Chopin Recital

Join Edmonton's own pianist Mikolaj Warszynski for an afternoon performing the unforgettable melodies of the Polish composer Chopin! Chopin Recital Edmonton’s own pianist Mikolaj Warszynski presents a recital featuring works by the renowned Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin. On the program: Nocturnes, Etudes, Waltzes, Mazurkas & the magnificent Third Sonata Art Exhibit on stage featuring works by Alicja Warszynski Mikolaj Warszynski, (D.Mus) enjoys a versatile career as pianist, lecturer, and pedagogue. He has taught piano in Quebec at the University of Montreal and at the Cégep de Drummondville, at the University of Daegu in South Korea and at the Brno conservatory in Seoul; and at the Flaine Opus74 Academy in the French Alps. Canadian pianist of Polish origin, Mikolaj Warszynski released a debut CD for the Parisian Anima Records in 2015, with music by Haydn, Liszt, Szymanowski, and Chopin, and his most recent album Lisztomania was released for the Wirth Institute label in 2018. Invitations to many prominent music festivals and societies have led to masterclasses and recent performances in China, Italy, France, Czech, South Korea, Poland, Austria, Hungary and across Canada. As a soloist, Warszynski has performed with the Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra. As a recipient of a doctorate scholarship from Quebec in support of his dissertation entitled “Exoticism and intercultural influences in the piano cycle Metopes (1915) by Karol Szymanowski”, Dr. Warszynski has gone on to perform lecture-recitals at Universities in Canada for Congress for the Humanities, and in the USA for the College of Music Society.Mikolaj completed studies with distinction at the University of Alberta with Marek Jablonski, and “cum laude” at the Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands with Aquiles Delle Vigne, before completing both his master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Montreal with Marc Durand and Paul Stewart. Warszynski has been an artist-in-residence in Banff, Aspen, Salzburg and Paris. Website: www.mikolajwarszynski.net Press Quotes: Fantastic shows [...] Joytitan Entertainment (China) Un récital magnifique ! Francine Moreau, CBC Radio (Montreal) Warszynski plays what I am fairly certain is the most impressive reading of this challenging piece that I’ve ever encountered. Leslie Barcza, Barczablog (Toronto) Mikolaj Warszynski is a thinker [...] He has solid and clear rationale for the program choices on his newest recording...Warszynski created a journey that begins with classical structure and logic, and ends in raw emotion. Alex Baran, The WholeNote Magazine (Toronto, November) In the outer movements of the oft-played Haydn sonata, Warszynski impresses with his pinpoint articulation, classical poise, and dry wit. But the real gem of the performance is the pensive, gorgeously shaded Adagio, where the pianist’s finely regulated Bösendorfer truly sings. Put simply, this is Haydn done just right [...] Perhaps owing to his Polish heritage, Warszynski plays the Chopin selections with regal authority and heartfelt lyricism [...] Radu A. Lelutiu, Fanfare Magazine (USA, July) A universal pianist [...] Vektor Magazine (Belgium) Warszynski, born, like Chopin, in Poland but raised in Edmonton, is a fluid player who beautifully captured the lilting concerto [Chopin’s No 2]... He played the concerto’s reflective second movement with a gentle touch, making it sound like a beautiful chimera. [...] and the appreciative audience rewarded Warszynski and orchestra for the breathtaking performance with a standing ovation. Lana Michelin, Red Deer Advocate