The concert is cancelled by its organizers! More info: 212 717 9590.

The New York Conservatory of Music presents:

Chopin & Rachmaninoff - 'The Slavic Spirit' - Joanna Trzeciak, piano.

Friday, November 17, 2006 at 7 pm at the Piano Salon at Yamaha Artist Services, 689 5th Ave., 3rd floor, NYC (entrance on 54th Street) NYC.

Tickets: $25
Tickets, Information and directions:
212 717 9590 or
www.nyconservatoryofmusic.com

Joanna Trzeciak, piano.

Pianist Joanna Trzeciak was born in Krakow, where she started her musical education at the age of 7. After studying under the direction of Prof. Zbigniew Drzewiecki, she went on to obtain her piano diploma at the Warsaw Conservatoire under Prof. Jan Ekier, while on scholarship from the Chopin Foundation. In 1977 she was selected by the Po lish Ministry of Culture to specialize further at the Moscow Conservatoire under Prof. Lev Vlasenko. Prof. Wlodzimierz Obidowicz also contributed to her artistic training. In 1980 she won first prize at the Festival of Polish pianists in Slupsk, and commenced an international performing career.

Her first series of concerts in the United States took place in November 1988, and she has returned to this country on a regular basis. In addition to concerts, she gives master classes regularly at the State University of Arizona and occasionally in other places. Her favorite subject has become the complete piano works of Szymanowski.

Internationally she has appeared both as soloist and with orchestra in nearly all the major European cities, and also in Canada and Lebanon. The many international festivals at which she has given concerts include the Festival of Flanders, the Festival of Lubljana, the Osor Festival and the Festival of Sardinia. In chamber music she has worked with Lola Bobesco, Anatoli Krastew, Jadwiga Gadulanka and Richard Pieta among others. In 1999, the “Year of Chopin”, she performed Chopin works in Belgium, Poland, Italy, Croatia, etc. both as a soloist and with orchestra.

After recording LPs in Poland, Germany and Belgium, her first CD appeared in 1990 under the Pavane label with music by Szymanowski. A new edition followed in 1993 including Rondos by Chopin and other works. An original CD with works by Johann Nepomuk Hummel entitled “La bella capriciosa and other pieces” which appeared in 1997 has drawn special praise from international music critics.

Five Polonaises by F. Chopin:

• in C-sharp minor, op. 26 nr. 1
• in E-flat minor, op. 26 nr. 2
• in A major, op. 40 nr. 1
• in C minor, op. 40 nr. 2
• in F-sharp minor, op. 44

Five Etudes-Tableaux by S.Rachmaninoff, op. 39:

• nr. 2 in A minor
• nr. 4 in B minor
• nr. 7 in C minor
• nr. 1 in C minor
• nr. 5 in E-flat minor