Chopin Institute Published on Aug 22, 2016
12th International Music Festival
FRYDERYK CHOPIN Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major, Op. 13 6:24
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Fantasy for piano, choir and orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 22:01
IGNACY DOBRZYŃSKI Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 15 52:34
Chopin and His Europe
From Italy to Poland – from Mozart to Bellini
Warsaw, 15–30 August 2016
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall; Symphonic concert
JAN LISIECKI piano
PODLASIE OPERA AND PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
VIOLETTA BIELECKA choir director
SINFONIA VARSOVIA
GRZEGORZ NOWAK conductor
Recognized for his poetic and mature playing, Lisiecki has received many prestigious awards. He has won numerous major Canadian music titles. In 2009 he was awarded Grand Prize at the OSM Standard Life Competition (the youngest in history).[17] In 2008, he won the Grand Award in both the Canadian Music Competitions (June 2008) and the Canadian Music Festival (August 2008, as the youngest in history). He is a prize winner in seven international competitions in the USA, Italy, England, and Japan.