Piotr Orzechowski

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Piotr Orzechowski (born December 31, 1990 in Krakow ) is a Polish jazz pianist and composer .

Life

Orzechowski graduated from Berklee College of Music . In 2011 he won the piano solo competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival and started his career. His albums appeared a. a. at Decca Classics .

Piotr Orzechowski mixes classical and improvised music, for example on his record debut under the title: Experiment: Penderecki ( Decca / Universal , 2012). This was an attempt to make the core of Krzysztof Penderecki's style visible by transferring his orchestral music to the solo piano. He proceeded in a similar way on his album Bukolik with the Ensemble High Definition Quartet (HDQ) and in the musical arrangement of Witold Lutoslawski's music for jazz quartet (ForTune, 2015). 2013 appeared again with the HDQ Hopasa with own compositions ( EmArcy Records / Universal , 2013) and Bach rewrite with Marcin Masecki and the Capella Cracoviensis ( Decca / Universal , 2013) and 2014 Studies for the Oberek ( Decca / Universal , 2014) in those Elements of Polish folk dance were processed.

In addition to his solo activity as a jazz pianist, he also performs with Polish orchestras such as the Sinfonia Varsovia , the National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio in Katowice, the AUKSO chamber orchestra, and the Polish radio orchestra.

He has worked with modern composers such as Philip Glass , Steve Reich or Krzysztof Penderecki and has performed with jazz musicians such as Randy Brecker , Avishai Cohen , Victor Mendoza and Michal Urbaniak and had projects with Adrian Utley with Portishead , Carlos Zingaro , Skalpel , Wiliam Basinski and Fennesz .

In 2017 he released an album entitled '24 Preludes & Improvisations' ( Decca / Universal ), on which 24 improvisations are arranged chromatically in 12 keys in the form of preludes in a circle of fifths, in major and minor keys. It is based on Johann Sebastian Bach .

Discography

  • Experiment: Penderecki Decca Classics (2012)
  • Hopasa (with High Definition Quartet) EmArcy Records (2013)
  • 15 Studies for the Oberek Decca Classics (2014)
  • Bukoliki (with High Definition Quartet) For Tune (2015)
  • 24 Preludes & Improvisations Decca Classics (2017)
  • Dziady (with High Definition Quartet) PWM (2019)
  • Works for Rhodes Piano & Strings (with Aukso Chamber Orchestra) PWM (2019)

Web links

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  5. ↑ All About Jazz: High Definition Quartet: Bukoliki. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Bach Rewrite by Piotr Orzechowski, Marcin Masecki, Jan Tomasz Adamus & Capella Cracoviensis. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  7. ^ 15 Studies for the Oberek - Pianohooligan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  8. ^ Sinfonia Varsovia. Retrieved March 3, 2018 (pl-PL).
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  10. ↑ Polish Jazz: AUKSO gra Glassa - koncerty w Mediatece Tychy. In: Polish Jazz. May 12, 2016, accessed March 3, 2018 .
  11. ^ Henryk Wars, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polska Orkiestra Radiowa Michał Klauza, Piotr Orzechowski - Utwory Symfoniczne - Symphonic Works. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Sacrum Profanum . ( sacrumprofanum.com [accessed March 3, 2018]).
  13. ↑ Pianohooligan | Piotr Orzechowski: Piotr Orzechowski - Interview | Adrian Utley (Portishead) & Pianohooligan & Steve Reich. November 9, 2013, accessed March 3, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Koncert z okazji 79. urodzin Krzysztofa Pendereckiego. Retrieved March 3, 2018 (pl-pl).
  15. ^ PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  16. ^ Piotr Orzechowski and Avishai Cohen “Warsaw Standards”. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
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  18. ↑ Urbaniak, Bałdych, Orzechowski na 8th Lublin Jazz Festival . In: JazzSoul.pl . April 16, 2016 ( jazzsoul.pl [accessed March 3, 2018]).
  19. ↑ Pianohooligan | Piotr Orzechowski: Pianohooligan & Adrian Utley (Portishead) | "Electric Guitar Phase". November 5, 2012, accessed March 3, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Program 2014 . In: 12. Festiwal Ad Libitum . August 26, 2015 ( ad-libitum.pl [accessed March 3, 2018]).
  21. ↑ Pianohooligan | Piotr Orzechowski: Skalpel feat. Pianohooligan - "Test Drive" (Paszporty Polityki 2013). January 18, 2013, accessed March 3, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Pianohooligan | Piotr Orzechowski: DZIADY | Pianohooligan, High Definition Quartet (feat.Basinski, Fennesz, Knittel, Rich). January 16, 2017, accessed March 3, 2018 .
  23. ^ Adam Baruch - The Soundtrack Of My Life. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Orzechowski, Piotr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish jazz pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Krakow