Solo Piano Recital by
Magdalena Lisak
(Poland)
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
(1933 – 2010, Poland):
Four Preludes Op. 1 (1955)
Molto
agitato
Lento –
recitativo
Allegro
scherzando
Molto
allegro quasi presto
Stefan Kisielewski
(1911 – 1991, Poland):
Suite for Piano (1955) *
Prelude I
Minuet
Gavotte
Air
Toccata
Paweł Mykietyn
(b. 1971, Poland):
Four Preludes (1992)
Prelude I
Prelude II.
Tranquillo e maestoso
Prelude III
Prelude IV.
Prestissimo possibile
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Jolanta
Zdechlikiewicz-Reclik (b. 1959,
Poland):
Midnight in
the Garden of Ryoanji on the Island of Kyoto (2013) *
Dariusz Przybylski
(b. 1984, Poland):
Orpheus and Euredice (2005) *
Ryszard Gabryś (b. 1942, Poland):
Frederic’s Glove (2009) *
Artur Cieślak (b. 1968, Poland):
Piano Sonata Post-Neo
for the left hand (2013) *
Grażyna
Pstrokońska-Nawratil (b. 1947, Poland):
TOCC for piano and audience [or for playing and clapping]
(2009) *
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* Bulgarian premiere
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This concert has been made possible
thanks to the generous support of:
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Born
in Katowice, the pianist Magdalena Lisak
is carrying on a family musical tradition. Since a very early age, she has been
winning top prizes in national and international competitions. In 1994, she
graduated with distinction from the piano class of Prof. Andrzej Jasiński at
the “Karol Szymanowski” Academy of Music in Katowice. In that same year, after
reaching the semi-final of the “Géza Anda” Competition in Zurich, she was
awarded a private grant to continue her studies at the Zurich Conservatory
under Homero Francesch. One of her most valuable experiences was a course at
the Basel Academy of Music, from 1996 to 1998, under Krystian Zimerman. She has
also honed her skills in piano master classes given by Victor Merzhanov and
Leon Fleisher, an in chamber music with members of Amadeus Quartet.
Sixth
Prize in the 13th International “Fryderyk Chopin” Piano Competition in Warsaw
in 1995 opened the door for her to such prestigious concert halls as Hitomi
Memorial Hall in Tokyo, Stadtcasino in Basel, Rudolfinum in Prague and National
Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw. She has also taken part in Chopin festivals in
Duszniki, La Châtre-Nohant, Mariánské Láznê, Ghent, Geneva and Warsaw (Chopin and His Europe). Her
interpretations have been recorded by the
German Radio, the Swiss Radio
(RSR), the Polish Radio and the Polish Television and also on CD by DUX, Polskie
Radio S.A., Polskie Radio Katowice
and CD Accord.
Invited
by National “Fryderyk Chopin” Institute in Warsaw, she has performed and
recorded the works of Chopin on a historical Érard piano. The recordings feature, among others, Fantaisie on Polish Airs, Op. 13 with
the ensemble Il Giardino Armonico under
Giovanni Antonini and the solo works in the CD series The Real Chopin.
She
regularly gives recitals as well as concerts with orchestra and chamber
ensembles in Poland and other parts of Europe, the USA, Canada, Japan, China
and Brazil. She has performed as a soloist with such conductors as Kazimierz
Kord, Tadeusz Strugała, Tomasz Bugaj, Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, Jerzy
Salwarowski, Massimiliano Caldi, Agnieszka Duczmal, Jacques Mercier and
Reinbert de Leeuw. She is fascinated by the variety of music trends in the 20th
century. In 2000, she performed György Ligeti’s Études with the composer in attendance, who rated her interpretation highly. She has given premiere
performances in a number of festivals: the Silesian Days of Contemporary Music
in Katowice, the International Cracow Composers’ Festival, the International
Festival Laboratory of Contemporary Music
in Warsaw and Białystok and the Warsaw
Autumn. She has toured the UK twice – in 2005 with The European Union
Chamber Orchestra and in 2006 with the Toruń Chamber Orchestra.
She
pursues various artistic projects under the aegis of the Silesian Music Society,
of which she is founder and chair. Her teaching work includes leading master
classes at the Shōwa Academia Musicae in Tokyo, giving lectures at Japanese
institutions of higher artistic education and a DVD recording of works for
children and youngsters as part of the didactic series The piano: General Method. In addition, she has sat on the jury of
the International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (2010, 2011 and 2012) and
the Qualification Committee of the Fifteenth International “Fryderyk Chopin”
Piano Competition in Warsaw. Currently, she is professor at “Karol Szymanowski”
Academy of Music in Katowice, where she earned the doctorate in arts.
