Degrees

Doctor of Music in Piano Performance, University of Alberta, 2006

Master of Arts in Piano Performance, Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, 2000

Diploma with distinction from the State Secondary School of Music, Kielce, Poland, 1995

Principal teachers

Prof. Jacques Després, 2002-2006

Prof. Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, 1995-2000

Andrzej Domin, 1991-1995

Chamber music studies

Bogna Halacz, Dr. Patricia Tao, Prof. Jacques Després

Additional studies and masterclasses

Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Banff International Keyboard Festival, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff

Kyoko Hashimoto and Stéphane Lemelin, University of Alberta

Halina Czerny-Stefanska, International Piano Workshops, Wroclaw, Poland

Andrzej Jasinski, Paul Badura-Škoda, The Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, Poland

Laszló Simon, The Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, Poland

Piano Instructor, Alberta College Conservatory of Music/Grant McEwan University, 2010-present
Piano Instructor, Alberta Music Academy, 2006-present
Assisting Artist, Shean Strings Competition, Edmonton , May 19-20, 2011
Adjudicator, intermediate piano, Sherwood Park Music Festival, Sherwood Park , April 14, 2011
Adjudicator (junior and senior piano), Fall Music Festival, Edmonton, November 17-20, 2010
Adjudicator (junior, Canadian piano); co-adjudicator (Senior and National Piano), BC Performing Arts Provincial Festival, Duncan, BC, May 23-27, 2010
Contract Instructor (piano performance, art song and instrumental chamber music), Department of Music, University of Alberta, 2006-2011
Collaborative Pianist, Department of Music, University of Alberta, 2006-present
Piano Instructor, Alberta Music Academy, 2006-present
Adjudicator, Yellowhead Rotary Arts Festival (piano-all levels), Hinton, April 24-28, 2008
Collaborative Pianist in Residence, String Quartet Program at SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, USA, August 8-21, 2007
Accompanist, Canadian Music Competition National Finals, June 2005
Accompanist in the vocal classes of Dr. Laurier Fagnan, University of Alberta, Faculté Saint-Jean (Winter Term 2005)
Teaching Assistant in the piano studio of Prof. Jacques Després, University of Alberta, 2002 to 2003 (undergraduate teaching)
Accompanist in the wind studio of Dr. William Street and Shelley Younge, University of Alberta, 2002 to2003
Piano Instructor, The Stanislaw Moniuszko Warsaw Society School of Music (all levels), 2000 to 2002
Accompanist, the Stanislaw Moniuszko Warsaw Society concert series for young audiences, 2001 to 2002
Accompanist in the vocal classes, the Chopin Academy of Music, 1999 to 2000
Private teaching, 2000-present

Dean of Arts Grant, University of Alberta, 2005

Dissertation Fellowship, University of Alberta, 2005-2006

Graduate Students Association Professional Development Grant, University of Alberta, 2005

Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Award, University of Alberta, 2005

Marek Jablonski Piano Endowment, International Keyboard Festival, Banff, Canada, 2004

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2003 to 2005

Beryl Barns Memorial Graduate Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2002 to 2005

FS Chai Ph.D. Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2002 to 2003

Harriet Snowball Winspear Graduate Fellowship, University of Alberta, 2002 to 2003

Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Creative Scholarship,  January 2002 to June 2003

Nominated for Fryderyk' 2001 - The Polish Grammy Musical Award for 'Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski - Sextet, Josef Elsner - Septet' (AP 0067)

Nominated to represent Poland at the II European Piano Forum in Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin, Germany, 1999

3rd prize in the piano trio category, The Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music competition, Łódź, Poland, 1998

2nd prize and a special distinction for the best interpretation of Chopin, International Milosz Magin Piano Competition, Paris, France, 1997

Distinction in the piano trio category, National Kiejstut Bacewicz Chamber Music Competition, Wroclaw, Poland, 1994

3rd prize, National Piano Competition, Warsaw, Poland, 1994

Distinction, National Chamber Music Competition, Wroclaw, Poland, 1994

Before you Play Big Forms, workshop on Chopin’s piano works, Alberta Piano Teachers Association Annual Conference, Red Deer, AB, September 25, 2010 

Lecture and masterclass on Chopin’s Nocturnes, St. Albert Piano Teachers Association, Don’s Piano Warehouse, St. Albert, February 1, 2010

Chopin’s Mazurkas viewed from the perspective of a performer, Alberta Music Education Foundation Annual Conference, Red Deer, October 31-November 1, 2008 

Piano masterclass, Alberta College Conservatory of Music, Edmonton, AB, May 8, 2010
"How to Make the Piano Sing: Technical Aspects of Cantabile Playing" Alberta Piano Teachers Association Annual Conference, Red Deer, September 26, 2008

"Invitation to Poland: Chopin's Mazurkas As Seen From the Perspective of a Performer" Magenta Monday, workshop for Alberta Registered Music  Teachers Association, Edmonton, January 28, 2007

Piano Masterclass, Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Tianjin, China, June 8, 2006

Feliks Nowowiejski: the Hidden Treasure of Polish Piano Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, (symposium 'The Rough and the Polished'), April 16, 2005

A Picture of Poland: Feliks Nowowiejski’s journey to his homeland as expressed in his piano works, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, May 20, 2005

Pre-concert introductions to the Stanislaw Moniuszko Warsaw Society School of Music concert series, Warsaw, Poland, 2001 to 2002

Concerto appearances

"Happy Brirthday Mozart", Mozart's Piano Concerto K466, with Concordia Symphony Orchestra, Tegler Centre, Edmonton, November 12, 2006

Feliks Nowowiejski: In the 125th Anniversary of Birth, Feliks Nowowiejski Philharmony of Olsztyn, Poland, Jerzy Kosek, cond., May 19, 2002 (Nowowiejski, Piano Concerto D minor ‘Slavonic’)

Polish premiere performance, Philharmony of Kalisz, Poland, Aleksander Gref, cond., April 26, 2002 (Milosz Magin, Concerto No. 2)

The Pomeranian Artur Rubinstein Philharmony, Bydgoszcz, Poland, Michal Dworzynski, cond., March 23, 2002 (Schumann, Piano Concerto A minor)

Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Maciej Zoltowski, cond.,Warsaw, Poland, June 23-25, 2000 (Martinu, Concerto for Piano and Timpani)

The Oskar Kolberg Philharmony of Kielce,  Poland, Maciej Niesiolowski, cond., November 15, 1999 (Chopin, Concerto No.2)

Chopin Academy Chamber Music Orchestra, Warsaw, Poland, Lukasz Borowicz, cond., December 5, 1998

Recitals (solo and chamber music)

Great Romantics for Piano and Cello, with Tanya Prochazka-cello, university of Alberat Augustana Campus, Main Chapel, November 27, 2011
Great Romantics for Piano and Cello, with Tanya Prochazka-cello, St.Albert Chamber Music Series, St.Alberta, November 19, 2011

Great Romantics for Piano and Cello, with Tanya Prochazka-cello, Holy Trinity Anglican Church Concerty Series, Edmonton, November 13, 2011
Chopin for Three, solo and chamber music concert, with Joanna Ciapka-Sangster-violin, Tanya Prochazka-cello, Muttart Hall, Grant McEwan University, November 14, 2010
Chopin recital, sponsored by Alberta Piano Teachers Association and Department of Music at Red Deer College, Main Stage, Red Deer College, September 24, 2010
Assisting pianist in recital, with Nansee Hughes-soprano, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, June 26, 2010
Monday Noon Music, Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op. 28, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, March 22, 2010

Assisting pianist in recital, with Megan Chartrand-soprano, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton, March 6, 2010

Hearts and Flowers-Chopin’s 200th Anniversary of Birth, recital for members of Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Edmonton, February 14, 2010

Chopin and Moniuszko-Two Great Polish Romantics, special concert celebrating 150th anniversary of premiere performance of Moniuszko’s opera Halka, with Svetlana sech-soprano, King’s University College, Edmonton, April 19, 2009

Music At Convocation Hall Series, chamber music recital with Tanya Prochazka-cello, Convocation Hall, Edmonton, October 26, 2008

ARMTA Composers' Celebration, chamber music recital with Tanya Prochazka-cello, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton, October 19, 2008

Concert celebrating the 19th anniversary of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, Convocation Hall, Edmonton, September 5, 2008

Assisting pianist in recital, with Erin Passmore-mezzosoprano, University of Alberta, April 19, 2008

Assisting pianist in recital, with Po Yuan Ku-saxophone, University of Alberta, Marh 19, 2008

Assisting pianist in recital, with Jeremy Block-tenor, University of Alberta, March 18, 2008

Chamber music recital, with Frank Ho-violin, Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie, November 16, 2007

Solo recital (fundraising for restoration of I.J. Paderewski's piano), Vancouver Academy of Music, Vancouver, September 29, 2007

Chamber music recital, "ARMTA Composers' Celebration," with Frank Ho-violin, Holy Trinity Anglical Church, Edmonton, September 23, 2007

Series of chamber music recitals with participants of the String Quartet Program, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, USA, August 8-21, 2007

Chamber music recital,  NY State University College of Fredonia (with Charles Castleman and Laura Bossert-violins), Fredonia, USA, August 11, 2007

Piano Duo Recital,ARMTA's Composers' Celebration (with Janet Scott-Hoyt), All Saints Anglical Cathedral, Edmonton, June 17, 2007

Solo recital, ARMTA's Composers' Celebration, Univeristy of Alberta Convocation Hall, Edmonton, March 11, 2007

Chamber Music Performance ( Moszkowski's Suite for Two Violins and Piano), with Charles Castleman and Guillaume Tardif, November 23, 2006

Recital with Ryan Kolodziej-piano, University of Lethbridge, October 28, 2006

Solo recital, Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Tianjin, China, June 7, 2006

Chamber Music Recital, with Prof. Guillaume Tardif-violin, The Newell Concert Series, Brooks, April 11, 2006

Marek Jablonski Piano Endowment Fundraising Recital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, March 19, 2006

Noon Tunes, King's University College, Edmonton, January 27, 2006

Colege Music Society National Conference, CMS Composers Workshop featuring CMS Performers, Quebec City, Canada, November 3-6, 2005

Unforgettable Piano Works from Poland and Around the World, King's Centre for Performing Arts, Denver, USA,  October 30, 2005

Music of Central Europe, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, May 9, 2005

Nineteenth and twentieth century European composers, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, April 17, 2005

Feliks Nowowiejski, University at Denver (CO), USA, March 18, 2005

Romantic Central Europe, CD promotion, University of Alberta, February 6, 2005

Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta Showcase (with Guillaume Tardif-violin), Red Deer, Canada, October 15, 2004

Across Borders, piano recital with music of Central Europe, University of Lethbridge, Canada , June 6, 2004

Series of performances at the International Keyboard Festival in Banff, Canada July25- August 14, 2004

Piano recital, Dni Kultury Polskiej w Calgary/ Polish Culture Days in Calgary, Calgary, Canada, October 5, 2003

Polish Artists Present the Music of Central Europe, Vancouver Academy of Music, Vancouver, Canada, May 24, 2003

Music of Central Europe, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta (in cooperation with Polish Culture Society of Edmonton and the Wirth Institute of Austrian and Central European Studies), Edmonton, Canada, February 23, 2003

Frederick Chopin’s Manor House, Zelazowa Wola, Poland, August 18, 2002

A musical approach to Feliks Nowowiejski, open-air concert, Poznan, August 18, 2002 The X International Warsaw Music Festival Warszawskie Spotkania Muzyczne, Polish Radio Concert Hall Studio S1, Poland, May 9, 2002

The Wojciech Kilar International Music Festival, Oskar Kolberg Philharmony Concert Hall, Kielce, Poland, April 19

2002 Hommage a Milosz Magin, Institut Polonais de Paris, Paris, France, April 9, 2002

Felix Nowowiejski music festival 'In The 125th Anniversary of Birth, Olsztyn Palace, Kromer Concert Hall, March 8, 2002

Hommage à Milosz Magin: in the fourth anniversary of death, the Ostrogski Castle, Warsaw, March 4, 2002

Launch CD recital with the piano works by Feliks Nowowiejski, Szustra Palace, Warsaw, February 24, 2002

Les Grandes Solistes de Demain, Chapelle Royale St. Frambourg, La Fondation Cziffra, Senlis,France, May 27, 2001

Dni Kultury Kresow w Warszawie -International Music Festival, Royal Castle Concert Hall, Warsaw, December 14-15, 2001

Central European Piano Recital, Convocation Hall, Edmonton, September 23, 2001

An Evening with Frederick Chopin, The Chopin Association of Tucson, Az, Viscount Suite Hotel Hall, USA, February 25, 2001

A Fundraising Concert for The Marek Jablonski Fund, Convocation Hall, Edmonton, (in cooperation with The Polish Culture Society of Edmonton, The Canadian Centre for Austrian and Central European Studies, The Edmonton Composer’s Concert Society, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, EDmonton, Canada, February 16, 2001

GVSU Guest-Artist Series, The Grand Valley State University Concert Hall, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, February 14, 2001

II European Piano Forum, Hochschule der Künste concert hall, Berlin, October 15- 22, 1999

Jugend spielt Chopin and Schubert, conference organized by the International Federation Of Chopin’s Societes, Gaming, Austria, May 19, 1999

Le Concert des Laureats, VII International Milosz Magin Piano Competition, UNESCO Hall, Paris, March 18, 1997

Polish National TV, Camerata 2: live recorded performances from the festival Fin de siècle

Polish Radio, Program II: retransmission of the performance with the Wilanów Quartet at the X Warsaw Music Festival

Polish Regional Radio Kielce: interview with presentation of recordings

Polish Regional Radio Olsztyn: interview with presentation of recordings

Radio France: broadcast of CD 'Milosz Magin: Piano Works'

Polish Radio BIS: two live interviews with presentation of recordings: Feliks Nowowiejski: Piano Works I and Jozef Elsner - Septet

Polish Regional TV Gdańsk: interview and retransmission of piano recital given at the Olsztyn Castle in March 8, 2002

Romantic Central Europe. The Wirth Institute of Austrian and Central European Studies, MCE 5002 (2005)

Feliks Nowowiejski. Piano Works II. Acte Prèalable, AP 0086 (2003), world premiere recording

Feliks Nowowiejski. Piano Works I. Acte Prèalable, AP 0085 (2002), world premiere recording

Milosz Magin. Piano Works. Acte Prèalable,AP 0052 (2001), world premiere recording

Romuald Twardowski. Chamber Music. Acte Prèalable, AP 0059 (2001), world premiere recording

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski-Sextet, Jozef Elsner-Septet, Konstanty A. Kulka-violin, Magdalena Adamek-piano, Camerata Vistula ensemble. Acte Prèalable, AP 0067 (2001), world premiere recording

Books

The Unknown Face of Feliks Nowowiejski: the Piano Works. published by VDM Verlag, 2009 (ISBN: 3639079132)

Articles

“Zachowamy to co najcenniejsze dla nas wszystkich.” [We will keep everything what is precious for us]. Interview with Andrzej Mrowiec, director of Warsaw Society of Music. Music 21 vol. 3, no. 32 (2003): 4

“Zycie w wielkim swiecie.” [Life in a big world]. Interview with Ewa Kupiec. Music 21 vol. 2, no. 31 (2003): 14

“Skacze z kwiatka na kwiatek.” [“From one flower to another”].Interview with Miguel Baselga. Music 21 vol. 8, no. 25 (2002): 12

”Solidna wiedza i intuicja.” [Solid knowledge and intuition] Interview with Konstanty Andrzej Kulka. Music 21 vol. 6, no. 23 (2002): 19 “

Jestem prawdziwym intelektualnym glodomorem.” [I am a true intellectually hungry man]. Interview with Jordi Savall and his wife Monserrat Figueras. Music 21 vol. 4 no.21 (2002): 11 “

Mamy wlasna serie Edition Polonia” [We have our own series Edition Polonia] Interview with Krzysztof Miendlarzewski, Polish representative of Koch Classics. Music 21 vol. 1 no. 4 (2002): 47

“Ozywczy powiew zapomnienia. Portret Karola Rathausa.” [ A refreshing breath of forgetfulness]. Music 21 vol. 9, no. 16 (2001): 24 “

Romantyczna strona wielkich dokonan” [The romantic side of great achievements]. Interview with Maria Kolosowska, Polish representative of Pomaton EMI. Music 21 vol. 8, no. 15 (2001): 47 “

Popularyzacja muzyki powaznej przez rozne formy oddzialywania [Popularization of classical music by different ways of interaction]. [Interview with Anna Laskowska, Polish representative of Sony Classical. Music 21 vol. 10, no. 17 (2001): 47 “

Zygmunt Stojowski.” [Sigismund Stojowski]. Music 21 vol. 3, no. 3 (2000): 5

W druga rocznice smierci Milosza Magina.” [In the second anniversary of death of Milosz Magin] Music 21 3, no. 10 (2001): 23 “ Milosz Magin: w rocznice smierci.” [Milosz Magin: in the first anniversary of death]. Music 21 vol. 1 no.1 (2000): 5

Reviews of recordings

Johannes Brahms. Sonatas for violin and piano. Frederick Chiu – violin, Pierre Amoyal – piano, HARMONIA MUNDI

Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Polish Fantasy and Piano Concerto. Ian Hobson – piano, Jerzy Maksymiuk – conductor, Sinfonia Varsovia, BEARTON

Grazyna Bacewicz-Piano Works. Ewa Kupiec – piano, HAENSSLER CLASSIC

Vladimir Horowitz -A reminiscence. Vladimir Horowitz – piano, SONY CLASSICAL

Ludwig van Beethoven-Diabelli Variations. Piotr Anderszewski – piano, VIRGIN CLASSICS, Romantic Callas, EMI CLASSICS

Ludwig van Beethoven-VI and VII Symphonies. The Berlin Opera Symphony Orchestra, Richard Strauss, cond., NAXOS

Johann Sebastian Bach-Sonatas for violin and harpsichord. Jaroslaw Adamus – violin, Marek Toporowski – harpsichord, ACTE PRÈALABLE

Karol Szymanowski-Piano works. Martin Roscoe – piano, NAXOS

Milosz Magin plays Chopin, parts 4-5. Milosz Magin – piano, UNIVERSAL FRANCE

Milosz Magin plays Chopin, parts 1-3. Milosz Magin – piano, UNIVERSAL FRANCE

Frederick Chopin-Piano works. Lidia Kozubek – piano, MEGAVOX

Frederick Chopin-Ballades and Scherzos. Pawel Kowalski – piano, DUX

Frederick Chopin-Two Piano Concertos. Piotr Paleczny – piano, Jerzy Maksymiuk – cond., Sinfonia Varsovia, BEARTON

Karol Szymanowski-I and II String Quartets. Goldner String Quartet, NAXOS Sigismund Thalberg. Piano works. Francesco Nicolosi – piano