Michał Szymanowski

SZYMANOWSKI PLAYS PADEREWSKI

Production – Towarzystwo Muzyczne im IJ Paderewskiego w Bydgoszczy

Publishing: Wydawnictwo fonograficzne Akademii Muzycznej im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego w Bydgoszczy – Sagittaria

Recorded in The Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre For

Music in Lusławice in October 2022 Europejskie Centrum Muzyki Krzysztofa Pendereckiego.

Piano technicians – Michał Bednarski, Sebastian Grima, Damian Maksymiuk

Sound engineer & mastering – Joanna Popowicz

Cover design – Marta Lachowska

Article – Andrzej Sułek

Tranlslation – Anastazja Ziemkowska

Photos – Maciej Jaszczuk

MICHAŁ KAROL SZYMANOWSKI – a Polish pianist and conductor. Graduated from the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where he studied piano with Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, symphonic-operatic conducting under Zygmunt Rychert and with Eldar Nebolsin at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Laureate of the many national and international piano competitions.  including: Performed in many concerts across Europe and throughout the world, including the USA< Brasil, Argentina, Wenesuela, Japan and Korea. Performed under such eminent conductors as: Alfredo Rugeles, Medardo Caisabanda, Juri Gilbo, Jacek Kaspszyk, Antoni Wit, Grzegorz Nowak and Marek Pijarowski. Released two solo albums for CD Accord (Naxos), featuring compositions by Fryderyk Chopin, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Karol Szymanowski and Józef Wieniawski.

The first recording of the discovered Menuet in G minor, Mazurka in G major and other early piano miniatures by I. J. Paderewski is possible thanks to co-financed by the Minister of Culture & National Heritage of Republic of Poland from the Fund of the Promotion of Culture as part of the “Musical trace” program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance received by Towarzystwo Muzyczne im IJ Paderewskiego w Bydgoszczy.

Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego

Narodowy Instytut Muzyki i Tańca

Media patronage:

Polskie Radio Chopin

TVP Kultura

SZYMANOWSKI PLAYS PADEREWSKI is CO-FINANCED BY:

the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Republic of Poland from the Fund of the Promotion of Culture – a State purpose–specific Fund, as part of the “Musical trace” program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance

The competition is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture – a state special purpose fund, as part of the „Music” program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance, and by the City of Bydgoszcz.

Partner of the International Paderewski Piano Competition  – Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region.