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An Evening of Piano Music

Berkeley Hills, Berkeley

Sat, March 4, 2017 7:00 PM, PST

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Capacity: 7 of 45 spots still available
: No COVID-19 restrictions
: Bring your own drinks
: No bathroom at this event
: Dogs live here

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Robert

Come enjoy an evening of piano music, performed by Joanna Różewska. The program will be: F. Chopin Mazurka Op. 50 No. 3, Etude Op. 10 No. 8, Etude Op. 25 No. 11; K. Szymanowski Etude Op. 33 No. 12; a few Prokofiev's Sarcasms; C. Debussy's Estampes; and F. Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22. We offer a beautiful setting and convivial company.

Joanna Różewska is a Polish pianist, currently living in California. Her repertoire features Chopin alongside lesser known composers. Her great passion is discovering the folk music influences in the classical music.

She is highly successful in many international piano competitions, for example:

1st prize ex aequo at the COOP Music Awards - Prize Antonio Bertolini in Milan (2014)
2nd prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Mariánské Lázně (2013)
Prizes at the International Piano Competition Münchner Klavierpodium der Jugend: Media-Prize, Audience-Prize, Award Virtuoso 2013, Award for the Fine piano tone, Prize for best rendition of a romantic piece, Vienna Young Pianists Prize, Prize for poetic interpretation (2013)
participation at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010)
Grand Prix at the National Piano Festival Chopin of the Young (2009)
5th prize at the National Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2008)
1st prize at the Silesian Piano Competition in Zabrze (2005)
1st prize at the International Bach Piano Competition in Gorzów Wielkopolski (2004)

As a solo pianist she performed in USA, China, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Italy, Poland, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. She also gave special concerts in Chopin’s Museum in Warsaw for President of Poland, the Queen of Norway, the Prince of Wales, the Prime Minister of China.

Joanna Różewska worked with many outstanding professors such as: L. Fleisher, A. Gavrilov,
O. Maisenberg, G. Ohlsson, M. Raekallio, J. Rouvier, J. Swann and M. Voskresensky.

She received scholarships of the Ministry of Culture and the National Children Fund. In 2012 she received the Young Poland scholarship for CD recording.

Joanna Różewska holds M.M from the F. Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Currently she is a postgraduate student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.