The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut & New Britain Museum of American Art Presents
Piotr Alexewicz Piano Recital
Winner of Poland's National Chopin Competition in 2020
The New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT.
Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut is thrilled to partner with the New Britain Museum of American Art to bring visitors classical music performances from world-renowned pianists.
All shows begin at 3 p.m. in the Stanley Works Center.
Museum members are always free, but must register in advance; special concert presentations may have an additional charge for museum members.
Chopin Society attendees receive 50% discount ($7.50) for the FCS concerts; access to museum galleries is included with concert ticket purchase.
General public are $15 for the concert; access to museum galleries is included with concert ticket purchase.
All concert tickets must be purchased in advance online at www.nbmaa.org., or call the museum ticket desk at 860.229.0257, ext. 210.
“Walk-ins” on the day of the show are no longer permitted. Arrive early and check-in at the front desk; concert ticket price includes access to museum galleries before the performance.
Due to Covid-19 capacity limits, tickets are limited. Once the concert sells out, the museum is not permitted to sell additional tickets.
Doors to the auditorium open to the public at 2:30 PM. The concert begins at 3:00 PM.
All pre-registered ticket holders must check in at the museum front desk to receive an entry voucher.
Biography
One of the most talented Polish pianists of his generation, Piotr Alexewicz is a two-time winner of the Polish National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition (2017, 2020). Born in 2000, he currently studies the piano under Professor Paweł Zawadzki at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław. He participated in master classes led by such distinguished piano teachers as Dina Yoffe, Dang Thai Son, Pavel Gililov, Arie Vardi, Jacques Rouvier, Viera Nosina, Dmitri Alexeev, Mikhail Voskresensky, Vanessa Latarche, Eugen Indjic, Michel Beroff, and Jan Jiracek von Anim. He is a prizewinner of more than a dozen Polish and international piano competitions.
His other artistic achievements include: 2nd prize of the Jeunesses International Music Competition Dinu Lipatti in Bucharest (2016); Grand Prix, Musideco Prize and Audience Award at the Ville de Gagny Competition in Paris (2017); and Złoty Parnas won at the 13th International Pianist Forum in Sanok, Poland (2018).
An active performer since his early years, in 2018–20 he played at the Chopin and His Europe Festival in Warsaw (2018, 2019), the 73rd and 75th International Festival in Duszniki Zdrój, Gdańsk Music Festival, and Chopin à Paris: Hommage à Clara Schumann. He also made an appearance at the International Classical Music Awards gala in Katowice and the Théâtre André Malraux in Paris. He has collaborated with cunductors such as Howard Shelley, Tatsuya Shimono, Marek Pijarowski, Nicolae Moldoveanu, Benjamin Shwartz, and Rune Bergmann.
Mr Alexewicz regularly performs at home and abroad (Germany, Denmark, the UK, Italy, France, Switzerland, Japan, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia). He is the recipient of the Young Poland scholarship awarded by Poland’s cuture ministry and a Mayor of Wrocław grant. In 2019 the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw released his debut album featuring music by Liszt, Beethoven, Chopin, and Ravel.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
Fryderyk Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Waltzes in D-flat Major and i A-flat Major, op. 64
Polonaise in e-flat minor op. 26
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 26