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THE CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY | FALL 2018 15 2018 2019 SEASON: PIOTR ORZECHOWSKI KENNETH WARREN & SON, LTD. VIOLIN DEALERS AND EXPERTS i Dealers in fine violins, violas, cellos, and their bows i Expert opinions and valuations i Sponsor of and collaborator with the latest historical research of classic Italian violin making and French bow making 40 North Wells Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL, 60606 312 634-5050 info@kwsviolins.com www.kwsviolins.com Piotr Orzechowski, “Pianohooligan” Jazz Pianist, Composer Born in 1990, pianist and composer, and a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Orzechowski is one of the most award-winning jazz musicians of the younger generation in Poland. Since his spectacular triumph at Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition (2011) in Switzerland, where he was awarded the 1 st Prize, Orzechowski has been touring all over the world and has released several albums under the Decca Classics trademark, among others. Piotr Orzechowski performs successfully within the realms of classical and improvised music, o en blurring the boundaries between genres. is trait is manifested in his solo debut album Experiment: Penderecki (Decca/Universal, 2012), which was an attempt to reach the core of the style developed by Penderecki by virtue of this outstanding Polish composer’s orchestral structures into solo piano. is kind of approach was upheld in his album recorded with the High De nition Quartet – Bukoliki (Bucolics) – which represents his own arrangement of Witold Lutosławski’s music (ForTune, 2015). His discography also includes Hopasa , his own compositions (EmArcy Records/Universal, 2013), Bach Rewrite (Decca/Universal, 2013) – an album recorded in collaboration with Marcin Masecki, accompanied by Capella Cracoviensis, and a solo piano album 15 Studies for the Oberek (Decca/Universal, 2014) – a genre-defying exploration of folk music. Besides solo activity as a jazz pianist, he also performs with leading Polish orchestras such as the Sinfonia Varsovia, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, and the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, to mention but a few. He has collaborated with contemporary music giants such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Krzysztof Penderecki, and has toured with highly esteemed jazz musicians, including Randy Brecker, Avishai Cohen, Victor Mendoza, Michał Urbaniak, and Oleś Brothers. Additionally, he has been involved in the projects of such great gures in the world of music as Adrian Utley of Portishead, Carlos Zíngaro, Agata Zubel, Skalpel, William Basinski, Fennesz, and Krzysztof Knittel. Orzechowski is the winner of awards such as the Grand Prix Jazz Melomani in the Music Lovers’ Hope and e Album of the Year (for Hopasa ) categories. He has received nominations for the most important Polish prizes, including the Coryphaeus of Polish Music, TVP Kultura’s Guarantees of Culture, and the Fryderyk Award. Orzechowski’s new solo album titled 24 Preludes and Improvisations , the artist's attempt at further exploration of the improvisation idiom, was released in Autumn 2017. Chicago Philharmonic thanks the following individuals for their tireless e orts to help make the Chicago Philharmonic Festival: Poland 2018 a reality: Richard Guérin at RSG Music Inc. in New York, Anna Perzanowska, Dr. Karolina Jarosz and Dr. Jan Pilch at the Academy of Music in Kraków, Jan Tomala at the Krysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, Joanna Dobecka-Lembert, Dr. Karolina Krol, Piotr Mrugala, Reverend Stanislaw Janowski C.R., Father Scott A Haynes, SJC, Barbara Bilstza and Wojciech Niewrzol at the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra, Kamila Baczek, Richard Owsiany and Małgorzata Kot at the Polish Museum of America, Anna Anderson at Copernicus Center, Consul General Piotr Janicki and Deputy Consul General Małgorzata Bąk-Guzik at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago & the sta of the Chicago Philharmonic Friends of the Festival Kamila Baczek, Barbara Bilszta, Eva and Dariusz Borys, Peter Brukasz, Krystyna and Tony Cazares Joanna and Waldemar Chodakowski, Joanna and Richard Ciecholewski, Joel Cohen and Linda Haase, John Danko, Magda and Marek Gawrysz, Aleksandra Glodek, Iwona and Jan Greszta, Jessica Jagielnik, Paul and Mary Ann Judy, Eva, John and John Jr. Kolasinski, Bogdan Konsur, Dr. Darius Kucinskas, Jadwiga and Bogdan Lodyga, Tom Manning and Elizabeth Olson, Ted and Barbara Martin, Krzysztof Maryniuk, Conrad Nowak, Izabela Roman, Janina and Witold Rybicki, Robert and Barbara Schmid, Ryszard Slotwinski, Eliana and Christian Smaglinski, Maria Sniezek, Donna and George Srajer, Hania Zenzer Photo by Adam Golec