PROGRAM:
Nokturn H-dur op. 62 nr 1 Andante 24 Preludia op. 28 C-dur: Agitato; a-moll: Lento; G-dur: Vivace; e-moll: Largo;D-dur: Allegro molto; h-moll: Lento assai; A-dur: Andantino; fis-moll: Molto agitato; E-dur: Largo; cis-moll: Molto allegro; H-dur: Vivace; gis-moll: Presto; Fis-dur: Lento; es-moll: Allegro; Des-dur: Sostenuto; b-moll: Presto con fuoco; As-dur: Allegretto; f-moll: Allegro molto; Es-dur: Vivace; c-moll: Largo; B-dur: Cantabile; g-moll: Molto agitato; F-dur: Moderato; d-moll: Allegro appassionato
Małgorzata Kruczek (born in 1998), Polish pianist and chamber musician. She started playing the piano at the age of 7. Since October 2017, he has been studying at the Academy of Music in Krakow in the piano class of prof. Andrzej Pikul. She also improved her skills as part of the Erasmus+ program at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien (in the piano class of Prof. Klaus Sticken). She participated in master classes conducted, among others, by: by: Andrzej Jasiński, Edward Wolanin, Mariusz Drzewicki, Alicja Masan, Konstanze Eicldiorst, Michael Wessel, Guillermo González, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Tatiana Zelikman. She was the winner of many competitions, including: 1st prize and Special Award for Outstanding Musicality at the 3rd International Online Competition for Instrumental Performances – Toronto 2021, 1st prize at the Iscart International Music Competition (Switzerland, 2021), GRAND PRIX at the 4th Singapore International Classical Piano Competition 2020, 2nd prize at the Internationaller Klavierwettbewerb Gloria Artis Wien 2020, GRAND PRIX and 1st prize at the 5th Odin International Music Online Competition 2020, Silver Prize at the Music Alive 1st International Piano Competition Online 2020, 2nd prize at the 14th Adilia Alieva International Piano Competition (Annemasse-Geneva, 2019), 1st prize at the 106th Concorso Internazionale di Esecuzione Musicale “Giovani Musicisti” – Citta di Treviso (Treviso 2018), 2nd prize at the 1st Piano Festival Józef Hofmann in Memoriam (Kraków) 2018), 2nd prize at the 1st National Piano Competition for Young Pianists “Chopin na Wawelu” (Kraków 2015), 2nd prize at the National Piano Competition named after Anna Wesołowska and Halina Wesołowska-Madetko (Katowice 2015), 5th prize at the Peter Toperczer International Piano Competition (Koszyce 2015), 1st prize at the 1st National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition (Turzno 2015), Grand Prix and 1st prize at the National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Piano Competition (Wieliczka 2014). She received many scholarships, including: Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Scholarship of the Rector of the Academy of Music. Krzysztof Penderecki in Krakow (three times). Małgorzata Kruczek has played many concerts in prestigious venues, including: Mozarteum in Salzburg, Gesellschaft für Musiktheater in Vienna, Palace of Nations in Geneva, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Chopin Museum in Warsaw, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Wawel Royal Castle, European Krzysztof Penderecki Music Center in Lusławice, Podkarpacka Philharmonic. Artur Malawski in Rzeszów. She represented the capital of Podkarpacie during the Polish Culture and Business Week in Gainesville, Florida, USA, in September 2014.