International Masterclassesand Concerts24 VII - 10 VIII 2018

4 th Tribiute to Ignacy Jan Paderewski

KRAKOW PIANO SUMMER

Honoring 100 th Aniversary of Poland’s Independence

KRAKOW PIANO SUMMER 2018

Marcelina Czartoryska - a prominent Chopin's disciple, Władysław Żeleński, Josef Hofmann, Ignace Friedman, Karol Szymanowski, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Halina Czerny-Stefanska...All those legendary pianists were intimately linked with Krakow.As were many of the world-class artists during the long history of the most beautiful and inspiring city in Poland.Coming to Krakow brings an unique experience. Not only because of the breathtaking architectural beauty of this thousand years old former capital of the country and its highly sophisticated style of life or great cultural events.This is, for all pianists, also an open score of the best polish traditions of piano playing, and studying here means being closer to an important source of piano univers , to improve our musical and performance skills.Krakow Piano Summer brings all these traditions to the participants and offers them, in addition to the lessons, masterclasses and special seminars, also the rare opportunity to perform in distinguished historical venues.

About KRAKOW

One can say Cracow is as cute as a summer postcard and as complex as a stamp. Its wonders are best explored on foot. You may stand in awe hav-ing reached the beautiful Renaissance old town, livery market square, elegant castle and golden cathedrals. Crammed with atmospheric churches and mu-seums, Poland’s cultural capital is a leafy, relaxed place with plenty of outdoor cafes in which you may spend a lazy afternoon.

When it comes to the amount of historic buildings still standing, Cracow has an edge over every Polish city. The Royal Road, the ceremonial route used by the kings and dignitaries when the city was the capital of Poland, is worth following. It starts at Florian Gate, strolls down Florianska Street to the Ry-nek main Square. Art lovers should stop at the Czartoryski Museum en route. There they may admire the Da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine amongst other treasures. Once on the square, make sure you pop inside the St. Mary’s Church to check out the magnificent wooden altar. Relax with a cup of coffee on Ma-riacki Square, and enjoy the hejnal (bugle call) – a melody played as a warning call in medieval times. Then walk through the Cloth Hall, where you can buy almost anything. Then, turn right to visit the third oldest university in Eu-rope – the Jagiellonian University. Before entering the Wawel Castle, chill out in Planty Park. Having seen it all, head to the old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz.

KRAKOW PIANO SUMMER as TRIBUTE TO IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI

Ignacy Paderewski’s artistic, political and philanthropic paths very often went through Cracow. The initial event on his way was undeniably the concert that he gave together with a world famous actress, Helena Modrzejewska in the Saski Hotel at Sławkowska Street on 3 October in 1884. Thanks to this concert, the twenty four year old pianist not only became well known, but also re-ceived a substantial income which made it possible for him to go to Vienna to begin his studies with Theodor Leszetycki. This, in turn, opened for him a career of the world pianist. In 1910 Pa-derewski unveiled the funded by himself Grunwald Monument at Matejki Square. The monument commemorated the 500 th anniversary of the Polish victory in Grunwald. The gathering of thousands of Poles from the three annexed parts of Poland and Paderewski’s famous speech initiated his patriotic engagement, which led him to the position of a world leader of the Polish in-dependence issues up till his presidency of Poland in 1919. Cra-cow regarded by Paderewski as the birthplace of Polish history and culture was granted by him with a rich funding which up till now enables the functioning of Collegium Paderevianum of the Jagiellonian University.

Among many traces of Paderewski’s connections with Cracow. The monument of Paderewski by the famous sculptor prof. Czesław Dzwigaj has been recently unveiled in the Strzelecki Park in Cracow.

adress for Krakow Piano Summer:

Activites:at Żeleński Music SchoolPaństwowa Szkola Muzycznaim. II st. im. Władysława ŻeleńskiegoBasztowa 9 street

Students and teachers residence:Dom Studecki Przemyska 3 street

contact:0048 501 849 061krakowpianosummer@gmail.com

www.krakowpianosummer.pl

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TEACHERS

ADAM WIBROWSKIDirector of Krakow Piano Summer

Adam Wibrowski is the founder and served as artistic director of several major musical events in Europe: Chopin Festival in Nohant, France; Liszt Festival in Sopron, Hungary; Austria Pi-ano Summer in Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Leschetizky Piano Competition in Hamburg, Germany; International Music Sessions in Hol-land; and of E.U. program Piano as Mirror of European Culture. He is a Masters Graduate in Piano Performance (prof. Ludwik Stefanski) of the Superior Acad-emy of Music in Kraków and studied the doc-torate of 3 cycle at the Sorbonne in Paris . He is an accomplished pianist and teacher and pro-vides concerts, master classes, and workshops throughout Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Canada and the United States. He currently teaches at the Conservatoire Hec-tor Berlioz in Paris, France, and is an interna-tionally recognized authority on the life and music of Fryderyk Chopin and is the President of Chopin Society of Nohant, France. He taught for a number of years at the University of South-ern California with John Perry and has won many awards and served on many juries in the United States and Europe.

WILLIAM WELLBORN - San Fracisco

William Wellborn enjoys an active career as a pianist, teacher and lecturer, and has performed and lectured widely on three conti-nents. He received a MM (New England Conservatory) and DMA (University of Texas) in Performance, and a BM in Piano Peda-gogy (University of Texas), where his teachers included Gregory Allen, Patricia Zander, and Nancy Garrett, and two leaders in the field of piano pedagogy- Amanda Vick Lethco and Martha Hil-ley. He has also received coaching from John Perry, Leon Fleisher, Karl-Heinz Kammerling, Adam Wibrowski, Andrzej Jasinski, and Jerome Lowenthal. Guest artist appearances include the New Orle-ans Institute for the Performing Arts, the Paderewski Festival, the American Liszt Society, the Great Romantics Festival in Hamilton, Canada, the Chopin chez George Sand festival de piano in Nohant, France, and the Tres Seculos de Piano series in Rio de Janeiro. In 2004 he had the honor of presenting an all-Liszt program on Liszt’s piano at Hofgartnerei Museum in Weimar.

HUBERT RUTKOWSKI Hochschule für Musik und Theater, HAMBURG , Germany

The pianist is a graduate of the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw in the class of professor Anna Jastrzebska-Quinn. Studies within the scope of chamber music he has completed with professor Krystyna Borucinska. Having finished studies, he pursued doctoral studies there under the di-rection of professor Alicja Paleta-Bugaj. Between 2005-2010, he completed master postgraduate studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg in the class of professor Evgeni Koroliov. He is a prize-holder of many international and national piano competitions, including the Main Prize of the Chopin Competition in Hannover (2007); distinction "Medalla per Unanimitat" at the 52nd International Maria Canals Piano Competi-tion in Barcelona (2006); 1st prize at the National Piano Competition in Warsaw (2000); 3rd prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Vilnius (1999).Hubert Rutkowski is a founder and President of the Theodor Leschetizky Music Society in Warsaw. Since April 2010 he has served as a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg as one of the youngest professors in this university. Since November 2011, Hubert Rutkowski has been leading also his piano class at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen.

WORKSHOP HOW TO PLAY AND IMPROVAISE FAMOUS AMERICAN TUNES

PROF. BRENDA BRUCEMaster of Music, New England Conservatory, BostonAmerican pianist. Emerging Artists grantee City of Raleigh, 1992, United Arts, 1995, State Arts Council grantee, since 1995, regional artists grantee, 1999-2001, NCMTA grantee. Member National Music Teachers Association, National Guild of Piano, Raleigh Piano Teachers Association (vice president), Cary-Apex Piano Teachers Association (president); Pi Kappa Lampda.Classically trained Brenda Bruce will offer classes on improvising on familiar melodies from Broadway and Jazz Standards of the Big Band Era. Simultaneous with her classical training--Master of Music in Piano Performance from New England Conserva-tory--she privately developed her skills in popular music which afforded her many career opportunities. She has used her skills for the pleasure of the public in many hotels, clubs, private par-ties, and an unusual 12-year gig playing during lunch hours at SAS Institute, a private software development company.

SPECIAL GUESTSMEET THE NEW GENERATION OF POLISH PIANISTS

JAKUB KUSZLIK

He was born in 1996 in Bochnia. He began his musical education in 2003 in his hometown, attending PSM I, to the piano class of Agata Zając. Then passed the exam to PSM II st. Władysław Żeleński in Cracow, where he now graduated and where he was educated under the supervision of Olga Lazarski.He has achieved great achievements on piano competitions, including: 2nd place at the 10th International Piano Competition “Artur Rubinstein in memoriam” in Bydgoszcz, 1st place and Grand Prix at the 13th Piano Competition in. Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Ludwik Stefański in Płock. Jakub Kuszlik received a scholar-ship from the “Sapere Auso” Foundation and the “Pro Musica Bona” Foundation.

KAMIL PACHOLEC

He began grandpiano lessons at the age of seven in Ludomir Różycki Music School in Kielce in the class of Małgorzata Kowalska. Since 2017 he has been a student of Karol Szymanowski Music Academy in Katowice in the class of Prof. Wojciech Świtała. He is the laureate of many pianist competitions in Poland, France, Italy and the USA. He gave recitals at many renowned grandpiano competitions: 72 th International Cho-pin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój, “Chopin a Paris” Festival, Chopin Festival in Nohant, Paderewski Festival in Raleigh in the USA. His performance met with enthusiastic reviews which pinpointed: “perfect combination of the freshness of youth with an excellent technique and a deep understanding of music which he performs.”

PIOTR ALEXEWICZ

Born in 2000. He was a student of prof. dr hab. Paweł Zawadzki in Karol Szymanows-ki Music School in Wrocław. Since he was a child he has participated in pianist com-petitions in the country and abroad. He won numerous awards, among others: Fon-tys Hoogschool in Tilburg Award at the International Pianist Competition of Anton Rubinstein in Düsseldorf, Grand Prix, Musideco Prize and the Award of the Public at the 3 rd International Pianist Competition in Ville de Gagny (Gagny-Paris). In 2017 he won the prize for the best performance of the concert at 48 th. Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Gdańsk. He also won the Prize of “Golden Parnas 2018” at XIII th International Pianist Forum “Bieszczady Boundaryless.” He gave numerous concerts in the country and abroad.

KRAKOW 27.07.2018CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTUREul. Meiselsa 1719.00

GRACE MENG & MINDY YAO

C. Debussy: Petite Suite : “En Bateau” , 4 hands

SAFI ROUHI

J.Ph. Rameau: Gavotte et six Doubles (from Suite in a minor)

WILLY LAN

J.S.Bach: Prelude & Fugue in b minor #24, Book 2Ch. Griffes: White Peacock

JESSICA CHUDNOVSKY

F. Chopin: Nouvelle étude #1 in f minor Waltz in c-sharp minor op. 64#2KIMBERLY LIU

S. Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major op.32#5N. Kapustin: Sonata #6 op 62, first mouvementRILEY COOK

L. van Beethoven: Sonata in e minor op. 90, first movement: Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und AusdruckS. Rachmaninoff: Étude-tableau in E-flat minor op 39#5

MICHAEL WIERENGA

Frédéric Chopin: Etude in c sharp minor Op.25 No.7 Etude in a minor Op.25 No.11

MIKHAEL VTORUSHIN

Alexander Scriabin : Etude in b flat minor Op.8 No.11 Etude in d sharp minor Op.8 No.12

JULIANA JING (USA)

Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka in G major Op.50 No.1 Ballade in A flat major Op.47

KRAKOW 28.07.2018Krakow Piano Summer Japanese Participants at the Japanese Cultural Center MANGGHAul. Marii Konopnickiej 2619.00

PIANO RECITAL

R E I N A W A D A

Ludwik van Beethoven: Sonata d-moll op.31 nr.2 “Tempest - Burza” 1. Largo-Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Allegretto

Franz Liszt: Tarantella di Bravura

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Fryderyk Chopin: Ballada g-moll op.23

Fryderyk Chopin: Andante spianato i Wielki Polonez Es-dur op.22

Kozaburo Hirai: Fantazja“Sakura-Sakura”

NEW GENERATION OF POLISH PIANISTS

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PIANO RECITAL

K A M I L P A C H O L E C

Frédéric CHOPIN:

- Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22

- Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 1 in g minor No. 2 in C major No. 3 in A flat major No. 4 in b flat minor

- Polonaise in d minor, Op. 71 No.1

- Sonata No.3 in b-minor, Op. 58: Allegro maestoso Molto vivace Largo Finale. Presto non tanto

PIANO RECITAL

P I O T R A L E X E W I C Z

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

Prelude in c sharp minor for the left hand, Op.9 No.1

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Nocturne in F sharp major, Op.15 No.2

Lowell Liebermann (1961- )

Nocturne Op.38 No.4

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Variations sérieuses Op.54

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Sonata in b flat minor

NEW GENERATION OF POLISH PIANISTS

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KRAKOW 01.08.2018KLUB 6 BRYGADY POWIETRZNODESANTOWEJ ul. Zyblikiewicza 119.00

PARTICIPANTS CONCERT

SAFI ROUHI

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sonata in B minor Hob.XVI:32 1. Allegro moderato 2. Menuetto 3. Finale. Presto

RILEY COOK

George Gershwin (1898-1937): Prelude

MICHAEL WIERENGA

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Etude in C sharp minor Op.25 No.7 Etude in A minor Op.25 No.11

MISHA VTORUSHIN

Benjamin LEES (1924-2010): Fantasia for Piano

JESSICA CHUDNOWSKY

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Valse in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2Aaron Copland (1900-1990): The Cat & The Mouse

ANDREW YANG

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Klavierstücke Op.119 , No.3 and No.4

KIMBERLY LIU

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Ballade in G minor Op.23

TIMOTHY JONES

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Etude in B flat minor Op.4 No.3Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Transcendental Etude “Mazeppa” BRENDA BRUCE

Imrovisations on Famous American Broadway Tunes

PIANO RECITAL

J A K U B K U S Z L I K

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Fantasia in B major Op.77

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Images, book II - Cloches à travers les feuilles - Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut - Poissons d’or

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)

Dances Polonaises Op.9 No.6, Polonaise in B major

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Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Polonaise in f sharp minor op. 44 Fantaisie in f minor op. 49

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 -1953) Sonata No.3 in a minor op. 28

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NEW GENERATION OF POLISH PIANISTS

KRAKOW 03.08.2018ŻELEŃSKI MUSIC SCHOOLCONCERT HALLul. Basztowa 9

18:00 RECITAL 1: ANDREW YANG

Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in C minor Op. 48

Johannes Brahms 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119 1. Intermezzo in B minor. Adagio 2. Intermezzo in E minor. Andantino un poco agitato 3. Intermezzo in C major. Grazioso e giocoso 4. Rhapsodie in E flat major. Allegro risoluto Myung Hwang Park Echoes from no man’s lake (2018, European premiere)

L.van Beethoven Sonata in C major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” 1. Allegro con brio · 2. Introduzione. Adagio 3. Rondo. Allegretto

19:00 RECITAL 2: TIMOTHY JONES

Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1

W.A. Mozart Sonata in F major K.533/494 1. Allegro 2. Andante 3. Rondo

Robert Schumann Fantasie in C major Op.17 1st mouvement : Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen

Karol Szymanowski Prelude in B minor Op.1 No.1 Etude in E flat minor Op.4 No.3

Franz Liszt Transcendental Etude : “Mazeppa”

MIKHAEL VTORUSHIN (USA)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): English Suite No.3 in g minor BWV 808 - PreludeSAFI ROUHI (USA)

Jozef Haydn (1732-1809): Sonate in b minor Hob.XVI:32 1.Allegro moderato 2.Menuetto 3.Finale. Presto

KIMBERLY KIM (USA)

Sergiusz Rachmaninow (1873-1943): Preludium G-dur op.32 nr 5

Judith Zaimont (1945- ): Jupiter’s Moons : Ganymede

JESSICA CHUDNOVSKY (USA)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Preludes op.34 No.2 in a minor No.16 in b flat minor No.17 in A flat majorJULIANA JING (USA)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Estampes : 1.Pagodes

WILLY LAN (USA)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Images book 2 : Poissons d’or

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ANDREW YANG (USA)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Sonate No.21 in B flat major, D.960 3.Scherzo : Allegro vivace con delicatezza 4.Allegro ma non troppo

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RILEY COOK (USA)

Robert Schumann (1809-1856): Ghost Variations in E flat major WoO 24 1.Theme – Leise, innig 2.Variation I 3.Variation II – Canonisch 4.Variation III – Etwas belebter 5.Variation IV 6.Variation VMICHAEL WIERENGA (USA)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Etiuda “La Campanella”Paganini (1782-1840)

REINA WADA (JAPAN)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Tarantella di Bravura

TIMOTHY JONES (USA)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1949): Sonate No.3 in b minor op.58 3.Largo 4.Finale. Presto non tanto

SilesianBeethoven FestivalThe most important music event in Głogówek was associated with the staying German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. It was the only visit the master in Silesia.

Beethoven has arrived to Oberglogau (Głogowek) in the autumn of 1806. In this time Franz Joachim Wenzl Oppersdorff as the eighth owner of the property ruled in the Głogówek’s castle. Joa-chim Wenzl Oppersdorff loved the music. At the same time, in the castle was an excellent Orchestra which the conductor was Haszke. Specifically for the Beethoven castel’s Orchestra played Symphony II. The concert became the beginning of friendly contacts of the composer and count. During his stay at the local Castle Beethoven played himself on several occasions. He also works on the 5th Symphony in C minor, op. 67. The host ordered for 500 guilders. However, difficult material conditions have forced Beethoven in the meantime to resell the ordered work to someone else. From this time also preserved correspondence be-tween Beethoven and Oppersdorff. In 1808 was completed the IV Symphony in B-dur op. 60, which originated during the stay of the composer in Silesia. The latter, Beethoven dedicated was for count after two years, posting the name of the Oppersdorffa to score. Manuscript compositions is today in the possession of the last of living in Bad Homburg in Germany.

07.08.2018GLOGOWEKBEETHOVEN FESTIVAL HALL 18.00

GUEST CONCERT by PARTICIPANTS

in Beethoven place in Glogowek, 2h drive one way from Krakow.

Reception after the concert.

MUSIQUE OF L.VAN BEETHOVEN

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MUSIQUE OF THE 20th CENTURY

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KRAKOW PIANO SUMMER INTERNATIONAL SOLOISTS

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F I N A L C O N C E R T

O P E N P R O G R A M

A U D I E N C E S E L E C T I O N “A LA CARTE”

from Pianists’ Musical Menu

Some photos by Piotr Markowski from KRAKOW PIANO SUMMER ...

Some photos by Piotr Markowski from KRAKOW PIANO SUMMER ...

Artists Autographs

PARTNERS:

PIANO TEACHERS SOCIETYIN JAPAN

Deutscher KravierwettbewerbPolonischer Musick - Hamburg

USA

More information ? See www.krakowpianosummer.pl

2017 PARTICIPANTS are coming from :

USA , POLAND, FRANCE, JAPAN,

RUSSIA, CHINA

drawings & designMartyna Hołda