CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT | MACIEJ POLISZEWSKI

In the beautiful interior of the Fryderyk Concert Hall, lit only by candlelight, we will listen to Fryderyk Chopin's compositions performed by Maciej Poliszewski.

The concerts are two-part recitals lasting approximately 60 minutes, based on the idea of salon musical meetings popular in the 19th century.

During the concert break, we will offer you a glass of sparkling wine.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the concert.

Maciej Poliszewski is a Polish pianist and a long-time piano pedagogue at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. He began his musical education at the age of six at Primary Music School No. 1 in Warsaw and continued his studies at the Warsaw State Music High School. After graduating from the Academy of Music in Warsaw, he further refined his piano skills in the class of Professor Vladimir Merzhanov in Moscow and Professor Mieczysław Munz.

He is a graduate of the renowned Juilliard School in New York. Professor Maciej Poliszewski is a laureate of first prizes at piano competitions in Poland, including the First Piano Competition in Warsaw and in Łódź. He is also a laureate of the G. B. Viotti International Competition in Vercelli (Silver Medal, 1973) and the Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona (Silver Medal, 1976). As a long-time scholarship holder of the Fryderyk Chopin Society in Warsaw, he performed at Poland’s major music festivals, including those in Duszniki-Zdrój, Słupsk, Gdańsk, and Poznań.

Together with the outstanding Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, under the baton of the legendary Jerzy Maksymiuk, and in collaboration with Andrzej Ratusiński, he recorded Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060, and Concerto in C major, BWV 1061. These and many other recordings are preserved in the archives of Polish Radio. Maciej Poliszewski has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Lebanon, and the United States.

For many years, he has collaborated with the PRESTO Concert Agency, performing hundreds of piano recitals devoted to the music of Frédéric Chopin. Since April 2019, these concerts have been held at the Fryderyk Concert Hall.