Marek Drewnowski
Marek Drewnowski (born October 21, 1946 in Kołobrzeg ) is a Polish pianist.
Drewnowski studied piano with Ryszard Bakst and Zbignew Drzewicki at the Warsaw Music Academy . After Drzewicki's death, he continued his studies at the Krakow Music Academy with Jan Hoffman . He became known in 1975 with a recording of Domenico Scarlatti's piano sonatas . Leonard Bernstein invited him to appearances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra , and this was followed by other appearances in the USA, Europe and Japan.
In 1989 he worked alongside artists such as Leonard Bernstein, Barbara Hendricks , Hermann Prey and Liv Ullmann in the commemorative event broadcast worldwide for the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War. In 1991 he received the Orpheus , the music critic's prize, for his world premiere of Stefan Kisielewski's Piano Concerto at the Warsaw Autumn . More recently he has recorded, among others, Carl Maria von Weber's piano concertos, Alexandre Tansman's Second Piano Concerto, Karol Szymanowski's Sinfonia Concertante, Fryderyk Chopin's Waltz and his piano concertos on CD.
Drewnowski is the founder of the Hofmann and Paderewski Festival in Nalecow, the Chopin Soloists Quintet and the Chopin Soloista Orchestra . He played the role of Fryderyk Chopin in Krzystof Zanussi's film Koncert Chopina , and co-produced Izabela Cywinska's film Oczarowanie Fryderyka . He teaches as a professor at the Łódź Music Academy and gives international master classes for pianists.
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| SURNAME | Drewnowski, Marek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kołobrzeg |