Mikołaj Górecki

Mikołaj Górecki (born February 1, 1971 in Katowice ) is a Polish composer. He is the son of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki .

Life

At the age of six he began his musical training on the violin, followed by piano lessons a year later. After graduating from the Katowice State Music School (Państwowe Liceum Muzyczne w Katowicach) in the piano class in 1990, he began studying composition at the music academy there with his father Henryk Mikołaj Górecki , which he finished in 1995 with "distinction". In 1996 and 1997, he received two grants from The Banff Center for the Arts in Canada , where he perfected his compositional craft. In 2000 he received his PhD in composition from Indiana University , Bloomington , USA. From 2000 to 2001 he taught at McGill University in Montreal. Górecki lives and works in the USA.

Prices

• 1988: 1st prize at the 1st composition competition for young composers in Bielsko-Biała for Preludes for piano
• 1994: 3rd prize 'Kapituły Krytyków' at the 2nd Forum of Young Composers in Krakow for the sonata for clarinet and piano (1993–1994).

List of works

• Concertino for piano and orchestra (1990)
• Four orchestral pieces (1990)
• Adagio for orchestra (1990)
• Appassionato for soprano, choir and orchestra (1991)
• Three pieces for clarinet and piano (1992)
• Sonata for clarinet and piano (1993–1994)
• Piano Quintet (1995)
• Toccata for two pianos (1996)
• Six bagatelles for violin, violoncello and piano (1997)
• Capriccio for piano and orchestra (1998)
• Three fragments for string orchestra (1998)
• Sinfonietta for 12 instruments and percussion (1998)
• Three episodes for orchestra (1999)
• Drei Intermezza (Version I) for clarinet and string sextet (1999)
• Drei Intermezza (Version II) for two clarinets and string orchestra (1999)
• In memoriam (A. Sch., AB, AW) for six instruments (1999)
• Cantata for large string orchestra (1999)
• Sonata for violin and piano (1999)
• Concerto-Notturno for violin and string orchestra (2000)
• Arioso for orchestra (2000)
• Gościu, siądź pod mym liściem for mixed choir a cappella to verses by Jan Kochanowski (2000)
• Overture for string quartet (2000)
• Gloria for mixed choir and string orchestra (2000)
• Constellations for 15 interpreters (2001)
• Three short recitatives for soprano and string trio to verses by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (2001)
• Symphony No. 1 for orchestra (2002)
• Variations for flute and piano (2002)
• Orfeusz i Eurydyka for orchestra (2003)
• Concerto for flute and orchestra (2004)
• Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 (2004)
• Transfigurations for clarinet solo (2004)
• Beata es, Virgo Maria , motet for chór żeński (2004)
• Sonata for two pianos (2005)
• Anamorfozy for orchestra (2006)
• Zan tontemiquico for orchestra (2006)
• Dyspersje for string quartet (2006)
• Quartet for clarinet, trombone, violoncello and piano (2007)

Web links

• Polish Music Center - Mikołaj Górecki