Programme:
* Johann Sebastian Bach - Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV 903
* Frederic Chopin:
Impromptu in A flat major Op. 29
Impromptu in F sharp major Op. 36
Impromptu in G flat major Op. 51
Fantasie - Impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op. 44.
Sylwia Orzechowska.
Polish pianist, currently a student at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in PoznaĆ in the class of Professor Katarzyna Popowa-ZydroĆ and at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles in the piano class of Valentina Igoshina. As a soloist and chamber musician, she regularly gives concerts both in Poland and abroad.
She received her primary and secondary education at the Music School Complex of the 1st and 2nd degree in Siedlce under the direction of Krzysztof Rynkiewicz, graduating with distinction. From 2020 to 2023 she studied at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in PoznaĆ under the direction of Professor Anna Organiszczak, graduating with honours. She has also participated in numerous music festivals, such as 'Les Nocturnes du Conservatoire' in Brussels and festivals organised by music director and producer Robert Grudnia in Poland. Her musical experience has been enriched by participating in master classes with renowned pedagogues such as Andrzej JasiĆski, Zbigniew Raubo, Anna GĂłrecka, Magdalena Lisak, Lance Coburn, PaweĆ Zawadzki, Giorgia A. Brustia, JĂĄnos Palojtay, Janusz Olejniczak, Anne-Lise Gastaldi, Jeffrey Swann and others. She has been recognised for her interpretations of solo and chamber music at numerous performances and competitions in Poland, Austria, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States. Her artistic achievements include numerous prizes and awards, including 1st prize in the Bach International Music Competition, the Beethoven International Music Competition and the UK International Music Competition. In addition, she has won 2nd prizes in the International Artists Competition, the International Piano Competition "Ad libitum", and the International Gloria Artis Music Competition in Vienna, as well as 3rd prizes in the International Music Competition "Opus" and the American Virtuoso International Music Competition. She was the only representative of the PoznaĆ Academy at the prestigious Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe competition.
In 2023, in recognition of her achievements, she received a scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, and in 2024 she received the Student Nobel Prize awarded to the best students in the country and the Scholarship of the Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region.