huldredanse - Mazurkas op. 2

R. Schumann- Scenes from Childhood op. 15 - Fantasia in C major op. 17

J. Brahms- Sonata in F minor op. 5

K. Szymanowski- Serenade “Don Juan” - Mazurkas (selection)

R. Maciejewski- Mazurkas (selection)

R. Twardowski- Complete works

W. Żeleński- Complete works

Chamber works

Violin and piano

W. A. Mozart- Sonata in G major

J. Elsner- Sonata in F major op. 10 no 1 - Sonata in D major op. 10 no 2 - Polonaise in D major

H. Wieniawski- Polonise de concert in D major - Polonise de concert in A major - Variations on an Original Theme op.15

C. Debussy- Sonata

H.Melcer- „Dumka” - Sonata in G major

R. Twardowski- Complete works

Cello and piano

L. Boccherini- Sonata in D major

L. van Beethoven- Variations in E flat major on the theme „Uber bei mannern welche liebe fuhlen” from Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute’’ - Sonata in C major op. 102

F. Chopin- Complete works

R. Schumann- Fantasiestücke - Fünf stücke im Volkston

E. Kania- Sonata in G minor

R. Strauss- Sonata in F major

D. Shostakovich- Sonata op.40

I. Strawinski- Italian suite

RepertoireZ. Stojowski- Sonata in E minor op. 27 - Concertstück op. 31 - Romans sans paroles in A major

R.Twardowski- Complete works

Double bass and pianoA. Mišek- Complete works

Piano trio

J. Haydn- Trio

W. A. Mozart- Trio in C major

J. Elsner- Sonata in B major op. 2

F. Chopin- Trio in G minor op.8

E. Kania- Trio in G minor

H. Melcer- Trio in G minor op.15

W. Żeleński- Trio fortepianowe

R. Twardowski- Trio nr 1 - Trio nr 2 - “Youth” Trio

W. Żeleński- Trio op. 22

Piano 4 hands & for 2 pianos

W. A. Mozart-Sonata in D major

F. Chopin- Complete works

T. Tellefssen- Sonata for 2 pianos op. 41

W. Lutosławski- Variations on a theme by Paganini

Other chamber works

W. A. Mozart- Piano quartet in E flat major

J. Elsner- Gran quatuor in E flat major op. 15

I. Moscheles - Septet

E. Chausson- Concerto for vilin, piano and quatuor a cordes

W. Żeleński- Piano quartet op. 61

[Chopin Recital (Harkov, Ukraine. 24 February, 2011)](...) Then, to the delight of the captivated audience, the artist performed Chopin’s Waltzes, Mazurkas and Polonaises. Everyone was enthralled by the beauty of the instrument’s tone, the lightness of articulation and the virtuosity in performance. The concert finished with a standing ovation and three fantastic encores.

Amelia GerberMuzyka21, 4/2011

[The Second Fryderyk Chopin concert (Kiev, Ukraine. 21 February, 2011)]The Orchestra (...) perfectly blended in with the soloist and brilliantly succeeded even in Chopin’s most refined rubato. in which Joanna Lawrynowicz reached for excellence. Her performance of Chopin, filled with a wide range of inner expressions and a gripping drama, radiated the spirit of romanticism. This brilliant combination of profound lyricism and the soloist’s virtuosity in Chopin’s renditions received a warm ovation.

Amelia GerberMuzyka21, 4/2011

[Romuald Twardowski Concerto (The Polish Chamber Music Festival 2008)] And finally, the grand finale of the evening, the Concerto by Romuald Twardowski. The composition that has been forgotten over the years, was written during his study in Vilnius. (…) A great amount of the pianist’s virtuosity, wide cords and rapid scale passage (…) The composition is developed in a coherent and dynamic way. All those features are brilliantly emphasized by Joanna Ławrynowicz, so no wonder that it is to her that the composer dedicated his Concerto.

Maciej Łukasz GołębiewskiRuch Muzyczny, 2 / 2009

[Henryk Melcer Concertos] The latest Joanna Ławrynowicz’s recording of Melcer’s „Concertos” is a splendid rendition, endearing in each note. And it is all due to the perfect communication between the soloist, the conductor and orchestra .The music is highly sublime and its atmosphere is filled with a spirit of Polishness. Joanna Ławrynowicz’s technical approach to the Concertos is brilliant. Her rendition is strong, determined and deeply emotional and her attempts to catch the Polish spirit and ‚’ the Polish music of the heart’’ were highly successful . The solo sections are filled with dynamics and nice sound and by dialoguing and collaborating with the orchestra, she sets a fantastic example of how to cooperate and find the best artistic solutions.

Arkadiusz JędrasikNasz Dziennik, 234 / 2008

[Chopin Recital CD] The music of Chopin, performed by Joanna Ławrynowicz seems to float from the bottom of her heart and it provides an incredibly powerful force of appeal. As a matter of fact, Chopin is a big challenge to his performers today because the true art of Chopin playing belongs to the canon that has been created by the most acclaimed artists including Czerny-Stefańska, Rubinstein, Pollini, Argerich, Zimerman, etc. Joanna Ławrynowicz gains the upper hand over the best . (...) Her recording is mature

and highly attractive . The Mazurkas and Nocturnes are fresh, pleasingly light and melodious, and what is worth noting, they lack the spirit of extravagance which is so typical of many young artists. The Polonaises, which really express the Polish spirit, are excellently performed and filled with a sense of flair and dignity . Chopin’s Rondo, Scherzo as well as his lesser-known Variations are brilliant in their narrative construction and they sound really beautiful. Each nuance and each theme are carefully worked up in this magnificently organized rendition. The artist’s performance is seasoned with a wide range of melodious nuances and her rubato legato sounds really exquisite .The piano does sing under Ławrynowicz’s fingers and it has a beautiful voice. (...) The pianist’s performance is extremely accurate . The form of each composition, enriched by a wide variety of shades and nuances, is sophisticated and elegant in its simplicity.

Arkadiusz JędrasikNasz Dziennik 222 / 2008

[Henryk Melcer’s Concertos] As a performer of Henryk Melcer’s Concertos, Joanna Ławrynowicz has reached for excellence and perfection. It is of rare occurrence today to be able to listen to such a mature and sensitive pianist, blessed with great proficiency and highly appreciated for lightness and elegance in her technique , melodious and expressive cantilena along with beautiful and particularly luscious forte.(...) With its unique warmth, romantic touch, naturalness and narrative flair, the rendition we have heard is really captivating and highly emotional. What a fantastic revival of Melcer’s scores, which although covered with dust are still valuable.

Kazimierz Rozbicki,Dziennik Koszaliński 224 / 2007

[The First Piano Concerto by Romuald Twardowski](…) As a matter of fact (The First Piano Concerto, The Białystok Philharmonic, 14 December 2007 ) was our one-of-a-kind-pearl, which is fairly unique in Polish tradition. I daresay it’s been worth waiting 50 years for the Polish premiere of that great masterpiece , particularly thanks to the highest level of perfection achieved by Joanna Ławrynowicz, the performer to whom the Concerto was dedicated.

Cz. RogutkoMuzyka21 nr 1/2008

[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto (Lengerich, Germany 20 April 2007)](...) towards the end of the concert, nobody remained seated. In appreciation of her fantastic performance, the audience gave Joanna Ławrynowicz a standing ovation. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto in A Major was the first composition performed in the Gempt Hall . The artist impressed the audience with her technical virtuosity and subtle interpretation. In the stagelight, with her fingers floating above the keyboard, wearing a full-length , lace-back violet dress, the artist remained sitting with no sign of effort or fatigue, whereas the audience, particularly those sitting on the left, were being made to shudder. (...)

Lengeriche Zeitung 04.2007

Reviews

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Thomas D. T. Tellefsen (1823-1874)Piano Works – IV

Thème original et Fantaisie Op. 12; Toccata Op. 22; Exercice en sixtes Op. 43; Capriccio appassionato Op. 36; Nocturne in E major Op. 11; Sonate pour deux pianos Op. 41*

Małgorzata Jaworska, Joanna Ławry-nowicz*, Krystyna Makowska*, piano

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Emanuel Kania (1827–1887)Piano Trio in D minor Op. 49; Sonata for cello and pianoJoanna Ławrynowicz, piano; Andrzej Gębski, violin; Andrzej Wróbel, cello

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Henryk Melcer (1869-1928)Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor (1892-4); Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor (1898)Joanna Ławrynowicz, piano • Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra • Ruben Silva, conductor

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Romuald Twardowski (1930)Concerto for violin, Hebraic Melodies, Piano concerto no 1, 3 Fragments from the ballet Naked PrinceAndrzej Gębski, violin, conductor; The Zenon Brzewski Warsaw String Orchestra; Romuald Gołębiowski, clarinet; The Elsner Youth Symphony Orchestra; Piotr Wajrak, conductor; Joanna Ławrynowicz, piano; The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra in Białystok; Wojciech Rajski, conductor; The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra; Karol Stryja, conductor

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Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)2 Polonaises op. 40; Variations op. posth. in E major; Rondo op. 1 in C Minor; 4 Mazurkas op. 30; Ballade op. 47 in A flat major; 3 Nocturnes op. 9; Scherzo op. 31 in B flat minorJoanna Ławrynowicz, piano

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Władysław Żeleński (1837–1921)Waltz from Goplana; Humoreske und Gavotte Op. 18; 2 Morceaux Op. 11; Valce-Caprice Op. 9; 6 Charakterstücke Op. 17; Reverie Op. 48; Potpourris from GoplanaJoanna Ławrynowicz, piano

Selected discography

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Władysław Żeleński (1837–1921)Piano Quartet Op. 61 in C minor; Wariations on an original theme Op. 21Joanna Ławrynowicz, piano; Four Strings Quartet (Lucyna Fiedukiewicz Lucyna, Ist violin; Grzegorz Witek, IInd violin; Beata Raszewska, viola; Łukasz Tudzierz Łu-kasz, cello)

Artist:

Joanna Ławrynowicztel. +48 604 274 203e-mail: joanna@lawrynowicz.info

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