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Polish pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski on US tour

08.05.2024 09:00
Up-and-coming Polish pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski is set to give a recital at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Wednesday.
Mateusz Krzyżowski
Mateusz KrzyżowskiPAP/Tytus Żmijewski

The all-Polish programme of the concert includes works by Fryderyk Chopin, Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Karol Szymanowski.

The event aims to mark the 20th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the European Union.

Krzyżowski’s US tour also includes recitals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 18, and in Miami the following day.

Both events are co-organized by the Chopin Foundation of the United States.

Photo: Pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski. Photo: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski

Krzyżowski, 25, graduated with honours this year from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

Two years ago, he won the Paderewski International Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz, north-central Poland.

He has appeared as a soloist with several Polish orchestras and has toured France, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary and the United Arab Emirates.

(mk/gs)