The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut & New Britain Museum of American Art Presents
Zoom: Live Streamed Piano Recital
“I am a huge fan and Chopin has always been my favorite composer. Thank you so much!” ~ Grace Kalinosky
“Superb performance! How wonderful to bring this live music to all that are housebound. Thank you!” ~ Anna Wilkocki
“We in Manhattan are so lucky to have Slawomir among us!” ~ Dick Beeman
“Thank you, great performance! ~ Hunter Hartner
“Delightful way to spend an afternoon!” ~ Helen Sudal
“A joyful thing on a gloomy day! We are so fortunate to have Professor Dobrzanski here and willing to offer us his wonderful gifts! Thank you!” ~ Ana Franklin
“Bravo, Slawomir, the music is beautiful! And thank you to Asha, Angelina, and the Chopin Society for the hard work to make this happen!” ~ Timothy Norman
“Excellent performance! We are very pleased” ~ Andrzej and Mariola Banaszuk
“Beautiful music played beautifully...many thanks for bringing this to us at home NBMAA and Chopin Society of CT.” ~ Agnes Wnuk
“BRAVO!!!” ~ Blaine Fry
“Wonderful performance! Thank you!” ~ Catherine Bernstein
“Bravo!!!!” ~ Joan Brault
“Wonderful! I enjoyed every minute of it.” ~ Linda Johnson
“Lovely! Thanks.” ~ Larry Weaver
“Thank you for that wonderful performance!” ~ Jordyn Jordyn
“Thank you for a wonderful afternoon concert. What a gift!” ~ Nancy
“Just wonderful! Thank you so much from Topeka Kansas! My son is a student of Dr. D's 💜💜💜” ~ Cassandra Immenschuh
“My heart is full of joy! Thank you, Dear Slawomir, for that amazing time with you.” ~ Catherine Hedge
“Thank you!!!” ~ Cheryl Richt
“Great concert Slawomir! Good to hear you play again!” ~ Joyce Brite
“Bravo!” ~ Jessica Sievers
“Bravo! What a masterpiece that Chopin #1 was!” ~ Miki Loschky
“Dear Mr. Slawomir .. I can't express my gratitude for your beautiful performance today... it brought back the memories of Sunday dinners at home with Chopin's music in the background. I am so happy and at peace. with sincere words of appreciation” ~ Anna Wilkocki
“Thanks. A Great concert, great performance. Kudos! Very enjoyable” ~ Demetrios Giannaros
“Thanks for a wonderful concert and the chance to see you again look forward to seeing you again Hugs Judy Cattell” ~ Judy Cattell
Sławomir Dobrzański - Biography
A versatile pianist with a broad repertoire, Sławomir Dobrzański frequently performs a soloist and chamber musician Europe, South America, Asia, and throughout the United States. He is a graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland, and the University of Connecticut. His major teachers include Regina Smendzianka, Andrzej Dutkiewicz, Zelma Bodzin, Jack Winerock and Neal Larrabee. Additionally, he was a student of Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Malcolm Frager during summer festivals in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Dobrzański currently serves as Professor of Piano at the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Kansas State University. Previously, he was a piano faculty member at the University of Rhode Island and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Many of his former piano students are currently pursuing artistic and academic careers all over the world, across North and South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Many have become highly successful soloists and chamber musicians, often while serving simultaneously on the music faculties of colleges, music conservatories, and community music schools.
Dobrzański released several world-premiere recordings of piano music by Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831), Anton de Kontski (1816-1899), and Wiktor Labunski (1895-1974), published by the London-based label Acte Prealable. He is also an author of the first biography of Maria Szymanowska in the English language.
He is the founder and former artistic director of the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut. Recently, the pianist was honored with the title of “Meritorious for National Culture” by the Government of the Republic of Poland.
Pablo Bardin, Buenos Aires Herald.com September 2016
".....the best Polish pianists...Dobrzanski is one of them..."
Ben Nyberg, The Mercury, Manhattan, KS, May, 2015
"...a heady, memorable evening, with impeccable musicianship reminding us that you can play it again for the first time."
Ben Nyberg, The Mercury, Manhattan, KS, April 2014
"Dobrzanski's gifts are such that I suspect he could hold audience's attention playing nothing but scales"
Lukasz Kaczmarek, Muzyka21, June 2014
"Pod palcami Dobrzańskiego piękne melodie Szymanowskiej lśnią pełnym blaskiem i czarują słuchacza.'
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PROGRAM
Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831)
Nocturne in B flat Major
Etude no. 15 in C Major
Etude no. 18 in E Major
Romance de Prince Alexandre Galitsyn
Anton de Kontski (1816-1899)
3 Mazurkas Op. 44
No. 1 in A Minor
No. 2 in C Major
No. 6 in A Minor
Polka nationale variée, Op. 81
L’Isolement, Meditation, Op. 47
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18
Ballade no. 3, Op. 47
Berceuse, Op. 57
Ballade no. 1, Op. 23