EUROPEAN PIANO RECITAL

25 works from the 27 countries of the European Union

WOJCIECH WALECZEK – piano

 

Austria

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Turkish March

 

Belgium

César Franck – The Doll`s Lament

 

Bulgaria

Tsvetan Radoslavov – Mila Rodino

 

Croatia

Ivan Zajc – Uvod i Sbor prosjakinjah

 

Cyprus

David Pentecost – Reverie

 

Czech Republic

Antonín Dvořák – Lullaby

 

Denmark

Carl Nielsen – Piano Piece op. 3, No. 1

 

Estonia

Eduard Tubin – Prelude No. 1

 

Finland

Oskar Merikanto – Laulu

 

Germany

Johann Sebastian Bach – Air from the Goldberg Variations

 

Greece

Spyridon Samaras – Sérénade française

 

Italy / Hungary

Nicolo Paganini / Ferenc Liszt – Caprice No. 24

 

Ireland

John Field – Nocturne in G Major No. 12

 

Latvia

Jāzeps Vītols – Prelude Op. 19 No. 2

 

Lithuania

Mikalojus K. Čiurlionis Piano Piece, VL 281

 

Luxembourg

Jean Antoine Zinnen – Ons Hémecht

 

Malta

Nicolas Isouard – Gavotte de la Dansomanie

 

Netherlands

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck – Toccata in C Major

 

France / Poland

Jacques Halévy / Fryderyk Chopin – Variations Brillantes, op. 12

 

Portugal

Carlos Seixas – Tocata 45

 

Romania

Ion Ivanovici – Waves of the Danube

 

Slovakia

Jan Cikker – Sonatina No. 1, 1st mvmt

 

Slovenia

Slavko Osterc – Piece for piano No. 4

 

Spain

Isaac Albéniz – Tango from España

 

Sweden

Johan Helmich Roman- Sonata No. 1, 3rd mvmt

 

Wojciech Waleczek is recognized internationally as a pianist with uncompromisingly high standards in performance. An artist has been enjoying a busy career as a recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestras all over the world. He has appeared throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and both Americas performing at the well-known concert venues.

He received the degrees of Doctor of Arts and Habilitated Doctor of Arts from the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland (2014 and 2017) as well as the tittle of Professor of Arts from the President of the Republic of Poland (2022).

He was awarded the Decoration of Honor „Meritorious for Polish Culture” in 2017 and Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – “Gloria Artis” in 2023 by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Honorary Badge for Merits for the Silesian Voivodeship from the Silesian Council in 2018 as well as the Bronze and Silver Cross of Merit by the President of Poland (2019 and 2023).