Chopin for All featuring Kamil Pacholec

950 University Drive,Coral Gables FL 33134

12 February, 2023

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The Chopin Foundation of the United States is proud to present the annual Chopin for All free concert series, bringing top pianists from around the globe to our doorstep here in South Florida. These events always include Chopin's music as part of the program, and everyone is invited! View the full calendar here. Sunday, February 12 at the Granada ChurchSeats are available on a first come, first served basis and may fill up quickly. Plan to arrive early! Born on November 11, 1998 in Kielce, Poland, Kamil Pacholec started learning piano at 7 under supervision of Malgorzata Kowalska, and gave his first concert at the age of eleven with the Swietokrzyska Philharmonic Orchestra in Kielce. After graduating with honors from the Rozycki Music School in Kielce in 2017 he became a student of Professor Wojciech Świtała in the Karol Szymanowski Piano Academy in Katowice. Since 2019, he has been studying under Professor Ewa Pobłocka at the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz. In 2016 he was the winner of the 47th Fryderyk Chopin National Piano Competition in Katowice, during which he also won special prizes for the best performance of a solo piece by Fryderyk Chopin and the best performance of a piano concert. In 2018 he won the International Piano Competition in Livorno in Italy. The same year he was also the laureate of “The Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Prize” – the main prize of the Piano Academy Eppan (Italy) and the semi-finalist of the 1st International Chopin Competition on historical instruments in Warsaw. In 2021 Kamil also received an honourable mention at the 18th International Piano Competition Frederic Chopin. He has given recitals at several renowned piano festivals, including the 72nd International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój, the “Chopin in Paris” Festival in Paris, the Chopin Festival in Nohant, twice at the Paderewski Festival in Raleigh in the USA (2017, 2018) and “Chopin Festival in Omotesando” in Tokyo, Japan (2019). They brought him many enthusiastic reviews, emphasizing “the perfect combination of youthful freshness with perfect technique and a deep understanding of the music he performs”. Program J. S. Bach- French Suite no. 5 in G major I. Albeniz - Iberia, Book II F. Chopin- Polonaise in F-sharp minor, op. 44 F. Chopin - Impromptu in F-sharp major, op. 36 F. Chopin - Three Mazurkas, op. 59 F. Chopin - Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor The Chopin Foundation is a registered non-profit organization. Donations to the Chopin Foundation of the United States are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Learn how you can support our programs here