Historical concerts
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HISTORICAL CONCERTS | Marcin Koziak - piano
9 piano recitals
11 hours of piano music
53 composers
a journey through 300 years of piano music from 18 countries and 6 continents
1 pianist
We would like to invite you to Villa Decius for a unique cycle of piano concerts, presenting a cross-section of works of solo piano literature performed by the pianist Marcin Koziak.
In selecting the works that will make up the programme of the entire cycle, the artist has traced the influences, inspirations, mutual relations between the works, styles and compositional techniques used by composers of piano music in Europe and around the world. The 'Historical Concerts' series includes nine piano recitals featuring music from the Baroque to the 21st century, written by more than 50 composers living on six continents.
The works selected by the artist for the recitals represent the vast majority of musical genres and forms found in the piano literature. The concert programmes will include sonatas, variations, suites, etudes, polonaises, mazurkas, lyrical works, nocturnes, preludes, poems and cycles of works. These will include some of the most demanding works of the piano literature, such as sonatas by Brahms, Vine, Barber, Bartok and Ravel's Miroirs, as well as miniatures, including lyrical pieces by Grieg, Takemitsu's Rain Sketch II and Schubert's Impromptu. Participating in a musical journey with the performer, music lovers will have the opportunity to explore the richness of more than 300 years of piano music from Giustini's sonata in G minor, considered to be the first piece written for piano, to Blake's Night Music, written in 2020. Polish music will also be heard during each recital.
CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTIST
After each of the concerts, a conversation between the artist and the audience is also planned, during which topics related to the given recital will be discussed (e.g. Australian music, women composers, Chopin's music inspirations at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and others). Participation in the meetings will allow one to trace the history of piano music, deepen one's knowledge of the pianist's craft, and become acquainted with the musical genres featured in the concert programmes, as well as learn about the pianist's subjective view of Polish piano literature in the context of music composed around the world.
PROGRAMME
The next of the planned concerts will take place at Villa Decius on Sunday 17 November at 5 p.m. During the recital ‘Kaleidoscope of 20th Century Music’, the pianist will present selected works by Anton Webern, George Gershwin, Benjamin Britten, Roman Palester, Samuel Barber, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage and Arvo Part.
After the concert, we invite you to a conversation with Marcin Koziak, who will talk about the music of the composers whose music resonated during the concert, their style and works, and the social situation in which the authors of the works lived, which often influenced the character of the works. One example will be the work of Roman Palester, which will be the starting point for outlining the situation of piano music creators working in forced exile. Among the new phenomena in piano music, appearing in the period under discussion, the avant-garde will be mentioned, as well as changes occurring in the hitherto structures of musical works, and even silence, from which physical sounds emerge, and metaphysical silence, which can be found, among others, in the works of such composers as John Cage and Arvo Part.
After the concert, we invite you to a conversation with the performer about the fascinating world of piano music.
Tickets available at: https://bilety.willadecjusza.pl/index.php/repertoire.html?id=305
Tickets at PLN 15.00 and PLN 10.00 can be purchased online or at Villa Decius before the concert.
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SCHEDULE OF ALL CONCERTS:
I. 25 February (Sunday) 17.00 Beginnings. Baroque: L. Giustini, D. Scarlatti, F. Couperin, B. Pękiel, J.S. Bach
II. 27 March (Wednesday) 18.00 Classicism: J. Haydn, J. Elsner, W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven
III. 30 April (Tuesday) 18.00 Romanticism I: F. Chopin, R. Schumann, F. Mendelssohn, F. Schubert
IV. 15 May (Wednesday) 18.00 Romanticism II: F. Liszt, J. Zarębski, J. Brahms
V. 16 June (Sunday) 17.00 Romanticism III Turn of the century: E. Grieg, I. Albeniz, E. Granados, L. Godowski
VI. 8 September (Sunday) 17.00 Impressionists, Colourists...: C. Debussy, M. Ravel, K. Szymanowski
VII. 6 October (Sunday) 17.00 Neoclassicism, folklorism, vitalism...: B. Bartok, G. Bacewicz, P. Hindemith, A. Ginastera
VIII. 17 November (Sunday) 17.00 Kaleidoscope of 20th century music: A. Webern, G. Gershwin, B. Britten, R. Palester, S. Barber, O. Messiean
IX. 15 December (Sunday) 17.00 Contemporary music for me. 1989 - : C. Vine, P. Mykietyn, P. Vasks, T. Takemitsu, G. Ligeti, M. Blake
9 piano recitals
11 hours of piano music
53 composers
a journey through 300 years of piano music from 18 countries and 6 continents
1 pianist
We would like to invite you to Villa Decius for a unique cycle of piano concerts, presenting a cross-section of works of solo piano literature performed by the pianist Marcin Koziak.
In selecting the works that will make up the programme of the entire cycle, the artist has traced the influences, inspirations, mutual relations between the works, styles and compositional techniques used by composers of piano music in Europe and around the world. The 'Historical Concerts' series includes nine piano recitals featuring music from the Baroque to the 21st century, written by more than 50 composers living on six continents.
The works selected by the artist for the recitals represent the vast majority of musical genres and forms found in the piano literature. The concert programmes will include sonatas, variations, suites, etudes, polonaises, mazurkas, lyrical works, nocturnes, preludes, poems and cycles of works. These will include some of the most demanding works of the piano literature, such as sonatas by Brahms, Vine, Barber, Bartok and Ravel's Miroirs, as well as miniatures, including lyrical pieces by Grieg, Takemitsu's Rain Sketch II and Schubert's Impromptu. Participating in a musical journey with the performer, music lovers will have the opportunity to explore the richness of more than 300 years of piano music from Giustini's sonata in G minor, considered to be the first piece written for piano, to Blake's Night Music, written in 2020. Polish music will also be heard during each recital.
CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTIST
After each of the concerts, a conversation between the artist and the audience is also planned, during which topics related to the given recital will be discussed (e.g. Australian music, women composers, Chopin's music inspirations at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and others). Participation in the meetings will allow one to trace the history of piano music, deepen one's knowledge of the pianist's craft, and become acquainted with the musical genres featured in the concert programmes, as well as learn about the pianist's subjective view of Polish piano literature in the context of music composed around the world.
PROGRAMME
The next of the planned concerts will take place at Villa Decius on Sunday 17 November at 5 p.m. During the recital ‘Kaleidoscope of 20th Century Music’, the pianist will present selected works by Anton Webern, George Gershwin, Benjamin Britten, Roman Palester, Samuel Barber, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage and Arvo Part.
After the concert, we invite you to a conversation with Marcin Koziak, who will talk about the music of the composers whose music resonated during the concert, their style and works, and the social situation in which the authors of the works lived, which often influenced the character of the works. One example will be the work of Roman Palester, which will be the starting point for outlining the situation of piano music creators working in forced exile. Among the new phenomena in piano music, appearing in the period under discussion, the avant-garde will be mentioned, as well as changes occurring in the hitherto structures of musical works, and even silence, from which physical sounds emerge, and metaphysical silence, which can be found, among others, in the works of such composers as John Cage and Arvo Part.
After the concert, we invite you to a conversation with the performer about the fascinating world of piano music.
Tickets available at: https://bilety.willadecjusza.pl/index.php/repertoire.html?id=305
Tickets at PLN 15.00 and PLN 10.00 can be purchased online or at Villa Decius before the concert.
BUY TICKET
SCHEDULE OF ALL CONCERTS:
I. 25 February (Sunday) 17.00 Beginnings. Baroque: L. Giustini, D. Scarlatti, F. Couperin, B. Pękiel, J.S. Bach
II. 27 March (Wednesday) 18.00 Classicism: J. Haydn, J. Elsner, W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven
III. 30 April (Tuesday) 18.00 Romanticism I: F. Chopin, R. Schumann, F. Mendelssohn, F. Schubert
IV. 15 May (Wednesday) 18.00 Romanticism II: F. Liszt, J. Zarębski, J. Brahms
V. 16 June (Sunday) 17.00 Romanticism III Turn of the century: E. Grieg, I. Albeniz, E. Granados, L. Godowski
VI. 8 September (Sunday) 17.00 Impressionists, Colourists...: C. Debussy, M. Ravel, K. Szymanowski
VII. 6 October (Sunday) 17.00 Neoclassicism, folklorism, vitalism...: B. Bartok, G. Bacewicz, P. Hindemith, A. Ginastera
VIII. 17 November (Sunday) 17.00 Kaleidoscope of 20th century music: A. Webern, G. Gershwin, B. Britten, R. Palester, S. Barber, O. Messiean
IX. 15 December (Sunday) 17.00 Contemporary music for me. 1989 - : C. Vine, P. Mykietyn, P. Vasks, T. Takemitsu, G. Ligeti, M. Blake
Marcin Koziak
He was born in 1989 in Krakow, in a family with musical traditions. At the age of ten, he won his first national piano competition and made his debut with the Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra a year later. He has given concerts in Europe, Asia and North America, including Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Great Britain, Russia, Israel, the USA, Japan, China, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Romania, Croatia, Georgia, the Canary Islands, Ukraine and Hungary.
The pianist has taken part in many significant festivals and concert cycles: La Roque d'Anthéron International Piano Festival, Chopin and his Europe, Rubinstein Piano Festival, Music in Old Kraków, Emanacje, La Folle Journée au Japon, La Folle Journée au Varsovie, ASEM Culture and Arts Festival, International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój, Kiev Summer Music Evenings.
His concerts have been broadcast by Radio Ottava in Japan, Radio France Musique, Polish Radio and Polish Television. He has two discs of Frédéric Chopin's music to his credit.
He has won numerous prizes at international piano competitions, including 1st prize at the 2nd International Chopin Competition for Young Pianists (Budapest 2006), 2nd prize and three additional prizes at the 7th International Young Pianist Competition "Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam" (Bydgoszcz 2007), 3rd prize at the 10th International Piano Competition (Hastings, UK, 2014); he is also a semi-finalist and winner of three extra-statutory prizes at the 16th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010), as well as a semi-finalist at the 14th International Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition in Tel Aviv (2014). Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010), as well as semi-finalist of the 14th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv (2014) and the 16th Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City (2014). In 2021, he was awarded 3rd prize and four additional prizes at the Stanisław Moniuszko International Polish Music Competition in Rzeszów, performing in a duet with Aleksandra Kuls, while in 2022 he was awarded 2nd prize and the prize for the best Polish ensemble at the 21st Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition in Łódź, performing with Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Łaguniak.
Since 2016, he has been working as a pedagogue at the Mieczysław Karłowicz State Music School Complex in Kraków. He has given master classes and music workshops in Poland and China. He has also been working with the National Children's Fund for several years.
The pianist has taken part in many significant festivals and concert cycles: La Roque d'Anthéron International Piano Festival, Chopin and his Europe, Rubinstein Piano Festival, Music in Old Kraków, Emanacje, La Folle Journée au Japon, La Folle Journée au Varsovie, ASEM Culture and Arts Festival, International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój, Kiev Summer Music Evenings.
His concerts have been broadcast by Radio Ottava in Japan, Radio France Musique, Polish Radio and Polish Television. He has two discs of Frédéric Chopin's music to his credit.
He has won numerous prizes at international piano competitions, including 1st prize at the 2nd International Chopin Competition for Young Pianists (Budapest 2006), 2nd prize and three additional prizes at the 7th International Young Pianist Competition "Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam" (Bydgoszcz 2007), 3rd prize at the 10th International Piano Competition (Hastings, UK, 2014); he is also a semi-finalist and winner of three extra-statutory prizes at the 16th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010), as well as a semi-finalist at the 14th International Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition in Tel Aviv (2014). Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010), as well as semi-finalist of the 14th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv (2014) and the 16th Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City (2014). In 2021, he was awarded 3rd prize and four additional prizes at the Stanisław Moniuszko International Polish Music Competition in Rzeszów, performing in a duet with Aleksandra Kuls, while in 2022 he was awarded 2nd prize and the prize for the best Polish ensemble at the 21st Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition in Łódź, performing with Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Łaguniak.
Since 2016, he has been working as a pedagogue at the Mieczysław Karłowicz State Music School Complex in Kraków. He has given master classes and music workshops in Poland and China. He has also been working with the National Children's Fund for several years.
Funding
The 'History Concerts' series is realised o within the framework of a grant from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
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